There are some who like their steak rare. There are others who wish that many of their foods could be too. The Straits Times reveals that in Japan, a barmaid was fired on April 2 after mixing her blood in cocktails. Doctors are now calling on cafe customers to take medical tests.
The name of the establishment already announced the color. Opened in March, Mondaiji Con Cafe Daku, whose name roughly translates to “Dark Cafe for Problem Children,” revolves around a dark, gothic vibe. In a country where theme bars are legion, the concept of Mondaiji Con Cafe Daku is to recruit waitresses playing the role of people “mentally unstable” et “problematic”. On Twitter, the cafe sells itself as being run by “the worst guys in the area”.
Located in the Susukino district, a busy area of Sapporo city, the bar apologized on Twitter and closed its doors for a day to replace all its glasses.
Risks of infection
“These acts are absolutely not acceptable”, tweeted the establishmentwho compares this macabre mixology with “terrorism”. The bloody cocktails are said to have been prepared at the request of a customer.
«Drinking other people’s blood is extremely dangerous»said Dr. Zento Kitao to the Japanese site Flash. Cases of people becoming infected after drinking someone else’s blood are rare, but serious diseases can be transmitted through blood, such as HIV, hepatitis C and B, and syphilis. If sores are present in the mouth, it is easy to get infected.”
The doctor knows the risks: he points out that the medical staff themselves take a lot of precautions when dealing with blood. The wearing of eye protection is in particular put in place, in order to guard against possible jets of blood in the eyes.
On an online forum, one person summarizes the situation well: “A cafe that only hires problem people turned out to be too big of a deal.” Vampires still have a bright future ahead of them.
