Minase from the Osaka branch will answer as well.
When comparing papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan) and being a mistress, isn’t papa-katsu essentially an activity for finding a mistress in the first place...?
What’s the difference between a monthly papa-katsu arrangement and a monthly mistress arrangement?
→ Although you may be misunderstanding the meaning of these terms, if I put myself in your shoes, I don’t think there’s any difference.
I hope this helps.
Thanks for the question. I’ll answer too.
As Kazu-san said, I think the questioner may be misunderstanding the meaning of the terms.
> I understand the difference between papa-katsu and being a mistress.
Papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan) means looking for a papa (a male supporter), while a mistress refers to a person you love, regardless of whether you’re looking for one or not.
(The explanation of “mistress” is a little complicated, but I think you get the idea.)
That said, the way this is phrased makes the comparison seem a bit odd, so I’m not sure the difference is actually understood.
> What’s the difference between monthly papa-katsu and being a monthly mistress?
“Monthly papa-katsu” would mean an activity where you look for a papa on a monthly basis. Since women can register for free on apps or at dating clubs, though, I doubt many people actually spend money on the activity of looking for a papa.
So I think the term is being used incorrectly. The proper expression would probably be “a monthly papa.”
I’ve also hardly ever heard the term “monthly mistress,” so I suspect that’s another phrase the questioner made up.
In that case, you’ve created two nonexistent terms and are asking, “What’s the difference between them?”
It’s basically like asking, “What’s the difference between zubababa and babababaan?” At that point, all anyone can really say is that the words are different.
Perhaps the person who coined them would say that “zubababa” is a more energetic onomatopoeia than “babababaan,” though...
papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan) refers to the process of looking for a papa (a male supporter).
Just as konkatsu means activities aimed at getting married, and nin-katsu means activities aimed at becoming pregnant, simply being married isn’t called konkatsu, and being pregnant isn’t called nin-katsu.
I think you’re simply misusing the term “papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan).”
