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Nasir and Matt end the week by discussing how cat cafes are popping up in cities across the US and the legalities behind how people are pulling it off. Full Podcast Transcript NASIR: All right. Welcome to our podcast where we cover business legal news. My name is Nasir Pasha. MATT: And I’m Matt Staub. NASIR: And thanks for joining us once again. This is our Friday episode and this is the time where we’re going to just pause here for a second for you to pause and bring up iTunes and rate us with five stars. So, let’s just sit here for… how long does that take? Like, twenty minutes? MATT: Yeah, it depends. Was that intentional? You really emphasized “pause.” Was that a pun based on what we’re talking about or no? NASIR: Yes, it was. MATT: Okay. NASIR: I don’t do anything unintentionally. Everything’s intentional. MATT: Yeah. Well, we’ve put it off for… what is this? 138 episodes. NASIR: We’ve been planning this for about – I don’t know – about five years now, right? MATT: Despite your requests and your cameo appearances by flowers and I forget the name… NASIR: Marley. MATT: Marley. I was going to say Hendrix. See, I was close. NASIR: Hendrix? MATT: Well, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley. That’s how I think of it. NASIR: Oh, got you, got you. MATT: Yeah, despite those cameos and everything else, we’re going to talk about cats – your favorite thing. NASIR: Well, I don’t know if I would say favorite thing but, yeah, I’m definitely a cat person compared to a dog person, I would say. MATT: Well, I’m a dog person. That’s fine. I had cats growing up. Just saw my parents’ cat so it’s nice. I did like it there. Cats, when they’re focused, they have their… NASIR: Moments, right? MATT: Yeah, they have their moments, but they’re usually just lying around doing things. NASIR: Well, I actually don’t have any cats. I just have cats that are a guest in my home. I wouldn’t say I own them. They definitely don’t act like I’m their owner. MATT: That’s the problem with cats. That’s the nature of their personality. It’s the exact opposite. I can’t remember ever coming home growing up and the cat was excited to see me. Every time I come home now, my dog is like, it’s like the best moment of his day. NASIR: Well, yeah, that’s not completely true, but definitely there’s a huge difference between dogs and cats in that respect. MATT: So, actually, we’re not even going to put a poll up on the site because I know what would win if people were going to vote cats or dogs. It’s not even going to be close. NASIR: I’ll stay silent on that. MATT: So, we’re talking about these cat cafes which is pretty interesting. You know, before I get into the story, it is interesting because every place that you see, especially in San Diego – I don’t know out in Houston if it’s the same but San Diego is a huge dog place so there’s a lot of dog-friendly restaurants, places. NASIR: I think most cities are but I think the difference is where there’s so many outdoor seating and things like that that people have their dogs with them and there are people walking around in Houston like it’s hard to find outdoor seating sometimes, even when the weather is nice. And so, it’s not as common. Everyone drives around everywhere and goes inside. MATT: I’ll give a quick plug to this company – this iPhone app, Doggie Door – that I saw on Wednesday. It’s only in San Diego right now but basically you can download the app only on your iPhone and it basically pulls up a map of all the spots that are dog-friendly. NASIR: Dog-friendly? That’s cool. MATT: But the point I was getting to was I don’t think cats are really allowed in the same, I mean, you never even see it. It’s not like, “Is this place cat-friendly?” NASIR: Yeah, I don’t know if it’s allowed or prohibited. I mean, people just don’t carry their cats around either. MATT: Earlier in the week, I was driving and some woman was walking her pig. NASIR: Is San Diego pig-friendly? What would you say?