Funeral advisor and Death Cafe founder Jon Underwood says the aim of the movement is "to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives."

殡葬顾问、死亡咖啡馆发起人乔恩·安德伍德(Jon Underwood)说，这个活动的目的是"提高人们对死亡的认识，帮助人们充分利用他们(有限的)生命。"

 

 

Death Cafes are not intended to be bereavement support groups or morbid places. They are simply environments where mentioning death and the deceased or fears about personal mortality and means of dying are openly welcomed and not unsaid, sanitised or ignored.

死亡咖啡馆无意成为丧亲互助会或其他怪异的场所。它纯粹是为人们提供场所，谈论死亡、死者、对个人死亡的恐惧以及死亡方式。在这里可以畅所欲言，没有人审核你，没有人忽视你。

A survey by the charity Dying Matters reveals that more than 70 per cent of us are uncomfortable talking about death and dying.

慈善机构"死亡重要"(Dying Matters)的调查显示，超过70%的人谈论死亡会感到不安。

"We don't want toshove death down people's throats," Underwood told The Independent. "We just want to create an environment where talking about death is natural and comfortable."

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