Mc"Psyops" restaurant turns to opera to drive out loitering teenagers

Wish I had thought of that a long time ago. m/r

McDonald's restaurant turns to opera to drive out loitering teenagers - Telegraph
11-21-13 By Jonathan Pearlman, Sydney

Fed up with outlet's night-time transformation into unofficial youth club, staff at an Australian McDonald's are playing classical music and opera to deter young people from loitering

A McDonald's outlet in Australia has begun playing classical musical and opera late at night to deter young people from loitering around the restaurant.

Fed up with their outlet's nocturnal transformation into an unofficial youth club, the store adopted the tactic a few weeks ago and says it has significantly reduced the number of loiterers, particularly around the car park. The strategy has reportedly been tried before by a local council at a car park in Australia, though previous efforts involved blaring songs by Barry Manilow.

Matthew Watson, the operations manager at the Mt Annan McDonald's on the outskirts of Sydney, said the music had been a successful deterrent.

"We've noticed a reduction in the number of young people hanging around, ...

"We play a range of classical and opera music and so far it seems to be working."

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