Originally Posted by redtailshark

I taught two years at a Japanese women's college. Yes, it's more than normal - this type of conspicuous consumption is absolutely a status marker among peers. It connotes wealthy patrons - enjou kousai - and/or family.

The Ginza spend/income ratios of these girls were much worse than the SQ FA.

And at least in the SQ case the FAs are earning their own money.