The phenoma of girls digging bartenders is hard to miss if you’ve ever frequented bars or nightclubs. So why do girls like bartenders? It’s not always the case of girls wanting to sleep with the bartender. Some are just looking for attention, raising their social value by getting to know people in the venue others are just looking for free drinks.

But still… there are plenty of women who throw themselves at bartenders. Bartenders are in a position of authority and power. They’re in a social setting which raises their value greatly. Being bartender is definitely not an impressive job that vows women so outside of your workplace you will still be viewed as a regular dude but on your home turf you do have value. Also your typical bartender in a popular bar is most likely going to be good looking and relatively young. There is a strong bias for hiring charismatic people, you will never really see quiet introverted dude working as a bartender.

As a bartender you will get constant practice on how to act in social interactions and deal with all kinds of people. You will meet the crazy party girl, the career women on a night out, the brat girl, the shy girl, basically any conceivable girl you can imagine except the most introverted type of girls who never frequent bars/nightclubs. Even if you’re just average at interacting with people in a bar before you start your bartender gig you will definitely be an expert after a few months. Often times, you didn’t really need to charm the girls, the girls are already warm to your approach so basically as long you don’t fuck it up, you can bang the girls that are interested in you.

If you’re reading this and looking for a reason to start working as a bartender – don’t! Become a bartender if you actually like the profession and have a passion for it otherwise I guarantee you, you will get burned out. Being a nightlife enviroment and sleeping during daytime is not “healthy”. Becoming a bartender at a decent bar or club is not a small accomplishment. If you live in a major city expect fierce competition. If you manage to climb the hiearchy in the bartender world there is definitely good Money to be made. Making several houndred or even thousands in one night is possible if you’re bartender in an exclusive club. Bartending is wild west capitalism, top 1% makes all the money and rest are getting by.

Also if you’re actually looking for quality girls to start a relationship with, bars and nightsclubs are the last place to look into it. Working in a bar will definately distort your world view. I simply don’t believe it’s possible to find a quality partner in nightlife enviroment. Might have happened to someone but never happened to me nor did I witness anyone else do it. However, if you’re only interested in slutty girls, then no worries.

You definitely don’t need a degree to become an entrepreneur but I wouldn’t totally dismiss what academia has to offer.

Marketing

Okay, let’s start with a bad one. Marketing is simply a horrible major to get. Spending your time & money learning marketing in school when you can learn 100 times better by actually doing marketing in the real world is just a bad proposal. Unfortunately, marketing in college is usually far removed from reality and too theory based. I know that a few people reading this article are going to be marketing majors or soon to be marketing majors but be honest to yourself how much real practical skills did you learn from reading marketing theory in school?

I wouldn’t say it’s completely useless degree otherwise. If you want something to fall back to, marketing can open doors for a entry level sales/marketing job but for entrepreneurship I wouldn’t bother with this degree at all.

Engineering

Engineering is a solid degree that will teach a lot of problem solving skills. I strongly recommend taking this degree over marketing and it’s far better degree to fall back on if your entrepreneurial journey fails. I know some people just dislike engineering so I’m not suggesting picking engineering if it doesn’t suit you because engineering studies can be stressful and if it’s not your thing, the chance of you failing is astronomical.

Management

Like marketing, management is usually too theory based and far from reality as well. It’s something that’s usally better learned working as a manager. In fact, a lot of CEOs and managers didn’t major in management.

Finance

Money management is always good to know. Unlike marketing a few theories tought in finance classes are a lot easier to apply to the real world and it’s not hard to make transition from theory to reality in some cases. But of course, all business majors to a certain degree has the weakness being too “academic” and not oriented in the real world.

Entrepreneurship

If there’s one major that’s even worse than marketing for entrepreneurship then it’s entrepreneurship. No, no, and again NO. Don’t major in entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship classes in college are so ridicilously theory based and far removed from reality and often taught by teachers who HAS NEVER RUN A BUSINESS. Your time in school should be better spent acquiring a specific skill that you can actually use in your business… which brings me to the one degree I like above all for entrepreneurship:

Accounting

I know you hate accounting. Everyone does. But guess what, every single type of business in the universe need accounting. If there is one business skill that academia is actually good for then it’s accounting. I would even go as far as saying that accounting is the best major you can pick if you’re an aspiring entrepreneur.

