Storm in a teacup? Tempers flare online over coffee shop ‘beggars’
Social affairsJan 17, 2018
An online commenter’s criticism of the current “cafe culture among teenagers,” characterizing teenagers as “more like beggars” has recently created a frenzy online. The now-infamous post made Monday on a well-known online community site, complained that teenagers crowded cafes to study in groups without buying anything. “I see so many teenagers -- middle and high school students -- coming to the cafe that I frequent,” it said. “It’s quite absurd to see them just sitting there in huge groups not