[Tagging] Fast food vs. restaurant vs. cafe
Ulf Lamping
ulf.lamping at googlemail.com
Wed May 5 08:58:50 BST 2010
Am 05.05.2010 06:17, schrieb 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.
It's called a "coffee shop"[1] and those are available throughout the
netherlands. You can buy soft drugs and soft drinks (maybe a coffee) for
local consumption, but you'll often won't get any cakes or alike or any
alcohol there.
But seeking for corner cases throughout the world is probably not the
best way to find a good way to tag things. I guess even most dutch
mappers won't tag a "coffee shop" as amenity=cafe, because the main
purpose to get there is not to get a coffee.
Regards, ULFL
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_coffee_shop
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