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Hate staring blankly at that empty restaurant seat? Always end up spilling food on your book? A restaurant in Japan has found the solution to lonely solo dining by Hate staring blankly at that empty restaurant seat? Always end up spilling food on your book? A restaurant in Japan has found the solution to lonely solo dining by offering its customers the option of eating opposite large stuffed animals. Let's face it, finding a cuddly date for night out isn't always easy ...
offering its customers the option of eating opposite large stuffed animals. Let's face it, finding a cuddly date for night out isn't always easy ... The stuffed toys are characters from Finland's Moomin books and are offered to customers by staff at the Moomin Cafe in Tokyo.
The stuffed toys are characters from Finland's Moomin books and are offered to customers by staff at the Moomin Cafe in Tokyo. But if Japan seems like a long way to go for a dinner date, there's nothing to stop you recreating your own. The only major drawback is that they won't be offering to pick up half the bill.
But if Japan seems like a long way to go for a dinner date, there's nothing to stop you recreating your own. The only major drawback is that they won't be offering to pick up half the bill.
I love the idea #moomincafe but I tried #leftover #pizza with #et and #stimpy and I still felt #lonely #thirdwheel pic.twitter.com/WjpsAYIfqKI love the idea #moomincafe but I tried #leftover #pizza with #et and #stimpy and I still felt #lonely #thirdwheel pic.twitter.com/WjpsAYIfqK
The Moomin Cafe has just opened a branch in New York, where eating alone is commonplace.The Moomin Cafe has just opened a branch in New York, where eating alone is commonplace.
What do you think? Does the idea of sitting opposite a stuffed animal fill that gaping hole of loneliness? Or do you enjoy eating alone? Share your thoughts in the threadWhat do you think? Does the idea of sitting opposite a stuffed animal fill that gaping hole of loneliness? Or do you enjoy eating alone? Share your thoughts in the thread