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Soapland

Well, the post dates are given at the top left...for example, yours says 'today.' That makes the other most recent post as having been on September 11, 2006--almost a year ago. Some of the folks who had posted on this thread are still hanging out a JREF; let's see what happens. MM
 

Only that we're old(er) now and not interested in sex. What's it today? Shuffleboard or lawnbowling?
 
ArmandV said:
Only that we're old(er) now and not interested in sex. What's it today? Shuffleboard or lawnbowling?
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Either that or some of us (while still just as interested in sex as usual) are just too darned 'married' in a certain sense of that word, when the more 'positives' are greatly lacking. :box::auch:
 
Jesse_Dylan said:
Japan's sex industry is not publicized like Japan's religion, menu, language and whatever else is.
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You must mean "...is not publicized in English..."

It would be hard to imagine a more publicized sex industry than Japan's is. Hell, any bookstore and most convenience stores carry several monthly magazines which are little more than ***** catalogs.
 
Just find some nice looking girl at a club and bring to a love motel.
 
-Rudel- said:
Just find some nice looking girl at a club and bring to a love motel.
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And don't forget your condoms and your "Uncle Frank" CSI room-checking kit. ;-)
 
Mike Cash said:
You must mean "...is not publicized in English..."
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Yes.

If I were fluent in Japanese, I expect there would be a great proliferation of books available I could research. There isn't as much in English. There's a great book called Pink Samurai that talks about sex in Japan in general, but there isn't really a lot about the sex industry itself available, or at least the parts that are not exportable. I've browsed J-List enough to be familiar with the kinds of "normal" (??) porn, but it's the stuff that stays in Japan that I'm curious about.

I know quite a bit about Soaplands now, thanks to this thread. Or at least I know a lot more now.

And when I apply for JET, they'll ask me about the Japanese government, obscure information about Japanese schools, things like that. "Well, I don't know," I'll say, "but I know a little about the sex industry."

It's still things like the age of consent I'm curious about. And what kinds of porn are available in Japan that J-List won't carry.

Maybe starting a new thread would make more sense, but I'm a little hesitant.
 
If you're serious about responding at a JET interview with "I know a little about the sex industry." then you're a complete idiot.

And since you would be working in jr high and high schools, telling them you've already researched the age of consent wouldn't be terribly wise either.
 
Mike Cash said:
If you're serious about responding at a JET interview with "I know a little about the sex industry." then you're a complete idiot.
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I was joking. It's common American practice to severely lie during an interview, so of course I would lie. I doubt they'd ask me anything about the sex industry! But if they asked me if I've smoked weed, I'd lie.
 
If you could see some of the characters that pass through here, you'd know why I couldn't just take it for granted that you were joking. You know that old expression, "it takes all kinds"? Well....we get 'em.
 
Mike Cash said:
If you could see some of the characters that pass through here, you'd know why I couldn't just take it for granted that you were joking. You know that old expression, "it takes all kinds"? Well....we get 'em.
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Ha! yeah, I suppose. Japanese culture does seem to attract all sorts, and for various reasons. Not to be mean, but at my old university (the one I can no longer afford to go to, oops, thus I switched to my hometown and sociology), gathering up all the Japanese majors yielded some pretty interesting characters. And by interesting, well... you can probably imagine what I mean.
 
That was kind of what it was like back at the University of Arizona too, Jesse_Dylan san. I had been in Oriental Studies which wasn't so intense, but I know what you mean.

Speaking of 'soapland,' there's got to be a better term for that type of establishment, I'm sure. What can we come up with? I mean, when I first came here--and Mike will know what I mean--I was used to hearing 'turkish bath.' Not that was dropped after Japan kind of started opening its eyes to international PC efforts...I guess the Turkey Embassy had some push in eliminating that usage too?

While soap of some sort appears to most often be used, the focus is not soap, so, how about something like. . . uh, 'FSBM?' Nah...what can we come up with?
 
Yes, that's one of the artistic as well as awe inspiring things about soap, but we could have the same function, actions, and results by using scented oils. . . or even flavored syrups.

How about lube land?
 

"GCF?" (For Good Clean Fun! )

Might as well give up, MM. I've only seen one soapland establishment (in Shibuya) and they have a large sign in plain English that said, "soapland."
 
ArmandV said:
"GCF?" (For Good Clean Fun! )
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LOL !! That IS a good one !

Might as well give up, MM. I've only seen one soapland establishment (in Shibuya) and they have a large sign in plain English that said, "soapland."
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Yeah, I guess you are right. I'll let it rest, buy my soap at the supermarket, and let my car get the lube jobs. hee, hee, hee.....
 
How about Grope Land?

Yeah, it was Turkish Bath, but the Turkish Embassy thought that was a little rude. So they had a contest, and the winning entry was "Soapland".

And I hear the mongols are unhappy with buffets being called Mongolian Barbeques as well. They're having a contest to decide upon a new name. How about FaceFeed?
 
Mars Man said:
Not that was dropped after Japan kind of started opening its eyes to international PC efforts...I guess the Turkey Embassy had some push in eliminating that usage too?
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What about the Netherlands embassy and the whole "Dutch Wife" thing?

By the way, they apparently make their lovedolls WAY more realistic than we Westerners. And younger, too. Japan sure is a land of enchantment and wonder.

Jesse_Dylan said:
And I hear the mongols are unhappy with buffets being called Mongolian Barbeques as well.
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Dude, wait until you go to a ﾊﾞｲｷﾝｸﾞstyle restaurant. Going a-Viking apparently means loading up and going back for more... soft drinks? Wow, I guess the monks at Lindisfarne are breathing a sigh of relief.
 
GodEmperorLeto said:
What about the Netherlands embassy and the whole "Dutch Wife" thing?
By the way, they apparently make their lovedolls WAY more realistic than we Westerners.
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You're thinking about the cheap ones. google real doll. Not work safe though. I'd link but it won't let me.
 
Mars Man said:
... Speaking of 'soapland,' there's got to be a better term for that type of establishment, I'm sure...
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Perhaps Red-Light District. I know for sure, here in Okinawa, there's a small place called Whisper-Alley. CC1 will know what Im talking about...lol
 
-Rudel- said:
Perhaps Red-Light District. I know for sure, here in Okinawa, there's a small place called Whisper-Alley. CC1 will know what Im talking about...lol
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No, "soapland" refers to one specific type of establishment and is not a generic catch-all term. "red light district" refers to a geographical area containing those sorts of establishments.
 
Just to add (since I have given up on trying to find a better name for that particular type of establishment--there is the FUDOL, which is very close, though, it seems) I know nothing of a 'Dutch Wife'. . . while I do know of a Dutch Oven, however. (Oh...is that where the slang 'to have a bun in the over came from?) hee, hee, hee.....

Carry on !!
 
Wow !! Now that does sound like a nice something to get excited about...a scrumptious peach cobbler !!
 
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