We can also see examples of
prostitutes with similar qualities from the culture of India where these women
were called Tawaif, and who gained a great deal of experience in music, theatre,
literature, dance and etiquette, all of these to offer the wealthy client a more
interesting company. They had been selected and trained at their young age, and
there were no other things to do for them. They were a kind of performing
artists, and sexual services were often not included in their duties.
The tawaifs were very similar to the Japanese
geishas. They had also been selected for adult entertainment as early as their
young age. It was impossible for them to refuse the career opportunity, and to
be honest, what could these young girls have done to prevent from becoming a
geisha? However, later on it depended on their own will whether to join the
community of geishas or not. Until then they would spend their student years studying
music, learning to sing and play musical instruments with the dances associated
with it, but they also acquired the ceremonies of tea service and perfected in
conducting a pleasant conversation. In addition to music, these Japanese sex
workers in the past worked a lot to be adept in literature by reading, writing
and learning poems by heart that they would recite to entertain their clients,
who were allowed to have sexual intercourse with the ancient Japanese sex
worker only if she agreed to do so. The classical accompanying role of escorts
was probably the most apparent in this culture, as these contemporary Japanese
escorts used to be often asked to accompany clients to social occasions to increase
the significance of the client’s personality
