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[โ€“] tone212_@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] melbourne_wanderer@aussie.zone 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] tone212_@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] just_kitten@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago

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