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'''''McRefugee''''' is a [[neologism]] and [[McWords|McWord]] referring to those who stay overnight in a 24-hour [[McDonald's]] fast food restaurant.<ref name="McRefugees in Hong Kong">{{cite news|url= https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-05-01-mcrefugees_N.htm|title='McRefugees' in Hong Kong?|work=[[USA Today]]|date=2007-05-01}}</ref>
'''''McRefugee''''' is a [[neologism]] and [[McWords|McWord]] referring to those who stay overnight in a 24-hour [[McDonald's]] fast food restaurant.<ref name="McRefugees in Hong Kong">{{cite news|url= https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-05-01-mcrefugees_N.htm|title='McRefugees' in Hong Kong?|work=[[USA Today]]|date=2007-05-01}}</ref>


The term was first created in [[Japanese language|Japanese]]: {{nihongo||マック難民|makku nanmin}}.<ref name="livedoor 3101551">{{cite news |url=http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/3101551/|title=コーヒー1杯で「宿泊」 「マック難民」が急増|publisher=[[Livedoor]]|date=2007-03-30|access-date=2010-09-17}}</ref> That term had been largely replaced by {{nihongo||ネットカフェ難民|nettokafe nanmin}}, literally "[[net cafe refugee]]". In Japan, most McDonald's restaurants are operated around the clock. Many McRefugees in Japan were reportedly day laborers and high school students who choose to stay at a McDonald's overnight as a cheaper alternative to net cafés.<ref name="livedoor 3101551" />
The term was first created in [[Japanese language|Japanese]]: {{nihongo||マック難民|makku nanmin}}.<ref name="livedoor 3101551">{{cite news |url=http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/3101551/|title=コーヒー1杯で「宿泊」 「マック難民」が急増|publisher=[[Livedoor]]|date=2007-03-30|access-date=2010-09-17}}</ref> That term had been largely replaced by {{nihongo||ネットカフェ難民|nettokafe nanmin}}, literally "[[net café refugee]]". In Japan, most McDonald's restaurants are operated around the clock. McRefugees in Japan were reportedly mostly [[Day labor|day laborers]] and some high school aged teenagers who chose to stay at McDonald's restaurants overnight as a cheaper alternative to net cafés.<ref name="livedoor 3101551" />


The phenomenon and word spread to Hong Kong as {{transl|zh|mahk naahn màhn}} ({{lang|zh|麥難民}}),<ref name="蘋果日報 4 30">{{cite news|url=http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20070430/7052150|title=日式麥難民現象殺到香港|publisher=蘋果日報|date=2007-04-30 |access-date=2016-07-06}}</ref> where some McRefugees play [[video games]] and are known as '''McGamers'''.<ref name="McRefugees 20070501">{{cite news|url=http://www.news24.com/World/News/McDs-shelters-McRefugees-20070501|title=McD's shelters 'McRefugees'|publisher=New24/[[Associated Press]]|date=2007-05-01}}</ref> McDonald's opened 24-hour branches in [[mainland China]] in September 2006,<ref name="Wang Danyang 2">{{cite news|last=Wang|first=Danyang|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-06/02/content_9919930_2.htm|title=Homeless discover home comforts in restaurants|work=[[China Daily]]|date=2010-06-02|access-date=2010-06-02}}</ref> which quickly attracted McRefugees.<ref name="Wang Danyang 2"/>
The phenomenon and word spread to Hong Kong as {{transl|zh|mahk naahn màhn}} ({{lang|zh|麥難民}}),<ref name="蘋果日報 4 30">{{cite news|url=http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20070430/7052150|title=日式麥難民現象殺到香港|publisher=蘋果日報|date=2007-04-30 |access-date=2016-07-06}}</ref> where some McRefugees play [[video games]] and are known as '''McGamers'''.<ref name="McRefugees 20070501">{{cite news|url=http://www.news24.com/World/News/McDs-shelters-McRefugees-20070501|title=McD's shelters 'McRefugees'|publisher=New24/[[Associated Press]]|date=2007-05-01}}</ref> McDonald's opened 24-hour branches in [[mainland China]] in September 2006,<ref name="Wang Danyang 2">{{cite news|last=Wang|first=Danyang|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-06/02/content_9919930_2.htm|title=Homeless discover home comforts in restaurants|work=[[China Daily]]|date=2010-06-02|access-date=2010-06-02}}</ref> which quickly attracted McRefugees.<ref name="Wang Danyang 2"/>

Latest revision as of 18:57, 24 August 2024

McRefugee is a neologism and McWord referring to those who stay overnight in a 24-hour McDonald's fast food restaurant.[1]

The term was first created in Japanese: makku nanmin (マック難民).[2] That term had been largely replaced by nettokafe nanmin (ネットカフェ難民), literally "net café refugee". In Japan, most McDonald's restaurants are operated around the clock. McRefugees in Japan were reportedly mostly day laborers and some high school aged teenagers who chose to stay at McDonald's restaurants overnight as a cheaper alternative to net cafés.[2]

The phenomenon and word spread to Hong Kong as mahk naahn màhn (麥難民),[3] where some McRefugees play video games and are known as McGamers.[4] McDonald's opened 24-hour branches in mainland China in September 2006,[5] which quickly attracted McRefugees.[5]

In early October 2015, the death of a woman in a 24-hour Hong Kong McDonald's restaurant in Kowloon Bay brought attention to the phenomenon of McRefugees.[6] McRefugees can be found in other 24-hour branches as well.[7][8] Among the more than 1,600 homeless people in Hong Kong in 2015, about 250 were McRefugees.[9]

In 2018, a study conducted by the Society for Community Organization found that there were 384 McRefugees in Hong Kong.[10] In August of the same year, a movie concerning about this topic started to film in Hong Kong, with the title I'm Livin' It, mimicking the slogan of the restaurant, "I'm loving it".[11][12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "'McRefugees' in Hong Kong?". USA Today. 2007-05-01.
  2. ^ a b "コーヒー1杯で「宿泊」 「マック難民」が急増". Livedoor. 2007-03-30. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  3. ^ "日式麥難民現象殺到香港". 蘋果日報. 2007-04-30. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  4. ^ "McD's shelters 'McRefugees'". New24/Associated Press. 2007-05-01.
  5. ^ a b Wang, Danyang (2010-06-02). "Homeless discover home comforts in restaurants". China Daily. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  6. ^ Wang, Yanan (2015-10-06). "In Hong Kong, a crowded restaurant, a death unnoticed and 'McRefugees'". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  7. ^ "The night time 'McRefugees' of Hong Kong". BBC News. 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  8. ^ "'McRefugees': McDonald's Shelters Hong Kong's Homeless". NBC News. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  9. ^ Ng, Naomi (2016-01-09). "Hong Kong's shame: homeless numbers soar amid high rents and squalid living conditions". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  10. ^ Su, Xinqi (2018-03-04). "Homeless women more vulnerable in rising McSleeper trend". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  11. ^ Ryan (2018-08-27). "黃慶勳《麥路人》正式開鏡拜神" [I'm living it the movie started filming.]. 講。鏟。片 (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2018-10-29.
  12. ^ Video on YouTube
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