Most people grow up wanting to be the good guy in the films. The cops, not the robbers- the guy in the bowtie with the laser watch, not the one with the bald head stroking the cat.
Somewhere along the line though, the line between right and wrong becomes blurred; is lying OK if you’re doing it to prevent hurting someone’s feelings? Is it stealing if you don’t tell the waitress she’s given you too much change? Is it really an ‘unprovoked’ physical assault if you bash someone’s head in with a desktop printer because their ringtone is “The Shoop Shoop Song”?*
Similarly in the sometimes seedy nightlife of Shanghai there are many subtle shades of what the uneducated would call ‘prostitution’ . There are entertainers, Tiger girls, bar girls, ‘butterflies’, hostesses, ‘chickens’, and those girls on Tongren Lu who will literally jump into the taxi with you if you don’t shut the door quickly enough.
But if you yourself are starting to worry that you are a prostitute , help is at hand from the kindly bouncers at Zapatas- Shanghai’s premier place to hear the Grease mega-mix 6 times a week.
Thanks to Peter for taking the photo, and (surprise, surprise) Wiggy for passing it along.
*Unfortunately the Wolverhampton Magistrates court ruled that, yes. Yes it was.
haha this is so fucking hilarious. With that sign they just attrached 20 more hookers to the place. From what I hear there are LOTS of hookers there.
nice, enjoy!
it’s weird though, even though I HATE the music in Zapatas and don’t really like it, I have been to that place maybe 6 times in total!!! Which is quite a lot. their margarithas are too sweet anyhow….but they do have some cute guys there though.
I’m not sure Shopgirl. They were pretty harsh on the hookers when I was there – there were literally about 10 of them hanging outside to pounce but didn’t dare step inside. Then I saw one ladyboy walk in totally oblivious and she didn’t even get as far as the bar to order a drink before a well built muscle man security guard firmly pointed towards the exist. She didn’t know what hit her and was soon heading from where she’d just come from with her “tail” between her legs (no double entendre intended it’s just a figure of speech!).
How old is this? 2005 or 2006?
pointed towards the exist?
Anon= maybe they put it there in 2005/6 I don’t know, but that sign was s till there a few weeks ago
dingle- mm yes, very deep. (What?)
dingle – very sharp on picking up on Woaizhongguo spelling mistake, as he would be the first to correct yours!!!
Swiss – c’mon keep up!
I think Dingle is being obsessive compulsive about a typo (as opposed to a spelling mistake which I rarely make!).
I am not a prostitute. My gf used to be. Until I stopped payment
Shopgirl: I have heard that ALL the guys in there are Manwhores. Beware.
This blog is a great read, very entertaining. I have put a link to it on trivago, so our visitors can enjoy your tales too. Thank you
thanks for that Catherine, I appreciate it
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This is hilarious! I had a friend who was asked to leave Zapatas cause she looks like one. Now that is insulting!
AM – What does a prostitute look like? I’ve never seen a real one before.
They’re always accompanied by midgets with crowbars, Tasers and light refreshments. If she doesn’t have these in attendance then she’s a fake–don’t pay up!