[HN Gopher] One way to fight loneliness: The Germans call it a S...
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       One way to fight loneliness: The Germans call it a Stammtisch
        
       Author : geox
       Score  : 12 points
       Date   : 2024-12-22 18:51 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
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       | ElectRabbit wrote:
       | As a German: the answer is IMHO in the pub culture you can find
       | in UK and Ireland.
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       | A socially accepted central meeting place where people can go and
       | talk to each other. Of course also to eat and drink.
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       | It's the social glue there and has a very very old history there.
        
       | Rendello wrote:
       | A type of third place: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_place
        
       | bvanderveen wrote:
       | NPR reluctantly starting to walk back the line that staying home
       | forever is the only correct way to live, complete with the well-
       | placed harumph that it involves beer.
        
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