[Tagging] Fast food vs. restaurant vs. cafe

[John F. Eldredge]

Yes, that is the origin of the term.  However, usage of words shifts over time, often into multiple meanings, depending upon context.  From what I have heard, a "coffeehouse" in Amsterdam, Holland, now means a place that sells marijuana, not one that sells coffee.

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-----Original Message-----
From: John Smith <deltafoxtrot256 at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 11:54:19 
To: Tag discussion, strategy and related tools<tagging at openstreetmap.org>
Subject: Re: [Tagging] Fast food vs. restaurant vs. cafe

On 5 May 2010 11:37, Alan Mintz <Alan_Mintz+OSM at earthlink.net> wrote:
> I'd actually prefer something like shop=donut to cafe, since it seems that

Isn't cafe a French word for coffee?

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