We went inside. Stepping in to the King George, the first thing you see is the bar, staffed by a woman wearing a top that leaves literally nothing to the imagination. On an average day, six or seven girls will be working, with the numbers rising to nine or ten at weekends. Some of them may have sex up to 20 times per shift. On the surface they appear happy and engaged. Many of the women, mostly from Eastern European countries like Romania and Bulgaria, consider the job to be transient and short-term β a quick way to save money to send back to their families.
However, most have been working in the brothel for at least a year or two. As time passes and tinny chart music blares from the speakers, men emerge after sitting alone at a table or sharing free beers with a friend in the booths and begin to approach the women, with little need for subtlety. Once the formalities are over, the pair will enter one of five bedrooms that line a narrow corridor located just past the pole dancing stage.
Not much is off limits, with the exception of unprotected sex. He says that, in a country where there are approximately , prostitutes and in a city where there are about brothels, he needed a new approach to stand out. The native Berliner says he needs at least 15 clients a day to turn a profit.
Of the entrance fee, 49 euros goes to the club and 50 euros to the women. Not everyone agrees though. For now though, King George remains on the throne.
