New Information regarding Drink Quotas and such
I was at HK Friday evening and while I already took up a girl from a different place, I decided to just sit and have a chat with someone I saw this past Wednesday. My friends were busy upstairs so I just bought her a drink and asked a few questions. I asked her if she had a quota she had to meet in regards to how many drinks she has to "sell". And this is what she told me.
There are different types of girls that work at HK. Girls on contract, girls with contracts that do nude shows on stage, and girls that are come and go (those that live elsewhere and work once a week every few months). The girl I sat down with she was a "bailar-ina" which means she *HAS* to do nude shows maybe once or twice a night on stage and she also has a contract. Being a "bailar-ina" entitles her to an extra $100 a week paid to them by HK, but since she is also on contract that means she *MUST* work 5 days a week 8 hours a day, non negotiable. And on top of that, she must sell 200 fichas a week. If she doesn't sell 200 fichas a week, she has to pay the bar for unsold fichas or something like that. Or she won't get the full 34 pesos she collected.
I don't know how true this is but it falls in line with what SG says about not wanting to work at HK. SG usually say they don't want the time commitments of working at HK. This is the first time I've heard of contracts and a quota. My other regulars are come and go so they don't have contracts so they don't have quotas for fichas. And they don't have to work 40 hours a week.
So take this information with a grain of salt. That's just what I heard. And it makes sense.
Safety Rule of Thumb. No running water or soap, don't eat there!
I check the restaurant for a bathroom with running water and soap. If the cook can't wash his hands and you can't wash yours, expect Montezuma to take his revenge upon you sooner or later. A couple of days in bed with fever, headache, vomiting and diarrhea is no fun. Something to think about when you are deciding whether to eat at a street cart or in a restaurant with running water.
[QUOTE=Ctytek;2279576]Same. Street carts should be avoided, especially the meets that sit unrefrigerated and exposed for hours and days. Might be OK for locals, but not for my gringo stomach. I prefer to spend a few extra pesos eating in restaurants, versus risking diarrhea and food poisoning.[/QUOTE]