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Chatterbox - the people's movement against loneliness

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In a world where we have more contact with others on social media than in real life, Skravlekopp wants to create a people's movement for inclusion, generosity and meetings between people. One in five people in our small country are lonely. Skravlekopp wants to do something about it.

The chatter cup is a green cup that is placed together with the other equipment of cups and glasses in a catering establishment. In the centre of the green cup is the word Chatter Cup in white lettering.

The idea behind the cup is that when you order your drink and ask for it to be served in a Chatter Cup, you're signalling to the other people in the room that you'd like to talk to others while you drink it. A bit like an open invitation to a conversation. Whether you need it or offer it doesn't matter.

Chatter is something many, if not all, people can get involved in. When municipalities, cafés and the man and woman in the street join forces, it's easier to go a long way towards a more generous society.

Watch a video about Chatterbox here:

Become a Chatterbox café or Chatterbox municipality

Do you run a catering establishment and want to contribute to more openness and warmth? Become a Chatterbox café!

A Chatter Cup Café is a café that wants to create an arena for conversations between people and help make society more inclusive. With the green cups on the shelf, you as a café are making an important contribution. By being on the list of Skravlekopp cafés, you are helping to create more conversations and more everyday joy.

You order the green chatter cups in the same way as you would order other equipment. You can also order your own marketing material that will help to visualise the concept and make it easier for you to explain and for your customers to use.

As a Skravlekopp municipality, you are helping to promote good co-operation between each municipality and various cafés and bakeries in the local community. When municipalities want to lead the way, it's easier for people to follow.

Click here to read more about becoming a Chatterbox café.

Click here to read more about becoming a Chatterbox municipality.

Everyone can contribute to more openness and warmth

We need a lot of people to create a people's movement, and fortunately everyone can contribute something:

  • Over a chat with someone you don't know, you engage with other people who you might not normally talk to.
  • You can contribute just by looking up and paying a little attention to everyone around you. A good look, a smile and a hello.
  • You can help by occasionally having time to talk to people in the shop or on the bus.
  • You can help by occasionally going up to the person you see at school or work who has no-one to talk to.

If you're a business customer, you can order chatter cups here:

Click here to order.