Netherlands “Offline” Cafes: Not Always Available

Technical longing. What device is this mobile phone that possesses a person, compared to its relationship with other devices such as television and others, so that the phone has transcended its role from a means of communication to an independent world in itself.

Mobile survey

A funny survey was conducted recently in the Netherlands about the use of the mobile phone, and the result was remarkable in terms of the desire to abandon it, for a variety of reasons, psychological and social.

The survey stated that there are those who find themselves unimportant as a person to others, so why do they contact them? Another finds it an unhealthy phenomenon to be constantly available, noting the privacy of his world. 

A small percentage of the Dutch found the telephone as a means of communicating in emergency situations, while some were satisfied with the fixed home telephone.

 Dutch woman Annaliese Zee Man told Al-Sharq: I have never owned a mobile phone. I have a phone at home, while my husband has a mobile phone. “I feel annoyed when they call me while I’m sitting on the balcony, or while riding my bike.”

A Dutch writer told us about the horror of using a telephone headset while he was walking around on the seashore, and because of it he did not hear the sound of the water, as if he was emotionally and psychologically deaf.

Offline cafes

The Offline Getaway Café presents itself as a place to help detox from social media and endless notifications.”

It states on its website that it allows patrons to “refocus, rest, and open up to new ideas and creativity. So, we take your phone when it arrives and turn it off.” 

“Of course, your friends and family can contact us in emergency situations,” he adds.

The British newspaper “The Guardian” says: “When you walk into the Brecht Café in Amsterdam, you immediately want to take pictures. Here is a digital detox hangout organized weekly by the Offline Club, similar to other cafes in the city.” “.

The newspaper explains, “There is a specific timetable inside the café: we have some time to chat at first, then 45 minutes for ourselves, another 30 minutes for communication, followed by 30 minutes of quiet. During that time we are invited to do any kind of activity, such as reading, provided that we do not interrupt.” others.”