It seems Maid Cafes — where the waitresses dress as French maids wearing (I kid you not) cat ears — are becoming passe here in Tokyo.

Lately it seems the otaku boys lurking about Akihabara are hanging out in coffee shops where the waitresses treat them rudely and insultingly until they get up to leave. At his point, the girls become very affectionate and beg and plead with the customer not to leave or to at least promise to come back soon.

Of course, if the customer decides to stay and sits back down, the abuse begins again.

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