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Conviviality knows no time

When people wanted to escape the daily grind, they went to cafes for entertainment. Here, as in brothels, immoral acts were sometimes committed. For example, a 'lady of the pub' - mentioned in a report on brothels in Amsterdam - cost 5 guilders and a prostitute 80 guilders. Vries, Petra de. Chastity for men, freedom for women: the regulation and control of prostitution in the Netherlands, 1850-1911. 254. This was a big difference. And a way for people with a small budget to have fun after all.