[steven]

I think I get it now... but it seemed like what I was describing was being called a hostess bar, when I was describing what I know as a snack. What you're describing is not what I was describing at all (at least I wasn't trying to describe that). As far as those extravagant amounts of money goes, that's kind of how my wife put it. A place like that would only see the likes of bosses and stuff like that. Although I don't know of any of those in my area. I know there are some places more geared towards regulars, but a snack in my experience doesn't imply that the customers are all familiar with one another by any means.

And "dates and gifts" type of things do happen at snacks, but obviously not at the same level as you're describing for the hostess clubs!