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Fighting a McDonalds in Queens for the right to sit. And sit. And sit
- jrs99 13y agosounds like every starbucks in manhattan. i've seen people with desktops in manhattan starbuckses. if these people go into a cafe as a group of three or something with a laptop, nobody would flinch. Once the group becomes 6 or 7 people or more, it becomes a bit too conspicuous.
- paulhauggis 13y agoI wonder. If one of these people that like to sit all day have a home. If I sit in front of their house all day and say it's my right, what will their reaction be?
- jrs99 13y agoagreed. they'd ask you to leave because it's private residence and not a business for people that buy only 1 coffee or small french fries. I do admit i go to a cafe and sit with a laptop for several hours. But these guys don't even speak English.
- CubeLabs 13y agoI fail to see your point. What does speaking one language among many have to do with anything?
- Gigablah 13y agoApparently English proficiency is a prerequisite for cafe squatting.
- EliRivers 13y agoBut these guys don't even speak English. For people who apparently don't speak English, their quoted comments are remarkably English. Is this just code for "they're not even white", or is it "they're not even of European ancestry"?
- jrs99 13y agoextremely rude of them to sit at a McDonald's. Hypocrites. They would probably not like it if I went into their house and sat in it forever. Yet, they'll gladly go to a McDonald's and sit in it after buying a coffee.
- Spoygg 13y agoWhere there is something out of ordinary business should see it as an opportunity to change and grow. I know it's wishful thinking to expect something like that form McD, but it could easily be opportunity to give back something. Not everything in life is about making bucks.