٠٠:٠٤:٤١A Shanghai cafe is giving its customers a uniquely macabre experience - a chat about death and mortality over their cup of coffee - as seen in footage filmed on Wednesday.
Footage shows the Ferryman cafe, run by a funeral services firm of the same name.
"We have quite a large customer base here because there are many residential areas nearby," said one worker, Jiang. "We wanted to create a space nearby where our customers could sit down and have a conversation. Unexpectedly, it has gradually become a place where young people are eager to come and discuss topics related to life and death."
Another worker, Sun, admitted the cafe had become so popular that they were considering moving to a larger premises.
According to the project's organisers, the cafe aims to boost understanding about funerals and also recruit younger people into the funeral services industry, with death still quite a taboo subject in China.
Dying for a chat? Shanghai cafe encourages customers to talk about mortality
A Shanghai cafe is giving its customers a uniquely macabre experience - a chat about death and mortality over their cup of coffee - as seen in footage filmed on Wednesday.
Footage shows the Ferryman cafe, run by a funeral services firm of the same name.
"We have quite a large customer base here because there are many residential areas nearby," said one worker, Jiang. "We wanted to create a space nearby where our customers could sit down and have a conversation. Unexpectedly, it has gradually become a place where young people are eager to come and discuss topics related to life and death."
Another worker, Sun, admitted the cafe had become so popular that they were considering moving to a larger premises.
According to the project's organisers, the cafe aims to boost understanding about funerals and also recruit younger people into the funeral services industry, with death still quite a taboo subject in China.
A Shanghai cafe is giving its customers a uniquely macabre experience - a chat about death and mortality over their cup of coffee - as seen in footage filmed on Wednesday.
Footage shows the Ferryman cafe, run by a funeral services firm of the same name.
"We have quite a large customer base here because there are many residential areas nearby," said one worker, Jiang. "We wanted to create a space nearby where our customers could sit down and have a conversation. Unexpectedly, it has gradually become a place where young people are eager to come and discuss topics related to life and death."
Another worker, Sun, admitted the cafe had become so popular that they were considering moving to a larger premises.
According to the project's organisers, the cafe aims to boost understanding about funerals and also recruit younger people into the funeral services industry, with death still quite a taboo subject in China.