The proximity of faith related icons to the money in this Dharavi chai-house – every time a transactions is completed the owner brushes the religious …
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Every city has pockets that remain resolutely somewhere else. The manwhabang tucked in the back of the Wilshire Gramercy Plaza Shopping Center is such a …
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A week spent working out of Tokyo/cafes. The three best places in Tokyo to sup coffee, write and soak up the ambience? » The under the …
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A guest over from South Korea – warm but wearing her coat for the duration of her stay inside the cafe. For every context the …
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It’s fairly typical for neighbourhood restaurants to supply a range of weekly manga for customers – most office workers eat out for lunch.
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Today’s office starts early ends late. When we walk in at half five in the morning – the only other punters are a couple of road …
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This Akasaka coffee shop includes a row of accessible power sockets (running a long the edge of the window) primarily to support laptop use – …
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Mobile phone’s positioning as a remote other sends the signal ‘I’m with someone, I’m not alone’.
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Menu title written in English, menu items in Japanese, tax written in English, numbers in Hindu/Arabic/Western. What we know,what we assume our customers know.
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Stop for tea at a road-side restaurant – the sugar is about 9 times the volume of a ‘regular’ lump. The driver takes two, enough …
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