Oldenburg dubbed as "third places" — public gathering spots that offer something that home, the "first place," and work, the "second place," might not.
U-Oldenburg ezibizwa ngokuba  "ziindawo zesithathu" - iindawo zokuhlanganisana zikawonke-wonke ezibonelela ngento ethile ekhaya, "indawo yokuqala," kunye nomsebenzi, "indawo yesibini," azingenako zona.