Coffee and Coffins: Bangkok’s death-themed cafe brings awareness to the end of life

By Laurel Tuohy

 

 

Kid Mai Death Awareness Cafe is serving up more than just lattes and smoothies. This new cafe in Bangkok, founded by Professor Veeranut Rojanaprapa, offers philosophy classes in one corner, desks where you can plan your funeral in another, and a casket that you can climb inside to get a discount.

 

The new cafe has been featured extensively in Thai media and even garnered a story on Lonely Planet’s website. Unfortunately, those looking for a kitschy cafe experience may be in for a letdown.

 

As Dr. Veeranut said to us, the cafe is more of an “life-research exhibition” than a coffee spot. In Thai, “kid mai” means “rethink” and the founder said, “we don’t want to focus on coffees or drinks, but the results of our research.”

 

Full Story: https://coconuts.co/bangkok/food-drink/coffee-coffins-bangkoks-death-themed-cafe-brings-awareness-end-life/

 

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london had such a thing back in the 1960s known as the Macabre coffee bar

Yeah, there was one in Sydney many years ago at Double Bay I believe. It was burger joint called the Burgertorium and it sat adjacent to a veterinarian office . Was never that  hungry when I was there. 

Stupid hiso is just to mush 

But again yes meaby good idea because meny  young Thai people die young 

But coffee why not beer