International Maid Coffee

Intercultural Communication through Collaborative Project 2

Final Presentation

Members

• Kiriha (Japan)

• Zaya (Sweden)

• Nicolas (France)

• Louisa (Germany)

• Cleopatra (Sweden),

• Emeline (France),

• Tsukasa (Japan),

• Thomas (Germany)

Goals and Rationale

• Introduce other countries (Sweden, Germany, France)

• Offer Language Practice in the form of Maid Café

• Offer high-class service for the customers to enjoy their time fully in Maid Café

• Provide international Menus and a order pattern

Target & Expected Participants

• Attract as many cutomers (international students as well as Japanese students) as possible to the café (ca. 40+)

• Increase profit of the coffee shop

• Help students get to know a new language and deepen their knowledge of a language

• Expected participants:

– Japanese students and international students

Summary of the Project

• Greet Customers at the entrance of Coffee shop• Escort customer to their table and offer translated

Menu• Offer individual language practice with the maids or

butlers• Help customers read out order patterns and order

coffee in another language– Fetch order at the counter for them

• Entertain the customer– Enjoyable coffee time with Maid or Butler– Speak in chosen language

ScheduleDay Time Action Place

Wed., 10th of June 12:00-13:00 Distribute Flyers In front of Cafeteria

Friday, 12th of June 13:00-18:00 Maid Café Event Seattle‘s Best Coffee

Wed., 24th of June 12:00-13:00 Distribute Flyers In front of Cafeteria

Friday, 26th of June 13:00-17:00 Maid Café Event Seattle‘s Best Coffee

Monday, 27th of July From 13:00 Final Presentation

Contents

• Concept of a Maid Café• The customer is able to choose maid/butler and the

service him-/herself• Individual language practice with the maid/butler• Cooperation with Seattle`s Best Coffee shop• Doing advertisement by ourselves• Hand out flyers in costumes• Negotiate with the manager• Translated menu (French, German, Swedish)• Prepare order pattern for customers

Budget Plan (Max.20,000 yen)

No food or drink will be

covered. All items must be

purchased by the university.

Item Unit Price Number Sub-total

Hair Accesoirs Daiso

Ribbon Hairband-white 2 pieces100 Yen+tax 4549131234923 216 Yen

Cloves for Butlers Daiso Size M,

White (driving gloves) 3 Pieces100 Yen+tax 4549131089240 324 Yen

Films for instant camera

Fujifilm (20 in one paket) 2

pakets

1290 Yen+tax 4547410173833 2786,40 Yen

Films for instant camera Fujifilm

(10 in one paket) 1 paket680 Yen + tax 8002575540 734,40 Yen

Ties ドンキホッテ

Black 3 pieces990 Yen +tax 4955928845409 3207,60 Yen

Blogs ドンキホッテ

Daimond… 8 pieces148 Yen + tax 4902805007528 1278,72 Yen

Tights Daiso

Skin-coloured M-L100 Yen+ tax 4984343882553 108 Yen

Total 8655,12 Yen

Achievements

• Cooperation with Seattle‘s Best Coffee shop

• Increasing the Sales of the Coffee shop

• Very good Teamwork

• Introduce Languages to people visiting the Event

• Customers had the chance to talk to foreign people and get to know more about them

• Big impact -> influence on other universities

Day

13:00-17:00

Number of GuestsProfit

Average Spending per Person

Normal Friday 89 36.913 ¥414,8

Maid-Café Friday 1 128 53.886 ¥421,0

Maid Café Friday 2 104 42.720 ¥410,8

Over 100 Feedback sheets

Reflection

Positive

• Do marketing material by ourselves

• Good motivation in the Team

• Many customers

• Good response

• Increased sales

• We were able to borrow nice costumes

• Very efficient -> Budget management

Negative

• Japanese Management

• Inflexible Manager– Changing decisions all the

time

– Need long discussions

• Hard time to understand each other and communicate in the Team

We had a lot of fun!!

Thank you for your help and support