A collection of things I’ve seen, things I’ve done, and things I learned from a barista at this coffeeshop.
Go on blind dates.
Break up (loudly, says the barista).
Talk on the phone.
Meet friends.
Doodle.
Steal snack bars from the food area (-barista).
Take wedding photos (if it’s a nice-looking place).
Use the bathroom (the barista talked about a homeless man pushing a cart and wearing three layers of pants and a puffy sweatshirt even on warm days; he’d come in and politely ask to use the bathroom at the same time every day).
Set up impromptu acoustic shows.
Watch said shows.
Have work meetings (the barista mentioned one meeting where the people present had a product demo: they unrolled their company’s new sleeping bag over a co-working table, discussing and inspecting it till coffeeshop management requested they put it away because the space is for other people, too).
Co-work.
Apply for jobs.
Interview for jobs.
Pick at their skin.
Write books.
Read books.
Look for a place to live.
Leave a laptop unattended.
Talk to a barista.
Do homework.
Watch live-streamed funerals.
What’s the most interesting thing you’ve ever seen—or done—in a coffeeshop?
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