Re:Booze, Sex, and the Dark Art of Dealmaking in China (2015)
by tetromino_ on Wednesday July 04, 2018 @12:58AM
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Russians do bathhouse/sauna deals without sex (most of the time). In Russian culture, bathhouses/saunas are a very traditional safe place for a group of same-sex friends to socialize and get drunk together. And naturally a lot of unofficial political and business discussion happens in saunas too.
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Re:Booze, Sex, and the Dark Art of Dealmaking in China (2015)
by Torminguar on Wednesday July 04, 2018 @02:42AM
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Same here in Finland, although it is mostly a joke that has some corruption undertones. But it still happens.
Re:Booze, Sex, and the Dark Art of Dealmaking in China (2015)
by fpoling on Wednesday July 04, 2018 @04:30AM
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And after a proper session in a Russian-style sauna one is totally exhausted to even think about sex.
Surely there are stories about businesses booking saunas for private events with hookers to bribe officials, but in most cases these are urban legends.