Padma is taking a friend to the cinema in the Bay to watch "Rental Family". Would I mind being left alone at "Riverbend"? Are you kidding me? Being left alone at "Riverbend" is as close as it gets to bliss! I even told her to charge it to VISA-card!
It seems that the concept of companies that will rent out platonic companions to lonely locals has bubbled along in Japanese popular culture for more than thirty years. And the industry is likely to continue growing, with no end in sight to Japan’s demographic and social needs.
What a pity the trend hadn't already started when I left Germany, as I would have gladly let them hire my family. They were one of several reasons why I emigrated to Australia. People usually start life by being born. Not me though. I started life when I arrived here in Australia.
Something to reflect on, as I enjoy this quiet Wednesday all by myself.
