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Wait, aren't third places public places? Like, squares or parks? I thought commercial establishments were second places.
by mettamage 2y ago
Wait, aren't third places public places? Like, squares or parks? I thought commercial establishments were second places.
- grokkedit 2y agothey are second places only if you work there, I think
- tqi 2y agoA second place is your office, ie commercial spaces where you are an employee
- downrightmike 2y agoNot really , no, squares don't really exist in neighborhoods, and parks are almost as rare.
- mettamage 2y agoNot in Europe, they exist. I'm from the Netherlands, you can find public third places.
- downrightmike 2y agoWhen I was in Germany, sure they exist, but they are rundown and crappy outside of city centers.
- abdullahkhalids 2y agoIndeed, we should at least differentiate between third places that you have to pay for or are otherwise restricted, and that you don't have to.
- boffinAudio 2y agoA generation of Americans have no idea what the commons is.
- TrueSlacker0 2y agoIn Howard Shultz book about Starbucks he said one of Starbucks goals was for it to be a third place to be able to safely go to chat and socialize. Home is one, work is two. He wanted Starbucks to be able to be a/the third. Similar to what a church or pub has provided throughout history but a lot of people no longer go to church.
- odiroot 2y agoPublic places outside tend to be too cold to linger at, for like half of the year.