there are three coffee shops that are very close to where i live. actually within about 2 blocks from each other.
two of the shops are named the same thing. and owned by the same person. the third is a starbucks, but i never happen by there unless i'm going to the place next to it for dinner. even if i go to that place for dinner i might not walk by the third coffee shop because there is another route that takes me to the dinner place and i like going that way, sometimes.
every time i walk by coffee shop 1 and coffee shop 2, which is quite often- as in almost everyday, there are a lot of people just hanging out. they look like the same people i see shopping at urban outfitters.
some will sit inside and surf the web/work on their laptops. maybe studying? some read the newspaper. some sit outside at the tables and just chat with each other and drink coffee, they act like they know each other. i know for a fact that the people at coffee shop 2 know each other, at least some of them. a bunch of them ride their motorcycles there and park them out front in a long row. usually there's a few standing around looking at one of the motorcycles and discussing it with each other.
why do they hang out at the coffee shop?
admittedly, i don't drink coffee and truly believe it's for cowards so the only time i go in is for a smoothie (yogurt [lowfat frozen], orange, banana [strings] {frozen}, strawberries [seeds]).
i always look around at them while waiting for my weekly smoothie (sundays) and wonder what they're doing it and why they chose a coffee shop to do it at. seems like a terrible place to work, study, or meet people.
would love to have someone shed some light on this phenomenon for me. unless i'm given a good reason as to why they're there, i'm going to continue to assume the worst about these people. a couple of sundays ago there was a really hot girl at coffee shop 1 at the bar next to the window surfing the web on her mac book pro. i'll assume she was there for legitimate purposes.
