Tokyo Cat Cafes
You pay $9 for the privilege of spending an hour in a cafe begging some cats to pay attention to you. Apparently the concept has become very popular in Japan due to a combination of factors that make pet ownership difficult: people spend too much time at work, and many apartments have no-pets policies.
As someone who owns a 15-year-old cat that insists on spending a large portion of her time every day sleeping in my lap -- and instead of trying to move her I've just learned to work around this -- I'm not really in a position to make fun of anyone else's weird cat-related behavior. If I didn't own a cat, and I lived in Japan, I'd probably be one of the people hanging out at the local cat cafe. (Thanks to Cassie Sperry for the link!)
As someone who owns a 15-year-old cat that insists on spending a large portion of her time every day sleeping in my lap -- and instead of trying to move her I've just learned to work around this -- I'm not really in a position to make fun of anyone else's weird cat-related behavior. If I didn't own a cat, and I lived in Japan, I'd probably be one of the people hanging out at the local cat cafe. (Thanks to Cassie Sperry for the link!)
Comments
Didn't we just do this or am I having a reverse senior moment?
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 04/09/09 at 11:54 AM
Yeah, looks like Chuck posted about it back in January. Oh well.
Posted by Alex on 04/09/09 at 12:01 PM
Actually, Chuck posted this yesterday. I know because Expat made reference to "getting the cats before they hit the grill"..thereby ruining my entire day :shut:
Posted by Skitt in SW USA on 04/09/09 at 12:38 PM
Sorry about that Skitt. Just a dog person at heart.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 04/09/09 at 12:42 PM
Geez Expat, I love doggies too but I'd never want to see one on a grill! Please tell me they don't really eat kittys in Greece...we were actually thinking of a cruise to the Greek Isles in late 2010...perhaps not such a great idea.
Posted by Skitt in SW USA on 04/09/09 at 12:58 PM
Skitt, you come ahead and let me know when so I can buy the 1st round. I also give good traveling advice for the area free of charge.
There were some allegations, decades ago, here in Athens about some missing (simi)domestic critters. The last time I <<know>> there were some on the grill was in the mid 60's in Istanbul but that's a whole nether story.
There were some allegations, decades ago, here in Athens about some missing (simi)domestic critters. The last time I <<know>> there were some on the grill was in the mid 60's in Istanbul but that's a whole nether story.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 04/09/09 at 01:33 PM
"...sleeping kitty in his lap..."
hmmmmmmmmmm..........
hmmmmmmmmmm..........
Posted by vegas_girl in Vegas Baby!! on 04/09/09 at 02:34 PM
Apparently it was posted in January as well as yesterday, and then I posted about it today. I'm tempted to post it tomorrow as well, just for good measure.
Posted by Alex on 04/09/09 at 03:17 PM
Alex: :lol:
Posted by Skitt in SW USA on 04/09/09 at 03:35 PM
This is a great idea! I want to visit the kitty tea house.
Posted by Nethie on 04/10/09 at 02:43 AM
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