Japanese restaurant caters to Fucking Loser demographic

[zhaoyun]

Looks like a lucrative market

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/06/table-for-one-restaurant-giant-stuffed-animals-loneliness-japan?CMP=twt_gu

[Teyrn]

Creepy.

[Hàkon]

Pardon me, but no loser would ever get to dine with the Moomin (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tio_ZmHf4Y) cast.

[Elsa]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiZ0eBFTH6k

[zhaoyun]

Pardon me, but no loser would ever get to dine with the Moomin (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tio_ZmHf4Y) cast.

Well, we apparently inhabit different worlds. lol

[dude]

Japan, and many Asian cities in general, so crowd, yet so lonely. Japanese are some of the loneliest people in the world.

[zhaoyun]

Japan, and many Asian cities in general, so crowd, yet so lonely. Japanese are some of the loneliest people in the world.

Because many are socially incompetent.

[dude]

Looks like a lucrative market

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/06/table-for-one-restaurant-giant-stuffed-animals-loneliness-japan?CMP=twt_gu
They are not losers, sometimes people prefer to be alone. A loser can also be surrounded by a bunch of other losers.

[Catkin]

I was always a bit wary of the Moomins when I was younger. Their faces were too big to be entirely trusted. To be fair to the Moomins (whom I would not wish to offend) it wasn't just them, but also others of their ilk. I would certainly not feel relaxed sitting opposite a giant one in a restaurant whilst it watched me eat :twitch00:

[dude]

Because many are socially incompetent.
My perception is that large Asian cities are too busy and stressful and people get self absorbed. Similar trend can be seen in LA, people are too much in a rush and miss everything around them.

[zhaoyun]

I was always a bit wary of the Moomins when I was younger. Their faces were too big to be entirely trusted. To be fair to the Moomins (whom I would not wish to offend) it wasn't just them, but also others of their ilk. I would certainly not feel relaxed sitting opposite a giant one in a restaurant whilst it watched me eat :twitch00:

I'd be very comforted with their big goofy faces watching me eat.

[zhaoyun]

They are not losers, sometimes people prefer to be alone. A loser can also be surrounded by a bunch of other losers.


True. But let's be real now, these are fucking losers. lol

[Catkin]

I'd be very comforted with their big goofy faces watching me eat.

No no no. Just no.

[Hithaeglir]

As creepy as the virtual girlfriend epidemic : http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-24614830

[StonyArabia]

I always admired Japan but also found it weird. It's kinda sad though, that there are losers like this but they also need someone to comfort them maybe it's some kind of a cartoon character/stuffed animal. When I feel lonely I do play my pokemon games, I am not a loser though but can understand why the restaurant did it, they probably understand the psyche behind this and hence they did it.

[Vesuvian Sky]

adds up actually. Japan has one of the lowest fertility rates in the world:

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-06-07/japanese-birth-rate-plunges-record-low-death-rate-hits-record-high

Good news however for Japan's stuffed animal market.;)

[zhaoyun]

adds up actually. Japan has one of the lowest fertility rates in the world:

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-06-07/japanese-birth-rate-plunges-record-low-death-rate-hits-record-high

Good news however for Japan's stuffed animal market.;)


Most of the time when I meet Japanese guys (from Japan, not Jap-Am), I usually wonder how they are descended from samurais.

[Vesuvian Sky]

Most of the time when I meet Japanese guys (from Japan, not Jap-Am), I usually wonder how they are descended from samurais.

When I was there back in 2012 I honestly found the modern culture to be rather degenerate. Japan's old culture was so beautiful and amazing. Granted, aspects of it still persist but I find what exists culturally in Japan today a near and complete utter erosion of the old ways.

I heard most of the samurai class were obliterated though during the 'transition era'. For obvious reasons I suppose. The current culture has an obnoxious vibe to it and awkward femininity. You gotta like anime and tons, and tons of neon lights. Plus vending machines every freakin' where and have a strange feminine air to you even if you are a man.

[Prisoner Of Ice]

I'd love to get a whole table of 12 of them, and have a big tea party in public. Would be hilarious.

[zhaoyun]

When I was there back in 2012 I honestly found the modern culture to be rather degenerate. Japan's old culture was so beautiful and amazing. Granted, aspects of it still persist but I find what exists culturally in Japan today a near and complete utter erosion of the old ways.

