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“Retired and divorced chiropractor Qian Weizhong is also on the prowl. On a recent Tuesday at IKEA Mr. Qian was excited to get the number of a woman he referred to as a “nice lady.” He plans to ask her out soon, he said … At the weekly IKEA romance session in Shanghai, the elderly arrive in swarms of 70 to 700 to get the free coffee offered to holders of the IKEA Family membership card. 

Ms. Tang, seated amid the backdrop of Poang reading chairs and Vreta poufs, sips coffee and says she is grateful to have such a meeting place. “I make more senior citizen friends when I come here,” said Ms. Tang. “There’s more to offer than meeting a boyfriend at IKEA.””

That is super cute and kinda hilarious. The story reminds me of my grandpa in Thailand who goes to the mall every day and meets up with his friends to hang out, talk, play chess and comes home by 4 pm, eats dinner at 6 and is in bed by 8. Old people in Asia enjoy the simple life, man.

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