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Genuinely interested to know where in the world the cafes are like that.

• 1123581321 9y ago
  I’m in the Midwest. All of them do something to discourage staying all day. Most don’t have many seats with access to electrical. WiFi is restricted to a couple hours per session and not any faster than it needs to be. Most of them are echoey on purpose. It’s been several years since one tried to make bringing a computer at all difficult, though. I credit this to the re-emergence of Dunkin Donuts in our area, reducing the gain from competing for customers without much time for coffee.
• sushid 9y ago
  Maybe not in the suburbs but it's definitely the case in SF. Try Sightglass in Soma for instance. Loud, no internet, no outlets at all. Or Coffee Bar in Potrero. They have no laptop sections and possibly the slowest internet speed I've ever seen. They don't make the experience tortuous but it's not the most pleasant experience either.