[QUOTE=Kastr0;4527986]This cycle seems to never end. I suppose that's part of the fun for us. If we knew exactly what was going to happen when we hit the door there'd be no hunt for us.
Prooman is right. This kind of thing is just stupid. But the folks who are running these places are smart and know how the game is played. They talk to each other in Wechat, Whatsapp groups, etc. When someone in OH has trouble, folks in NY and beyond hear about it right away. Seems to me like the last decade or so, most of the places I see are run by older Chinese women who are smart about business. Often with have backgrounds owning and / or running other businesses in the US or abroad. They find an office and set up shop, sometimes using it as a low-key place to quietly live. They contract with weird vendors (probably in China) to post the standard ad and fake photos wherever they can, often automated so we still see ads for places closed for months or longer. These folks know how to get all required licenses, and they have a network that can tell them how to get past any hurdles they encounter.
I'm thinking there must be a business reason that it's not worth the hassle with the licenses. Maybe it's more profitable and safer to just come in, get paid, and split if there's a sign of trouble. Bail on the lease and head to a slowly crumbling strip mall in a new place. There's perfect spots in every town in the US. I mean, am I right? Chinese business culture is very different and hard to get a handle on, but this sort of pattern is definitely not new. Places are constantly coming and going. Cultural pressure to be successfully devious in business is real, and may be part of the equation here.
We keep hearing that some places are doing weird sex slavery stuff but I've only seen those red flags outside the US. I see businesswomen hustling, getting after it. Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think I am.[/QUOTE]The place on ry 42 we are talking about opened for the first time in April 15. Since then it has had about 5-6 different owners. Got busted once was then a pet supply store (didn't sell pussy) when I asked Elaine if someone else was going to take it over she said she did not know. My guess someone will. Just have to wait and see, I think she knows more than she is saying just time for her to move on. Personalty I don't think the sex slavery stuff is a big problem here as some would bloke you to think.
