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花錢租朋友！日本
Rent a Friend in Japan - Renting Companions in Japanese Cities futurescopes.com
Japan is one of the first countries to witness the birth of the rent-a-friend business which is now becoming a global phenomenon. Sweeping socio-economic changes combined with a deeply ingrained social customs have led to the rise in this service sector in Japan. The service has its own plus and minus points with psychologists warning against substituting fiction for fact and yet there is no denying that the trend is here to stay.
The rent-a-friend system works like any other service which can be hired in exchange of money. Clients pay a certain sum to an agency which in turn provides an individual, known as an agent, to act as a friend, relative, co-worker, boss or even spouse at social functions. The agent may charge anything from 15000 Yuan or 100 to 150 Sterling pounds to make an appearance at a major event like a wedding but more if he is expected to make a speech or sing karaoke at the party.
In Japan, Rent-a-friend services are mostly sought to keep up appearances in social situations. Some of the most common ones are where such hired agents stand in for friends and co-workers in weddings as well as funerals. Clients often request the services of an agent to appear as the best man at weddings where he would deliver a moving speech for the groom and the bride mingle with guests and then perhaps quietly slip away once the party is over. In some cases even parents at a formal match-making ceremony have been known to come from an agency. Again there are instances where a single parent like a divorced mom may hire the services of a man to be present at a school function for her kids. Appearing as an ‘uncle’, this person would then cheer the kids, record their participation on a hand-held video camera and join in the adult-and-children races. If required he would even make small-talk with other guardians about the kids and at the end of the event, return to the agency without ever setting eyes on the ‘nephew’ or ‘niece’ again.
In many cases, the rent-a-friend system may also play a role in personal relationships. The Guardian report mentions the case of a woman who hired the services of a male “friend” in an attempt to revive a flagging love affair. Suspecting that her long distance boyfriend was losing interest in her, the woman asked this “friend” to come upon them when they were out on a date, introduce himself as her former acquaintance and then express interest in catching up with her – all in the hope that the present boyfriend would be goaded into a jealousy and his affection for the woman would be rekindled.
Providers of the rent-a-friend service are careful to differentiate themselves from just another dating service. They insist that a lot of serious effort and careful preparation goes behind every appearance made by a hired ‘friend’. He or she is expected to learn every detail of the client’s life – their social circle, past events, as well as personal and professional relationships. All this preparation is crucial in the event of a guest or relative at the event asking the ‘friend’ a detail about the client. If the answer is incorrect or evaded, it can seriously damage the client’s reputation and with it that of the rent-a-friend business too.
In recent years there has been a surge in demand for agents required to stand in for colleagues, bosses and friends from work. In the aftermath of one of the worst recessions faced by Japan post Second World War, thousands of men and women have lost jobs across the country. However in order to save face at social functions and family gatherings, the mandatory presence of co-workers and bosses is now being increasingly filled up by agents from the rent-a-friend services.
Q:
What do you think that the rent-a-friend business in japan?
Do you want to rent a friend? Why or why not?
Do you think is a good idea that renting guests at wedding or at funeral?
Is it a good idea to hire a boyfriend or girlfriend in an attempt to revive a flagging love affair?
Why do we isolate?
How to make friends?
Is modern life making us lonely?
花錢租朋友！
J.K. Rowling哈佛 談失敗的好處?
J.K. Rowling's Harvard Speech on Benefits of Failure
talesofsuccess.com Rida Patwegar
J.K. Rowling is considered as one of the most famous authors of all time, her Harry Potter series of books have become a staple of modern pop culture. But before Rowling became famous, successful and wealthy, she struggled to make ends meet for years.
J.K. Rowling's Harvard Speech
In her commencement speech at Harvard, Rowling talks about what those years of hardship she endured have taught her about life. She also talks about her job at Amnesty International and all that it taught her about the power of imagination, which allows people to foster empathy and turn the world into a better place for everybody.
Below are some inspiring words from her speech.
Benefits of Failure
So why do I talk about the benefits of failure? Simply because failure meant a stripping away of the inessential. I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than what I was, and began to direct all my energy into finishing the only work that mattered to me. Had I really succeeded at anything else, I might never have found the determination to succeed in the one arena I believed I truly belonged. – J.K. Rowling, Failure
I was set free, because my greatest fear had been realised, and I was still alive, and I still had a daughter whom I adored, and I had an old typewriter and a big idea. And so rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life. – J.K. Rowling, Fear
It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you fail by default. – J.K. Rowling, Failure
Happiness
Personal happiness lies in knowing that life is not a check-list of acquisition or achievement. Your qualifications, your CV, are not your life, though you will meet many people of my age and older who confuse the two. – J.K. Rowling, Happiness
Q:
What do you think about J.K. Rowling?
Do you like her books?
What are the benefits of failure?
How to become a famous writer?
How to become famous, successful and wealthy?
How to find true happiness?
What are the ways to deal with hardship?
What are the ways to rebuild your self-confidence after a setback?
花錢租朋友！
滿足虛榮感! "租"朋友陪玩
刷臉書看別人的生活好像都很精彩，天天聚餐、交遊廣闊、令人羨慕。因此日本出現一個新興行業，叫做「萬事通便利店」，在這家店甚至可以花錢租到「假朋友」，陪吃飯、陪玩、陪拍照，營造生活多采多姿的假像，然後照片上傳臉書獲得別人「按讚」，滿足空虛的心靈。
現代人生活有多寂寞，這群「假朋友」最清楚，「萬事通便利店」，在日本各地都有分公司、全都是女職員，各年齡層、各種外形條件都有，為的就是要應付顧客的各種要求，兩位女性一起用餐，看起來像是好朋友，但其實她們才剛見面，穿白衣服的女性是「花錢租來的朋友」，出勤費3000日圓，一小時服務費再加3000日圓，等於每小時花大約2000台幣租一個朋友，陪吃飯、陪聊天、陪遊山玩水、陪拍照。
雖然一個人也可以堅強，但總是兩個人會比較好，迷路的話至少有個伴，至少有個伴，就是「假朋友」這個行業興起的原因，她們也受雇前往婚禮現場當新娘的「假親友團」，去生日派對充場面，去獨居老人家裡當「假家人」，滿足雇主空虛的人際關係和心靈，也凸顯出網路世代、人們缺乏自信的心理狀態。【更多新聞詳情請上 - 華視新聞網 】
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