McRefugee

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McRefugee is a

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

The term was first created in

transportation
costs in Japan, McRefugees choose to stay at a McDonald's overnight.

The phenomenon and word spread to Hong Kong as mahk naahn màhn (麥難民),

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. ^ "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. YouTube
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