Have you ever been to a lap-dance bar?

When the banks went bust, directory enquiries lines saw a 599 per cent rise in requests for strip-club numbers, so it seems they are going now more than ever. But it's not just the guys trying it out.

Dreamboys, the male strip show, has also been packed out since the downturn and with the "mancession" making all the boys redundant, apparently they've been signing up to strip.

With that in mind, I went along to Soho to find out if the men, and the women, walking in London's sexiest district have ever visited a lap-dance bar.

No
Dave, 41, carpet-fitter

We're hanging around here because we're waiting for our friend who is actually in a club. He's gone in there to do his bundle. I find it seedy. It's not my cup of tea. London's a dirty place.

Yes
Lacy, 18, student

I don't know what the appeal is really but I just go for the fun of it. I can just go, get drunk and it's a bit of a novelty.

No
Diana, 45, accountant

They're not really catering for me as it's not the men taking off their kit. Women stripping doesn't interest me.

No
Ying, 18, waitress

Not yet but I've been thinking about going to one for a while and I definitely will. I just want the experience. If men get a thrill out of seeing women flaunt their stuff, then I'm sure I can, too.

Yes
Geoffrey, 23, air conditioning

I've just come out of one. I just go for a good laugh, it's a bit of fun, but that one was crap. They sting you as soon as you go in there, so I just walked out.

No
Sharon, 48, medical receptionist

There's just no appeal. I might go if it was a lap-dance bar with male strippers. It could be fun. But I wouldn't go to see women.

Yes
Woodrow, 20, electronics technician

It depends on how drunk I am whether I'd go again. I've just been once, for my18th birthday, and I was very drunk. It was fun but partly because my friends paid for it all.

No
Len, 19, waitress

I've never been before but I'd like to try it out. A few guys I know go to them. I don't suppose I'll get any sexual thrill out of it - but I'm curious.

Yes
Justin, 20, mechanic

I've been a few times but most recently with friends who had never been before. The expression on their faces was indescribable. Really funny.

Yes
Steve, 32, carpet-fitter

I went with a load of fellas for a Christmas party but I wasn't impressed. They just want your money all the time. You can't just sit there and watch, you have to constantly produce money.