Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Courtesan, Sacred Prostitution, Devadasi, Bargirl, Call Girl, Oiran, Hetaera, Sing-Song Girls, Sanky-Panky, Tawaif, Street Prostitution, Kagema, Pallakae, Onsen Geisha, Bottom Girl, Meretrix, Nagarvadhu, Deuki, Yiji, Qedesha, Delicatue. Excerpt: A United States Forces Korea poster, warning soldiers not to engage in prostitution or purchase a "bar fine," here referred to as a "night off." A bargirl is a woman who works as a hostess or dancer in bars to provide company or sexual services to patrons; the exact nature of services and varieties of bar varying by country/region. In most cases, these cater mostly to male clients, although in some cases women are also clients. These kinds of bars include hostess bars (primarily in East Asia, but also elsewhere), go-go bars and "beer bars" (Southeast Asia), dance bars (India), and while the term "bargirl" is not used, the basic form is similar in some other areas such as the boliches of Argentina. Note that this term should not be confused with a barmaid, who serves drinks in a bar but is not expected to entertain customers personally or provide sexual services. Many bars that employ bargirls will have additional service staff, who may be of either sex. Associations The term is often associated with some Southeast Asian countries (especially Thailand and the Philippines ) where many (but not all) bargirls also act as prostitutes, either on-site (effectively a brothel ) or by being available to be bar fined (see below). Bargirls sometimes get a commission on drinks bought by their customers and a percentage of the escort fee ("bar fine") paid by any customer who wishes to take them out of the bar. In other cases, they may have a periodic quota of drinks or bar fines, or both. In addition to entertaining customers individually, many bar...