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Chinese Company Offers House Call Maid Service To Play DoTA
My apartment is a mess, my many online game accounts are in terrible disarray and need attention, but with two jobs and a dog, I really don’t have time to do everything I should. However, according to a post on Sina Weibo, a Chinese IT company is offering a service that can change all that: a house-call maid service.
Maids Entice Young Men To Give Blood
In Japan, you expect to see maids in cute cafes, slinging coffee and rice omelets. But for two days earlier this week, they popped up in an unexpected location: a blood donation centre. This winter the blood donated for transfusions is short. That’s why a centre in Fukuyama decided to bring in four young maids in hopes of attracting young men to donate blood.
The Waitress Uniform That Started It All
For a generation, Anna Miller’s was more than a coffee shop. For a generation, it inspired video games, anime and countless cosplay. For a generation, it’s quickly becoming a memory.
Snakes On A Plane? No, Japanese Maids On A Train!
In Japan, there are all types of otaku (“geeks”). There are anime otaku, video game otaku, and even train otaku. Otaku from all walks of life seem to like the same thing: maids.
The Depressing World Of Unemployed Nerds
You might have a job. You might be between jobs or you might be out of one entirely. Same goes for many in Japan. But what they spend their unemployment cheques on might differ from what their counterparts do elsewhere.
When The Girls Are Mean, The Customers Are Happy
Japan is famous for its service. Waiters and waitress are attentive and prompt, and they don’t even expect a tip! It’s very easy to get accustomed to. But sometimes good service gets old. Sometimes otaku just want to be treated like crap.
Japan Overdoses On Young Maids, Wheels Out Old Maids
Step off the train at Tokyo’s geek and gaming mecca Akihabara, and you’ll see them: maids. Besides serving cake and coffee at maid cafes, maids pop up in video games, manga and anime. They’re typically young. Not these maids, though.
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