Can someone explain the joke to the Europeans? We don’t have either of those and I have no idea what this means. I know Best Buy is a electronics store and Home Depot is a hardware store, but I have no idea what the parking lots have to do with it. In Europe it’s more common for shops to be all close together with a shared parking lot in between.
I assume the joke is (usually undocumented) people look for work in the parking lots of Home Depots, hoping to be hired for day labor, and the same may happen with the nerd glut in our culture and Best Buys.
I’ve never witnessed this as I live in a smaller city in Northern MN but it’s a cliche here in the States.
I have not seen this myself, but I have relatives that own several rental property and they often see people in Home Depot parking lots just standing around waiting for work. They’d then talk to them and offer them to work on their properties. I think the reason is that these are likely either undocumented immigrants or new immigrants that cant find a job, so they just stand around hoping someone will offer them work. They are probably cheaper than a US citizen worker doing the same thing. Although, the quality of work will vary, and the quality of their work is… questionable. (I mean, they aren’t gonna have licenses or anything)
Can someone explain the joke to the Europeans? We don’t have either of those and I have no idea what this means. I know Best Buy is a electronics store and Home Depot is a hardware store, but I have no idea what the parking lots have to do with it. In Europe it’s more common for shops to be all close together with a shared parking lot in between.
I didn’t get it either and am American.
Day Laborers Home Depot Parking Lot
I assume the joke is (usually undocumented) people look for work in the parking lots of Home Depots, hoping to be hired for day labor, and the same may happen with the nerd glut in our culture and Best Buys.
I’ve never witnessed this as I live in a smaller city in Northern MN but it’s a cliche here in the States.
This is probably it and I was totally lost. Thank you.
The nerds haven’t hung out at best buys in years. They’re a glorified appliance store now.
Last time I went into one for a computer part, they had 3 colors of the same case fan and two different GPUs, and that was it.
Now MicroCenter, that’s where it’s at.
Ah, right, Best Buy was the Geek Squad. That’s who would be hanging out there.
I’ve seen this at every Home Depot and Lowe’s that I have ever been to. There are always day laborers looking for work.
I have not seen this myself, but I have relatives that own several rental property and they often see people in Home Depot parking lots just standing around waiting for work. They’d then talk to them and offer them to work on their properties. I think the reason is that these are likely either undocumented immigrants or new immigrants that cant find a job, so they just stand around hoping someone will offer them work. They are probably cheaper than a US citizen worker doing the same thing. Although, the quality of work will vary, and the quality of their work is… questionable. (I mean, they aren’t gonna have licenses or anything)