Cafes are occupied by too many entitled loiterers, for whom $4.50 a coffee is way too cheap. The rest of us are subsidising their Zoom meetings.
Old mate in the cafe was doing it tough. At 8.30am, he sat at a corner table chairing a meeting. One of his colleagues was complaining to the staff member who brought him his iced coffee. “Seven-fifty?! Same coffee, no froth, just frozen water, and it’s that much?” The staff member retreated. The meeting continued, rent-free.
Cafes are, for their owners, a labour of complicated love. Wait staff, if aged 20 or over, are employed on the lowest minimum wage of Whatever the reason for rising commodity prices makes no difference to the cafes; their costs rise, and if their prices rise, too, they face a coup d’etat from their customers.
But isn’t it good that cafes are what is known as a “third place”, the public space between home and a workplace where human contact happens? Doesn’t the contemporary cafe survive and thrive thanks to its attractiveness as a third place? Isn’t the free Wi-Fi part of the deal?, sociologist Ray Oldenburg said libraries, gyms, parks, town squares and churches were essential to the health of communities; a busy third placethe community.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
How cafes and playgrounds are breathing new life into cemeteriesBunurong Memorial Park and Cemetery in Dandenong is not just a place to bury the dead. It also includes a cafe, a children’s playground, trails for walking, running and cycling and space for picnics.
Read more »
Where to get a coffee on Good Friday in BrisbaneRejoice: these Brisbane cafes are open on Good Friday.
Read more »
Oi, old mate, a cafe isn’t a rent-free office. Why don’t you Zoom off?Cafes are occupied by too many entitled loiterers, for whom $4.50 a coffee is way too cheap. The rest of us are subsidising their Zoom meetings.
Read more »
Oi, old mate, a cafe isn’t a rent-free office. Why don’t you Zoom off?Cafes are occupied by too many entitled loiterers, for whom $4.50 a coffee is way too cheap. The rest of us are subsidising their Zoom meetings.
Read more »
Couples that slay together, stay together. Just ask Riri and A$AP RockyWhy do some couples dress alike?
Read more »
Couples that slay together, stay together. Just ask Riri and A$AP RockyWhy do some couples dress alike?
Read more »