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Re:All the lonely people by jmspring on Saturday June 11, 2016 @11:37PM (#11886511)
Or Taco Bell or whatever local cheap eatery is in the local neighborhood.
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Re:All the lonely people by wallflower on Sunday June 12, 2016 @01:35AM (#11886798)
"When many lower-income Americans feel isolated and empty, they yearn for physical social networks. All across US, this happens organically at McDonald's"

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jun/08/mcdonalds-c...

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Re:All the lonely people by hueving on Sunday June 12, 2016 @02:20AM (#11886906)
McDonald's has something particularly attractive about it to older folks though. Might be nostalgia since it was the first big fast food thing, or maybe it's just cheap coffee. Not sure, but the one near me always has a couple of groups of old folks chatting there at 7-10am on sundays.
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