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Comment by joseda-hg

8 months ago

I was aware of Manga Kissas[0], which are a bit more famous in general, I assummed it was a generic extension of the term

[0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga_cafe

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astrange  8 months ago

"Kissa" just means café, but when you'd use the word is complex.

Basically in Japan Japanese words feel retro or else appropriate for personal and family life, while English words feel clean and modern/corporate/business-y.

So a Japanese word like kissaten gives the impression of somewhere from the 60s that's full of old people and you can't breathe because of all the cigarette smoke. But it also specifically means a coffee shop and not a bar I think, so there wouldn't be alcohol.