Robots and Geisha
‘It would be easy to construct a blueprint for the ideal hostess. Indeed, if the Japanese economy ever needs a boost, Sony might contemplate putting them into mass production.
The blueprint would provide for: a large pair of breasts, with which to comfort and delight her clients; one dextrous, well-manicured hand for pouring their drinks, lighting their cigarettes and popping forkfuls of food into their mouths; a concealed tape-recording of cheerful laughter, to sustain the illusion that the girls themselves are having a good time; and a single, enormous, very sensitive ear for the clients to talk into.’