Seats, limits, and the quiet rules
Why a café with nine seats will still ask you to move at three.
The time limit
不限時 is a selling point and it is written on the wall when it applies. If it is not written, assume ninety minutes at peak.
Nobody will tap your shoulder at 91 minutes, but the next person waiting will look at you.
In a small room, consideration is the only furniture that matters.
Sharing and silence
Sharing a table is normal and not an imposition. Putting your bag on the empty chair next to you is the imposition.
Silence rules are real: no calls, headphones on, and a murmur is the ceiling.
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