22/08/2021
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親愛的陌生人您好：
萬分感謝這些年來所有陌生人們給予 The Common 的支持，很遺憾地要告訴親愛的陌生人們，The Common 在公館的日子即將要暫時劃上句號。
一直以來，真的很感謝陌生人們在這個地方與我們共度了許多時光，那些回憶一直都是我們所重視並且珍惜的寶物。
作為The Common最初與最終的見證人，老闆Alan寫了一封信，僅獻給所有曾經來訪家外之家，並且同我們一樣深深愛著這間店的陌生人們。
如果大家有想對The Common說的話，就在留言裡說吧！
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Hello, dear Stranger.
The past year has been a challenging one. For all of us.
As the world entered an era of uncertainty, The Common remained hopeful that this crisis would soon pass.
However, optimism is rarely enough to overcome all of life’s unforeseen challenges. It comes with great sadness to announce that The Common’s doors are unable to reopen after Taipei’s lockdown measures have eased.
Some of you may be old enough to remember The Common when it first opened its doors back in 2015. There was no menu at that time, just an open kitchen with a ‘honesty payment’ system and a simple goal: to create a hidden ‘home away from home’ in the heart of the city.
Over these six long years, The Common has welcomed tens of thousands of strangers to this home away from home. Many of you may remember The Common as a peaceful place to study, read a book or write a ‘hello stranger’ postcard. Others probably remember here as place to catch-up with old friends, attend interesting events or perhaps host a BBQ on the rooftop. Of course, we’ve seen many couples came here on dates, some to just share a pizza, a few even organising marriage proposals. Whoever you are, we hope you all can take some precious memories from The Common.
Through each handwritten order of coffee, freshly baked scone and iced lemon tea, thank you. It’s been an honour for The Common team to get to know you.
We will miss you all and, who knows, maybe we will meet again one day.
If you would like to share a memory of The Common, please leave a comment below.
Goodbye (for now), dear stranger.
The Common team.
21 August 2021
