Although the café has to be enjoying the international attention, it swears that it's just some harmless fun. "Our signs are for the LOLz only," Goswell Road tweeted. "We, as a company, have no political view or standing."Hey @shitlondon @LadHumour @LADBible Our #chalkboard today. #Clerkenwell #USElections pic.twitter.com/fZKbzzCNtK
— GoswellRdCoffee (@GoswellRdCoffee) November 9, 2016
Some other European bars, cafés, and restaurants have chalked out some similar opinions. London's Jonestown Coffee—which shares an owner with Goswell Road— went with "The Future is Bright, The Future is Orange."Our signs are for the LOLz only. We, as a company, have no political view or standing. pic.twitter.com/AMCgjfTvX2
— GoswellRdCoffee (@GoswellRdCoffee) November 11, 2016
O'Connell's Bar in Dublin says that—at least temporarily—it's probably OK to talk politics around its bar.Orange is the new black. #Trump pic.twitter.com/hFWaKTgs03
— JonestownCoffee (@jonestowncoffee) November 10, 2016
Meanwhile, Harlem Café in Belfast has a place for Hillary Clinton, if she needs something to do with her newly acquired free time.Beer makes things better#hopsnothate pic.twitter.com/UQ7jrDGRPO
— The Old Nun (@theoldnunshead) November 9, 2016
But mostly, I wish that Bij Babette, a tea house in Haarlem, Netherlands had been right. In August, it advertised a hot-air filled Trump scone on its outdoor chalkboard. "The difference is you can change your scone if you realize you made a mistake," it wrote.Spotted outside #Harlem on Bedford Street today @love_belfast @VisitBelfast @BelfastHourNI @ pic.twitter.com/HksmOqyHfC
— Brenda Kearns (@BrendamKearns) November 9, 2016
Haha Trump Scone! #Trump #Hotair #Cafe #food #Chalkboard #advertising #funny #Amsterdam #Amsterdam2016 #Haarlem pic.twitter.com/VhUKpJpwc4
— Renata Skinner (@NART1) August 9, 2016