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I think the problem is that host bars by definition do not cater to Westerners by design, as they ask for way more money than any Western woman would find reasonable for the service they receive. To cater to the tiny number of Western women interested in visiting a host bar one time, (when the business model depends on repeat customers), they would have to slash prices right out of business. Now they can't have different prices for different nationalities.