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I just can't see this working in the West.

Unfortunately. :(
Chinese 'anger bar' is a big hit

Customers can release anger caused by the problems of daily life
A bar in eastern China has come up with a novel way of attracting clients - they are allowed to beat up the staff.

The Rising Sun Anger Release Bar in Nanjing lets customers smash glasses, rant and even hit specially trained workers, state media reported.

The owner, Wu Gong, told China Daily that he was inspired to open the bar by his experiences as a migrant worker.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5251952.stm

I just can't see this working in the West.

Unfortunately. :(

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5251952.stm


You must go to the "hearts and flowers" kind of dojo then.

Oh, I think it would work very well in the US. In fact, it sounds like the sort of thing every city and town should have.

Oh, I think it would work very well in the US. In fact, it sounds like the sort of thing every city and town should have.
Naw, cause someone's bound to go too far and bring in a gun or do something stupid.

Oh, I think it would work very well in the US. In fact, it sounds like the sort of thing every city and town should have.

We do. Its a place usually called someones first name or just simply "Bar".

There are two drinks. Beer and liquor.

There may be peanuts, consumption of them is ill advised.

If you aren't a regular you will be hassled within 15 minutes of doing anything except sitting down at the bar and drinking. This includes looking at anything, being a woman, speaking, sneezing, wearing something that is not flannel, leather, or denim.

Oh, I think it would work very well in the US. In fact, it sounds like the sort of thing every city and town should have.I agree. Except instead of calling them "Anger Bars", we should call them "Government Offices".

I agree. Except instead of calling them "Anger Bars", we should call them "Government Offices".

:fluffle: Maybe the Chinese are exercising 'privatisation' of government-functions

Naw, cause someone's bound to go too far and bring in a gun or do something stupid.
I wear a gun in bars.

Not against the law.

The most the owner can do here is post a sign saying he doesn't want guns in the place - and then all the police can do is make you leave or face trespassing charges.

That, and there seems to be a pattern that you lose a lot of business here by doing posting a No Guns sign in your restaurant.

Oh, I think it would work very well in the US. In fact, it sounds like the sort of thing every city and town should have.Sounds great to me. I'd love to combine two of my favorite activities, drinking and fighting, and not have to make bail afterward.

Sounds great to me. I'd love to combine two of my favorite activities, drinking and fighting, and not have to make bail afterward.

You don't have to make bail if you don't hang around after you've kicked their ass and wait for the police.

If you aren't a regular you will be hassled within 15 minutes of doing anything except sitting down at the bar and drinking. This includes looking at anything, being a woman, speaking, sneezing, wearing something that is not flannel, leather, or denim.
You wear flannel?
What are ya? Some kind of poofter?

You don't have to make bail if you don't hang around after you've kicked their ass and wait for the police.
True.

Meh ....sounds like a normal friday night at the bar...and its free here. Well the beating part ...the beers still cost money .

You wear flannel?
What are ya? Some kind of poofter?

Possibly a Canadian..?

I'll work there if I get to hit people back.

Which brings up an interesting point. Where do the employees of the anger bar go to work off anger? :eek:

I'll work there if I get to hit people back.

Which brings up an interesting point. Where do the employees of the anger bar go to work off anger? :eek:

As long as your take off your work uniform and come in after hours...

You wear flannel?
What are ya? Some kind of poofter?

Lumberjack. ;)

I'll work there if I get to hit people back.

Which brings up an interesting point. Where do the employees of the anger bar go to work off anger? :eek:

To cripple the competition!!

As long as your take off your work uniform and come in after hours...

Then one of the regulars comes in, thinks you're in the clock, smacks you and gets his clock cleaned.

Fun. :)

I wonder what you would have to do to get bared?

And that’s got to be one of the most kick ass jobs ever so long as you don’t get hurt maybe they should wear a knights outfit it would be fun to push them over

I wear a gun in bars.

Not against the law.

The most the owner can do here is post a sign saying he doesn't want guns in the place - and then all the police can do is make you leave or face trespassing charges.

That, and there seems to be a pattern that you lose a lot of business here by doing posting a No Guns sign in your restaurant.

As always, depends on the state. CC in bars is illegal in Texas (the state I know the most about). http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/docs/PE/content/htm/pe.010.00.000046.00.htm#46.03.00

Excellent!

The staff may have protective equipment but I bet they still rely on "Skin of copper, bones of steel."

Imagine trying to get job injury insurance...lol:D :)

Sounds like a precursor to fight club. Perhaps Project Mayhem is next....

Sounds like a precursor to fight club. Perhaps Project Mayhem is next....

YAY! *fills a bank with manure*

LO, I'd hit it! [/really bad pun]

If you found a way to combine this with Starbucks and Hooters somehow then you'd have the BEST FRANCHISE EVER. :D

There was me, that is Alex, and my three droogs, that is Pete, Georgie, and Dim, and we sat in the Korova Milkbar trying to make up our rassoodocks what to do with the evening. The Korova milkbar sold milk-plus, milk plus vellocet or synthemesc or drencrom, which is what we were drinking. This would sharpen you up and make you ready for a bit of the old ultra-violence.

http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/1118/clockworkpu3.png (http://imageshack.us)

Sounds like a precursor to fight club. Perhaps Project Mayhem is next....
Always Project Mayhem. When is it going to be Project Ham's turn?

Possibly a Canadian..?
Only when we are clubbing seals.

Just caught this:

http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/features/archive/news/2005/06/20050608p2g00m0fe014000c.html

New 'anger release bar' a place for customers and staff to get hammered
A customer (R) attacks a staff member at the Rising Sun Anger Release Bar in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu province August 7, 2006. (Reuters)

A new bar in eastern China is offering customers a chance to get in a stiff belt in more ways than one.

Patrons of the "Rising Sun Anger Release Bar" in Nanjing city can pay extra to smash the glasses, shout, and assault the staff. Anything that can't be worked out physically can be thrashed out with the bar's psychologist.

The bar employs 20 buff blokes in their twenties and thirties as targets for drinkers' rage, and who will dress up according to the customer's whims. The models are equipped with protective gear, and get regular physical training.

The bar was set up in April by Wu Gong, a 29-year-old man who got his inspiration from similar bars in Japan. He remarked that most of his customers are women, particularly those working for service and entertainment companies, such as karaoke bars and massage parlors. (Compiled from wire reports)

August 9, 2006

There are a few pics w/ the article. I thought this sounded kinda familiar, but wasn't sure of the veracity of the Japanese origins, so I didn't mention it.