[ramanujan]

European stores have unpredictable hours and businesses there are always on vacation. The 24 hour culture of NY or Silicon Valley is a different kind of convenience and customer service: streamlined, modernized, and consistent rather than curious and idiosyncratic.

[rdl]

24h culture of silicon valley? Very very few things in the south bay are open even to 2300h...basically gas stations, a few grocery stores, and some fast food drive through. A lot of businesses close by 2000h, if not earlier.