Talk:Hostess bar

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I think this should be merged with the Host Bar article, using "hostess bar" as the title as they are the more common and established of the two. Drcwright 03:23, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Don't think so. It looks like "host club" is pretty much a Japan phenomenon and doesn't represent a world view. Whereas hostess bars are in many different countries.

Oh. If so, then I'm with ya. I just assumed this was referring to hostess bars in Japan. There are other countries where hostess bars are common (besides Japanese ones in other countries, of course)? What countries?

There doesn't really seem to be enough to keep the Host Club article on its own. The article is also poorly written. Written properly, it can fit in this article.

[edit] merged

I merged host club into this. Did some copyediting, still needs a lot more. And more content. Drcwright 01:03, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] History, health, cultures, etc.

This article needs some content on the history of host(ess) bars, as well something on the possible health effects of such a line of work. Also, some mention of the different countries in which they are prominent Drcwright 03:17, 16 December 2006 (UTC)