I heard most of the samurai class were obliterated though during the 'transition era'. For obvious reasons I suppose. The current culture has an obnoxious vibe to it and awkward femininity. You gotta like anime and tons, and tons of neon lights. Plus vending machines every freakin' where and have a strange feminine air to you even if you are a man.

To be honest, I really hate Japanese pop culture. Even as a kid, I never got into any of the anime or crap like that. I was always very averse to that, it really annoyed me when people would think I was into it just because I was Asian (and frankly, has nothing to do with me as it isn't my heritage anyways). I do like traditional Japanese culture, so it's not a matter of historical animosity for me. But I just find modern Japanese culture very weird, nihilistic, socially awkward and effeminate (in all the wrong ways), a celebration of social retardation basically. I don't relate to it at any level, in fact, I'm very hostile towards it.

[Neanderthal]

I always admired Japan but also found it weird. It's kinda sad though, that there are losers like this but they also need someone to comfort them maybe it's some kind of a cartoon character/stuffed animal. When I feel lonely I do play my pokemon games, I am not a loser though but can understand why the restaurant did it, they probably understand the psyche behind this and hence they did it.

How many pokemons are there now? I lost track around 1997 when I beat pokemon green version.

[Lusos]

"Table for one? Restaurant offers giant stuffed animals for company
In an attempt to combat loneliness, a restaurant in Japan is offering its solo diners enormous stuffed animals to sit opposite"

So to combat loneliness one just have to get a teddy.A Dog I could understand.

I wonder If after dinner they go to the payee house for a coffee.

[TCDA1986]

I was always a bit wary of the Moomins when I was younger. Their faces were too big to be entirely trusted. To be fair to the Moomins (whom I would not wish to offend) it wasn't just them, but also others of their ilk. I would certainly not feel relaxed sitting opposite a giant one in a restaurant whilst it watched me eat :twitch00:

I was scared of them.

[MissProvocateur]

Is it sad that I honestly think sometimes a virtual boyfriend or stuffed animal is less complicated than the real thing?

[zhaoyun]

Is it sad that I honestly think sometimes a virtual boyfriend or stuffed animal is less complicated than the real thing?

It certainly is. But you don't want to go down that route. lol

[Óttar]

Live and let live, brother.

[zhaoyun]

Live and let live, brother.


Call me a fucking loon, but this type of shit right here pisses me off more than the memory of the Rape of Nanking.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW6M8D41ZWU

[Seraph of the End]

It's a theme restaurant, and I think it's cute :p.

http://www.otakuandfit.com/places-visit-japan-moomin-cafe/
http://www.businessinsider.com/moomin-cafe-2014-4#!Kx9fd

[Prisoner Of Ice]

Is it sad that I honestly think sometimes a virtual boyfriend or stuffed animal is less complicated than the real thing?

I'll be ur teddy bear baby.

Actually, that's what you get from dating swarty men. They always have some emotional issue. Northern european boyfriends are just like "hey".

[Hubal]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiZ0eBFTH6k

So many good memories :)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj8RZmBRYQ0

[oh-nahhh]

Dark Side Of The Moomin.

[Goujian]

I think their society is too constrained in many ways. They need to strike out a balance of sorts. That reminds me, if I ever have to raise sons of my own, I don't want them to get into the socially awkward crap I used to do when I was a kid and in my teens. It's self-destructive in many ways and I don't want them to end up the way I almost used to end up.

You don't want to end up like these guys and you shouldn't wish it on your children.

http://www.the-two-malcontents.com/wp-content/uploads/2dloveB.jpg
http://i1.minus.com/ibeoVmodAyJNbM.png
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6hX2FngcmZk/U1VlHs5CfNI/AAAAAAAAQNI/yxSWLiV-z94/s1600/waifu.png
http://user-cdn.spring.me/photos/20120704/n4ff49f60ec6c0.jpg
http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/387/114/1cb.jpg

[rhiannon]

Because many are socially incompetent.
Why?

[rhiannon]

I'd be very comforted with their big goofy faces watching me eat.I think they're kind of cute lol....but I love soft stuffed animals :D

[oh-nahhh]

♥♥♥ Kawaii ♥♥♥

[RandoBloom]

Why?

