Only sustained long-duration use creates true home territories, not mere regular patronage.
Evidence
Despite the cozy relationship which the patron may establish with a familiarly known locale, he cannot truly be said to have created a home territory. That distinction belongs to the resident, who, by dint of not only using the locale regularly but using it on most occasions for long periods of time, acquires for himself an intimate knowledge of all there is to know and a set of privileges that goes with such mastery. — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 712
Categorization
Category: Definitional Content
- DEFINE: Sharply distinguishes resident from patron: duration and completeness of knowledge, not regularity alone, define the home territory.