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Is the geisha a prostitute?

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Not in the western sense . The main work of a geisha is not sexual enjoyment, but aesthetic pleasure .

She sings, dances, and talks, and apprentices spend years of training improving their skills to stimulate intellectual enjoyment.

In addition, the relationship with the client is not only economic; the geisha considers him a patron and establishes with him a deep affective and social relationship in which money is a need that the client satisfies for the artist.

These women enjoy social prestige and some become media figures in their country.

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