MUSCAT: It is said that the Bangladeshi man lost his mental balance two years ago after he drained out RO 2,000 on garlanding bar girls in Muscat. The incident left him penniless, which he realised only after leaving the bar.
Since then, this man has lost his mental balance, and is often seen wandering the streets, unable to recover from the mental shock, which left him in this pitiful state. The poor man has made the parking area of a building on Honda Road in Ruwi his present home. (full story)
The whole dance bar scene works this way. There will be an entry fee to get in to these dance bars, and once you’re seated, the drinks and food don’t come cheap. The booze is heavily priced. And, the gyrating girls from Indian sub-continent, Africa, Middle East make these men dance to their tunes. Their tactic is simple: each girl will select a particular man, and during the show, she will wink/smile/make faces at the man, making him feel important.
Ultimately, the man falls into her trap, and thereafter the miserly begins for him. He will shower her with garlands, and sometimes with garlands made of currency notes. He starts buying expensive gifts for the girl. This goes on for days, weeks, months, till his coffers are emptied. Once the girl realises this man doesn’t have a penny, she changes track, ditches him, and moves over to new person. It is said money-less locals trade their wives gold jewellery for currency with these dance bars in their bid to hold on the charms of these girls. Finally, they end up wrecking entire families.
The dance girls come on visit visa which lasts for three months. So they are under pressure to make money for themselves and for the dance bar owners. It is said many of these bar girls of Indian origin shop in hypermarkets in Muscat, buying expensive clothes worth many hundreds at one go. Many of them from Mumbai in India are known to own houses costing RO 40,000 and above!