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guutarajouzu OP t1_jb4f3ff wrote

Kinda. The hostess bars I'm referring to are known locally as 'Juice Bars' or 'Juicy Bars' and cater to bored, lonely privates and airmen.

Historically they're linked to prostitution and there are still many that are fronts for it. There's been a lot of push from the powers-that-be to get rid of them and a lot of them are genuinely just bars where guys go to buy overpriced, watered-down drinks for the women so that they'll talk to them.

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FlyGuy_2000 t1_jb497tj wrote

How did the other guy know you and her were messaging each other? What if they are both either in on the scam, or the same person?

I encountered a similar situation on Match.com 25 years ago with a doctor named "Trisha" who lived in Seattle. We emailed each other all day long. Then out of the blue someone who claimed he was an ex emailed me, told me she was playing him and me, and wanted to meet up to exchange notes. So we did, and this guy was pretty cool and then started calling and wanting to hang out. Turns out he was gay and was "Trisha" all along. Long story, didn't want to hijack your thread, but just a warning.

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OceanSupernova t1_jb48gni wrote

What happened to video chat? Honestly it's been so many years since I've done this but don't things like private video calls on omegle still exist?

I'm probably thinking of something different because Omegle doesn't have the option to invite to chat but there's definitely options other than WhatsApp, if she has trust issues suggest both creating throwaway accounts on a video chat site.

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