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Two trained monkeys, are now working as waiters in a Japanese tavern where they wait on customers and hand out hot towels. The maitre-de is still a human, but fears he too will soon be replaced. Read on, and then be extra nice to your boss today.
According to
news sources, the Kayabukiya tavern, just north of Tokyo, employs the two macaques named Yat-chan and Fuku-chan, to help out their more traditional human waiters. The more experienced of the two, Yat-chan, aged twelve, takes customers’ drink orders and brings them to the table while his younger companion who can’t do that yet, makes himself helpful by handing out hot towels to customers.
The monkeys were originally pets owned by Kaoru Otsuka, 63, the owner of the tavern. He soon noticed, however, that they began copying his actions in the restaurant, and he got the idea to train them as waiters. It has worked out so well that he is planning to train three baby monkeys as the next set of waiters for the tavern. (This would be a time-sensitive project, and only occur after the older generation retires and lives comfortably off the more than generous pension plan and 401K offered by the tavern.)
Oh well. Waiter see, monkey do, (or something like that).
Monkeys Work as Waiters in Japanese Restaurant: Tips, Please!
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