Quickly
Socially
Trending
Crypto
A thread on Twitter is going viral, and people are loving it. A man, who paid £20 (more than Rs. 1,700), for a boiled egg, tea and toast, explained very well, why it was absolutely amazing to pay the amount. No it, is not the taste of the breakfast, which presumably be decent at least, but a good reason that the cafe in Walthamstow, north London support. As the Twitter user, Steve Parks requested, do not jump into a conclusion before reading the entire viral thread to find out, why it was absolutely worth the price for the breakfast. ‘Come, Give Me That Hug,’ Arizona Police Officer Rescues Suicidal Man With Warm Embrace.
People in London are used to pay high prices to survive in the capital. London climbed eight places in the world’s most expensive cities ranking in 2019 and it is a home to restaurants that easily burn the hole in your pockets. So, the news, when Park stumped up £20 for the breakfast he had, he did not feel entirely unfathomable, even if it make your wallets weep. Pennsylvania Man Gives ‘Dad Hugs’ to Pittsburgh LGBTQ Parade Attendees.
Read the Viral Twitter Thread Till the End
£20 for a boiled egg, one piece of toast and a mug of tea?
The story of a modern London cafe...
(Read to end of thread before commenting!) pic.twitter.com/h4Zz0xihHc
— Steve Parks (@steveparks) June 13, 2019
Self Serve Service Only
Delicious. Love a boiled egg and soldiers.
Next up, take your plate and cutlery back, scrape the food waste into a special bin, and stack the dirty crockery ready to be washed. Pay £20. Have a chat, and then get back to your day...
— Steve Parks (@steveparks) June 13, 2019
Not Much to Offer
The menu is basic too. The sign outside boasts that it is ‘the smallest menu in wood street’ !
It only does boiled eggs (not eggs in any other way), toast, jam, porridge. Mix those in any way you like. It also does tea or coffee.
It doesn’t do takeaway, you have to eat in... pic.twitter.com/1u4YpNcdLt
— Steve Parks (@steveparks) June 13, 2019
As explained, the café does not have too much to offer its customers. They only serve boiled eggs, toast, jam and porridge, along with hot beverages- Tea or Coffee.
£20 for a Boiled Egg & Soldiers?
“£20 for a boiled egg and soldiers?!?!” I hear you say, “what kind of hipster millennial middle-class privileged London tosh is this?”
Well... here’s the thing... like the rest of the UK, but perhaps amplified, London has a really massive problem with inequality...
— Steve Parks (@steveparks) June 13, 2019
A Shocking Stats!
But then there’s the shocking fact that 28% of people, in a thriving major capital city, are living in poverty, according to official definitions and statisticshttps://t.co/tMJH3OnKUn
— Steve Parks (@steveparks) June 13, 2019
One in Six People are in Low Paid
And poverty is not just about unemployment - it affects people in part-time and full-time employment, because of disparity between stagnant earnings and rising living costs. One in six people are in low-paid jobs.https://t.co/QyMr1HElXS
— Steve Parks (@steveparks) June 13, 2019
Pay What You Like, If You Like
There are brilliant charities and volunteers that provide food handouts, soup kitchens, food banks and so on.
And this cafe is actually a new (to me at least) approach to that.
It is open to *everyone*, and is “Free - pay what you like, if you like” pic.twitter.com/TBBiX963I0
— Steve Parks (@steveparks) June 13, 2019
Donate
If you want to pay, there’s a small donation box next to where you drop off your dirty plates. But nobody sees, and nobody will notice if you can’t put anything in.
The idea is that if you can afford to put something in, maybe contribute for some other breakfasts too. pic.twitter.com/WZs219dpCH
— Steve Parks (@steveparks) June 13, 2019
Everybody Deserves A Good Start
And I love the idea. A whole community mixed up together, regardless of background or status, all able to chat and eat a good breakfast, regardless of means. Superb.
As they say on their sign: everybody deserves a good start to the day.
— Steve Parks (@steveparks) June 13, 2019
As understood, the café asks customers to donate as much as they would like or able to pay when they visit. The £20 fee that Parks paid was a donation that he chose to pay not one that is compulsory for everyone. You can even pay nothing, but the café is focussed on offering an equal experience to everyone who wants to eat. As the board outside, the cafeteria say, “Everyone Deserves A Good Start to The Day,” it literally means it. All in the name of a good cause.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jun 16, 2019 04:20 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).
Google Trends
