In South Korea, where the elderly are the most depressed and impoverished, colatecs offered comfort to hundreds of thousands of seniors
Elderly people dance at the New Hyundai Core colatec in Seoul, South Korea, in this April 10 2018 file photo. Picture: REUTERS/KIM HONG-JISeoul — For years, Jeong Nam-poong has found entertainment at daytime discotheques called “colatecs” that cater to older folks, often losing track of time while dancing the jitterbug under fairy lights and mirror balls.
The team — a retired lieutenant colonel, a former hotelier, a jitterbug instructor and a housewife — coupled up and boogied to jitterbug music on YouTube, all wearing masks even as sweat dripped down their faces. The number of senior South Koreans is ballooning faster than in any other developed country, but businesses catering to the elderly are some of the hardest hit by the pandemic.
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