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Re:The Lonely End: in aging Japan, thousands die alone and u... by lani on Friday June 26, 2015 @11:16PM (#9788964)
How about a startup where one can dial a 1-800 number from Japan and get someone in ,say, Europe, who is also bored, and the two can rant to each other about how bad things are , and then go back to their lives ? International PainBuddy program, Dial-An-Agony . 1800-call-pain !! Best part, we pay a couple of life coaches to analyse some rants and provide anonymous advice
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Re:The Lonely End: in aging Japan, thousands die alone and u... by jackvalentine on Friday June 26, 2015 @11:35PM (#9789000)
I was going to comment that you'd have language issues but then I realised, most people who want to vent don't actually need to be understood they just need to get it out.

Good idea!

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Re:The Lonely End: in aging Japan, thousands die alone and u... by SomeStupidPoint on Saturday June 27, 2015 @05:43AM (#9789638)
It might actually work better if a European makes soothing noises and a Japanese person makes soothing noises at a European in exchange, without either side knowing what the topic is.
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Re:The Lonely End: in aging Japan, thousands die alone and u... by lani on Sunday June 28, 2015 @01:53AM (#9792573)
there's also google translate to help out
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Re:The Lonely End: in aging Japan, thousands die alone and u... by nostrademons on Saturday June 27, 2015 @01:58AM (#9789267)
https://www.reddit.com/r/offmychest
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Re:The Lonely End: in aging Japan, thousands die alone and u... by RaSoJo on Saturday June 27, 2015 @08:49AM (#9789986)
I cannot agree with you enough. I must add that, personally i feel more comfortable discussing problems with total strangers - this avoids the social ramifications part. do hope someone picks this idea up seriously.
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