Mama-san
The term mama-san or mamasan refers to a woman who works in a supervisory role in certain establishments in East Asia, typically those related to sex work, but sometimes in drinking places as well. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ To at least some extent this can be considered the local equivalent of a pimp or madam, although the conventions of bar fine prostitution in Asia are quite different from those of either street or brothel prostitution in the United States. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The analogous term papa-san can be used to refer to a man in a similar supervisory role, such as is often found in massage parlors in Thailand. It can also refer to a style of chair. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The term originally comes from Japanese, where it is a term for a woman who works as a supervisor at a bar, nightclub, brothel, or similar business. The suffix -san is a polite honorific attached to a person's name or title. The familiarity with the term by U.S. soldiers in Japan after WWII probably has had some influence in its spread to other Southeast Asian countries. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ It should be noted that the term mama-san in Japanese is emphatically not a polite reference to a mother, and should never be used as such. Most Japanese children today call their mother mama, but the term does not persist into adulthood. The proper term to refer to a Japanese mother would be okaa-san. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
East Asia: East Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms. Geographically, it covers about 6,640,000 km², or 15% of the Asian continent. Culturally, it embraces those societies that are part of the Chinese cultural sphere, displaying heavy historical influenc... Sex work: redirect sex worker... Pimp: A pimp is an informal term for a man who runs a brothel or otherwise oversees prostitution. The female counterpart to a pimp is a madam, though this term is used almost solely with regard to brothels, as opposed to street prostitution. Typically, a pimp will solicit clients for, protect, and in othe... Mama-san related Images and Photos (experimental)
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