Because they have been educated and indoctrinated to be submissive. Any masculinity, or agressiveness typical of men is looked down on. Patriotism is also labeled a bad thing. They are also taught to never be direct. If you are boring, or disliked Japanese will never tell you. And same if they like you, they will never tell you that.
Being manly is also a bad thing since restaurants, bathouses, garages etc will refuse to serve you and will ask you to leave.
Finding a job is almost impossible if masculine. The Japanese men are demanded to be submissive at work, and trough their life, bowing to everyone and anyone, which instills the feeling of servitude and submission, disabling large amount of men in Japan from functioning properly, yet unable to express that, they retire into their own world of hentai, comics, dolls and imaginary girlfriends.

On the flip sides, Japanese women find it extremely hard (just like most other women) to be attracted to a submissive male, which is why foreigners in Japan have such an easy time with women there.

[Mars06]

These sort of things become common when people in a society become more and more isolated from one another. That's unfortunately a huge issue in East Asia today.

[Incal]

Why?

Culture, they have hive mentality. Can't interact one-on-one.

[zhaoyun]

Why?

I think there is a lot of social isolation in Japan. Privacy is of premiere importance, which is odd because of, or maybe directly tied to their extremely high population density. Also, there is a culture of extreme politeness to the point that it is rare that Japanese are very straightforward. It seems many operate behind a social facade, most cultures do this, but its extreme in Japan, so it's hard to get to know what that person is really thinking.

[Goujian]

There's regional identities and cultures within Japan like in China. I hear Western Japanese men tend to be more direct and straightforward than their eastern counterparts. Tokyo was dominated by a samurai culture while Osaka was dominated by a mercantile culture.

[Dandelion]

Talk about honesty about one's loneliness.

[zhaoyun]

There's regional identities and cultures within Japan like in China. I hear Western Japanese men tend to be more direct and straightforward than their eastern counterparts. Tokyo was dominated by a samurai culture while Osaka was dominated by a mercantile culture.

True. I heard people from the Kansai region, centered around Osaka are a lot more straightforward and down to earth than those from Tokyo.

[KawaiiKawaii]

So Kawaii!

[Goujian]

True. I heard people from the Kansai region, centered around Osaka are a lot more straightforward and down to earth than those from Tokyo.

It's said that Kansai region had a large Chinese immigrant population somewhere around the 8th century. Many Kansai people (and Japanese further to the west) tend to look more like northern Chinese and Koreans.

[rhiannon]

Culture, they have hive mentality. Can't interact one-on-one.Collectivism over individualism is a key difference in their society relative to Western societies, so I would somewhat agree with you.

[rhiannon]

I think there is a lot of social isolation in Japan. Privacy is of premiere importance, which is odd because of, or maybe directly tied to their extremely high population density. Also, there is a culture of extreme politeness to the point that it is rare that Japanese are very straightforward. It seems many operate behind a social facade, most cultures do this, but its extreme in Japan, so it's hard to get to know what that person is really thinking.That would drive me batshit insane lol

[Taiguaitiaoghyrmmumin]

Japanese sub cultures get weirder and weirder. But I don't think that's a norm or significant enough, at least yet.

[Dandelion]

That would drive me batshit insane lol

Then you could rent a boyfriend after a hard day of work.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPhr6N-c8as

Japanese work 50 hours per week on average for $1500 per month on average. But I'm talking to a US American, nation of the workaholics so that doesn't really impress (except for the meagre wages).

But at least Americans show their emotions in public, whereas in Japan that is more a private matter between people who know each other very well. Japan is very cold and obsessed about 'not being of bother to others'. It has pros, but comes with obvious cons. IMO, one of the greatest contributors to their high suicide rates.

[zhaoyun]

To be fair though, every culture, including all Western cultures have sub-cultures and sub-groups that are abnormal or "sick", so Japan's definitely not alone there. It's always easier to judge from the outside.

[StonyArabia]

To be fair though, every culture, including all Western cultures have sub-cultures and sub-groups that are abnormal or "sick", so Japan's definitely not alone there. It's always easier to judge from the outside.

Indeed dude, there is a pokemon subculture here and it's cool. Then again I love pokemon. There very weird subcultures to like vampires and werewolves.

[Lucifer]

Pardon me, but no loser would ever get to dine with the Moomin (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tio_ZmHf4Y) cast.

thanks for ruining my day, moomin opening in swedish is like poison in a candy :mad:

[StonyArabia]

thanks for ruining my day, moomin opening in swedish is like poison in a candy :mad:

Moonin is not known here interestingly enough