Fast-food chain McDonald's has been playing classical music in its restaurants after 5pm to deter certain customers from loitering
When you're too old to play in a park but too young to be served in a bar, you have to get creative with where you hang out. For this reason, some children end up gravitating towards fast-food restaurants - such as McDonald's - as it provides cheap food, shelter for when the weather takes a turn and toilets.
To combat this, a branch in Wrexham, North Wales, started playing classical music after 5pm and turning off the WiFi, making it a less desirable place for teens to hang out. Since then, other McDonald's have followed suit - with some chains in America, Canada, and Australia also pulling the same trick to combat antisocial behaviour.
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