Pay to be humiliated at Japan's "Rude Restaurant"

[Ali Gator]

"CBS Sunday Morning" had a segment on today about a popular restaurant in Japan among Millennials and Gen Zers known as 'The Rude Restaurant'.  The concept is for the servers to be purposely rude to the guests, to the point of insulting and humiliating you and serving you horrible - though edible - food. The young clientele love this - posting pics and video from their experiences on social media, while the owner told reporters the place is booked 'months in advance'. They point out that this is happening in a country where social etiquette has gone above and beyond for centuries - everyone is treated kindly in just about every business (stores, banks, airports, restaurants, etc). 

Why in the world would anyone go to a restaurant to be purposely and intentionally  mistreated and humiliated ? Why would these young Japanese men and women patronize this place ?  Is it just because its different from the norm ? 

 

(Bad enough when that happens unintentionally - like here in America.) 

[Guest]

43 minutes ago, Ali Gator said:

Why in the world would anyone go to a restaurant to be purposely and intentionally  mistreated and humiliated ? Why would these young Japanese men and women patronize this place ?  Is it just because its different from the norm ? 

I think it's a facet of human behavior and psychology..... it's even a niche and "kink"  in the "biz" and one probably larger than most people realize.  

[+ azdr0710]

1 hour ago, Ali Gator said:

the place is booked 'months in advance'

 

I wonder if the more recent bookings are only because of social media buzz.....FOMO and only going there to post a picture of yourself there and being able to say you went there......

In Japan one restaurant prides itself on its rudeness

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[Ali Gator]

4 hours ago, Vin_Marco said:

I think it's a facet of human behavior and psychology..... it's even a niche and "kink"  in the "biz" and one probably larger than most people realize.  

Excellent reminder about this 'kink' in the biz.  But in the biz is it with this demographic going to the restaurant (Millennials / Zoomers) ? For some reason I would associate it with older clientele, and a very specific clientele. 

[+ nycman]

Stupid.

[marylander1940]

1 hour ago, nycman said:

Stupid.

To each his own!

Some folks on here pay to be submissive to a hot guy, others pay to be in charge. 

Are raceplay and fat shaming also stupid? They're trendy and relatively popular kinky fetishes nowadays. 

 

Edited December 4, 2023 by marylander1940

[Hot4latin]

Some of the best drag shows in America feature performers that tease and embarrass audience members.  Just add a meal and you're there.  

[+ purplekow]

This is not a new idea at all.  I can remembers hearing of several such places in the 70s and of course, you can get that kind of treatment in any restaurant in NYC.  

[marylander1940]

51 minutes ago, Hot4latin said:

Some of the best drag shows in America feature performers that tease and embarrass audience members.  Just add a meal and you're there.  

Exactly like a roast!

Laraine Newman min 18 I think was the best!

 

 

Edited December 4, 2023 by marylander1940

[RadioRob]

This sounds somewhat like Dick's Last Resort.  I was with a group in Vegas with a group of people and when the waiter came over to the table, he said "Oh hell no...  ya'll aren't about to work me like this!"  He made us get up and marched us over to make our own drinks.  They would throw napkins or straws at patrons....  and at the end, they made us paper hats with insults on them.  

I had never laughed so hard at dinner before....  it was a ton of fun.  Wait staff were very witty and you could tell they loved the job.