Tokyo nighclub scene is ever changing. Here’s my 2 cents on how the scene looks like in 2018. My first impression of hitting up the clubs in Tokyo 2018 is that – the amount of foreigners have for sure increased quite a lot over the last 2-3 years(something I also mentioned in my Osaka nightlife blog post). A lot of clubs that used to be frequented by 95%+ japanese with the odd ball foreigner here and there now have a sizeable foreign minority. Even when you venture outside of the mainstream areas(shibuya, shinjuku, roppongi) you will still run into foreigners. Does this mean that your average foreign dude rolling through clubs is dropping value since their exoticness is going out the window? Yes and no. Yeah definitely need to up your game if you’re an average but strong players are still doing well. You can forget about japanese people throwing Money your way and buying you drinks since you’re a “cool gaijin”… anyhow I’m going off topic so let’s start reviewing the clubs one by one instead:

Club Harlem – Shibuya

This hip hop club is based in Shibuya. I would say the average age is a little bit higher than usual, lots of 30 and up people in this club. Still many 20-29 year olds here so you definitely won’t feel out of place if you’re on the younger side. If you’re a black guy looking to hook up with japanese girls in a club enviroment, harlem is probably your best bet for a night out. I’m not a big fan of hip hop but… club harlem has an impressive ratio of men to women. The venue itself is pretty average(and the prices as well). Can get a bit crowded and difficult to move around on weekends.

TK – Shibuya

Another shibuya club. They play typical house, techno club music. The average age here is around 25 I would say, sligthly younger average age than Harlem. You won’t stand out if you’re 30 or 20. Very japanese crowd even though it’s a relatively mainstream club. The amount of foreigners have been steadily increasing though, it used to be almost entirely japanese but now you will atleast see a dozen foreigners at minimum at any given night. The girls aren’t as much into foreigners as they are in a typical roppongi club but they’re still relatively open minded about hooking with a foreign guy. One major positive thing I noticed about TK is that the ratio is good here. Around 60% men, 40% women. This is solid considering most other clubs, especially in roppongi have really bad ratios. In fact, I would go as far as say this might be one of the best mainstream clubs in Tokyo to hookup with japanese girls. Lots of space, the venue is big and even though it gets crowded you’re probably not going to suffocate here.

Atom – Shibuya

Even a more native japanese crowd than T2 but Atom is usually my second choice for clubbing in Shibuya. The venue is a bit smaller than T2 and not as comfy. Also as with T2 you gotta put in the work to hook up here. A general rule with Shibuya clubs is… you don’t have packs of gaijin hunters roaming in the club so as a foreigner you’re usually not given any extra special points.

V2 – Roppongi

Roppongi gets a bad rep but I don’t think V2 is actually that bad. It’s on the expensive side(which I honestly think is a good thing for roppongi since it filters out some of the unwanted people). Even though this club has been getting good reviews online & hype, the club is still going strong in the year 2018. It hasn’t turned into a sausage fest. A notorious problem with roppongi clubs is that the ratios are awful, like 70-80% men with simply too many foreigners chasing the same dozen available j-girls in the club. It’s definitely not 50-50 here but it’s also not that bad and many girls are open to foreign guys.

Jumanji 55 – Roppongi

If you want a cheap bear to start the night with you might wanna hang out at Jumanji but for hooking up I would say it’s horrible. Expect sausage fest and foreigners everywhere. Definitely one of the worst places in Roppongi for hook up… BUT the venue itself is not that bad though and the prices are very competitive. If you’re just hanging out or starting your night, give it a chance.

WOMB – Shibuya

It hurt’s me to say this but WOMB was once an excellent club but it has unfortunately turned into a tourist trap. If you’re a single guy looking for women to chat up, I’m sorry to say this club has been struck by the infamous sausage fest-hammer. Expect many many foreigners and many many dudes. I assume all the hype it received back in 2016 and 2015 turned it to goto destination for nearly all the gaijin dudes in Tokyo. But besides the ratio, the entertainment and venue is terrific. You have big time techno DJs playing here regularly and awesome club. The bottom floor is the quiet area where they serve drinks and 2 party floors(if memory serves me correctly) upstairs. But even though the venue is good, the ratio is so bad I wouldn’t want to come back here. Update: I know this review is going to confuse people since WOMB gets a lot of praise online but those reviews are outdated. Pay attention to publish date!

Ageha – Shin-Kiba

Ageha is a decent club. The venue is great but for hooking up I would say it’s average. Lots of foreigners in this club. Annoying part with this club: logistics. You need to take bus or a cab from shibuya station to get here and also a somewhat expensive club. Expect above 3000Y entrance and drinks are not cheap. However, if you’re looking for big crazy parties this the club you want. Depending on what you looking for you might have a blast here but I wouldn’t recommend a solo bachelor hitting up this club.