• tone212_
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    8 months ago

    Needed a change of scenery with doing work (going a bit troppo doing WFH all the time) so brought my laptop to a local cafe. This cafe is more coffee and small eats rather than full-on brunch, so thought it would be fine. Half the tables in here aren’t taken.

    It’s interesting how working / studying from cafes in Australia isn’t really a thing. I get why (table turnover). I remember when I was in the US it was very common to walk into a cafe and see a lot of people with laptops. Didn’t seem to be an issue in Japan either.

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      8 months ago

      eh? heaps of people work/study from cafes here, just not when/where it’s really busy, which is as it should be.

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        8 months ago

        Really? I don’t see it all that often, except maybe in the CBD (Starbucks etc).

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          Depends on where and when. Near unis, or during the leadup to exams, plenty working or studying in cafes in the inner city. I see a fair number in Richmond, Collingwood etc.

          I think it’s becoming less common though simply because of the cost of living. You’re paying at least $5 for entry and might not necessarily get a charging point even