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Monkey Business in Japan

유튜브 동영상 수집가이신 "동철금 님의 블로그" (http://blog.daum.net/dongchulgold)에서 이 동영상을 처음 보고, "야, 이거 재미 있네.. 함 올려야쥐..." 라고 생각만 하다가, 오늘 아침 6살 먹은 우리집 고양이의 새벽 발꼬락 공격에 잠을 깬 후, 커피 한잔들고 지하실 제 아지트로 와서 이글을 올립니다.  동철님께서 부지런히 모아 좋은 재미있는 비디오들이 많이 있으니 언제 시간 내셔서 쭈우욱 둘러 보세요~~

근데 쎄가 만발이나 빠지도록  탁탁탁 받아 쓰기 끝내고 보니 오리지날 유튜브 화면 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeSQ5Rv7eH8)에 스크립트가 제공되어 있더군요.... -_-;;  그래서 눈물을 머금고 원본을 대신 올립니다.... "Subscribe" 버튼 왼쪽에 있는 (more info)링크를 누르시면 쫙 밑으로 펼쳐집니다...



ANCHOR:
And now onto an unusual tip to fight off a business crisis. A Japanese tavern owner is bringing up a new generation of customer pleasing waiters: macaque monkeys. Are you ready for some monkey business?

STORY:
This "sake house" in northern Tokyo employs two popular and unusual waiters. They are named Yat-chan and Fuku-chan (pronounced Yat-tchan and Fookoo-chan), and are a pair of Japanese macaque monkeys.

Four-year-old Fuku-chan has already two years of experience under his furry belt. His main duty is delivering hot towels to customers before they order their drinks. This is how 12 year-old Yat-chan learned the tricks of the trade.

[Kaoru Otsuka, Tavern Owner]:
"Yat-chan first learned by just watching me working in the restaurant. It all started when one day I gave him a hot towel out of curiosity and he brought the towel to the customer."

Both monkeys are well appreciated by customers who tip them with boiled soy beans.

[Takayoshi Soeno, Tavern Customer]:
"The monkeys are actually better waiters than some really bad human ones!"

Yat-chan is a natural and is always eager to please his customers.

[Shoichi Yano, Tavern Customer]:
"These guys are really adorable. They're like my kids. Well actually better -- my son doesn't listen to me but Yat-chan will."

And customers are impressed that Yat-chan understands their order.

[Miho Takikawa, Tavern Customer]:
"We called out for more beer just then and it brought us some beer, right? It's amazing how it seems to understand human words."

Both monkeys were once household pets. But now they are certified restaurant employees. The monkey pair work in shifts of up to a maximum of two hours a day, due to animal rights regulations. And so their employer is now ready to train three new baby monkeys this year. He hopes to bring up a new generation of Japanese waiters and waitresses.