British people and coffee shops

Cosimo · 10 Jun 2015 at 16:26

I've seen every shape, size and colour working in them. The nationality really doesn't matter at all. Time to move on...

arknor · 10 Jun 2015 at 16:30

wildman said:
this, and the sooner they get over their misplaced sense of entitlement the sooner UK Plc will get on and do better

last I checked unemployment was really low 5.4%

america 5.5%
france 10.6%

oh yea brits are so work shy

you never see british kids working in poundland , mcdonalds , iceland , tesco , asda , morrisons etc....

oh wait..

The coffee shops that primarily employ foreign women are clearly only interested in their appearance

Ryan-3 · 10 Jun 2015 at 16:33

cheesyboy said:
It's definitely a London thing.

This. There is one eastern European lady in a Costa I sometimes use, but that's all.

thep02 · 10 Jun 2015 at 16:33

Dis86 said:
Such racism in this thread!

Too right, the only unemployed Brits who aren't desperate for work of any sort are criminals who use the dole to get housing benefit that pays their rent and a once a fortnight splurge, no one can live on £70odd a week without a criminal supplement.

Efour · 10 Jun 2015 at 16:36

cheesyboy said:
It's definitely a London thing.

100% this i was gonna say it too

mrk · 10 Jun 2015 at 16:44

George Hincapie said:
You don't get good coffee from the chains, regardless of which Country that store is in.

Or good tea. Sure the bags are fine, usually Earl Grey or Twinings Every Day, but the quick dip and milk they serve isn't correct for a good brew!

Thankfully most simply drop the bag in and you infuse how you please.

Presto and Prett's teas are really nice, the mugs you have a tea in must add something to how a hot drink tastes.

adam98150 · 10 Jun 2015 at 16:45

thep02 said:
Too right, the only unemployed Brits who aren't desperate for work of any sort are criminals who use the dole to get housing benefit that pays their rent and a once a fortnight splurge, no one can live on £70odd a week without a criminal supplement.

There's a lot of variables to consider with benefits. In some cases you can get a lot more.

arknor · 10 Jun 2015 at 16:56

adam98150 said:
There's a lot of variables to consider with benefits. In some cases you can get a lot more.

such as?

Bluecube · 10 Jun 2015 at 17:00

All the coffee shops in my area have members of the indigenous population working in them and very nice people they are too. No furreners in these parts!

adam98150 · 10 Jun 2015 at 17:01

arknor said:
such as?

I'm no expert but if you have a family you'll get more. And then there's other benefits that you might be entitled to on top. Like disability and what not.

Someone recently left the place where I work and was getting 150 quid a week on the dole alone.

MookJong · 10 Jun 2015 at 17:09

Majority in the North East are British....less immigration up here though.

Cosimo · 10 Jun 2015 at 17:21

Baron C said:
I know Costa is.

He's our great striker...

Tunney · 10 Jun 2015 at 17:26

Only one Costa in the whole of London pays its staff the London living wage. That's why you don't see British people working there. They can earn more working elsewhere.

Akagi · 10 Jun 2015 at 17:38

Every coffee shop I've been in down south (not vast amounts, but perhaps 15 or so) have been staffed by people I'd say were British. I guess it depends on where you are.

anything I don't mind · 10 Jun 2015 at 17:40

There is hot east asian girl working at pret. I have been meaning to ask her out for over a year now. She always gives me free coffees.

Akagi · 10 Jun 2015 at 17:42

Just do it I guess..?

snapdragon69 · 10 Jun 2015 at 17:47

arknor said:
such as?

Living with an imaginary pink elephant and so getting disability allowance and being claimed unfit for work and then nominating a family member as a carer, so they get carer's allowance.
Some communities use a sort of subletting triangle scheme where they all rent from each other and the taxpayer foots the inflated rent bills.

Freefaller · 10 Jun 2015 at 18:06

Most of the artisanal coffee shops I go to are usually staffed by bohemian-esque Brits.

ebilcake · 10 Jun 2015 at 18:21

Never noticed this and I think it's nonsense anyway, every Gregg's I enter has British staff locally but I would rather work in a coffee shop then serve pasties all day and I'd imagine a lot of people would feel the same way.

Anyway, I drink tea, even in coffee shops.

Aeleys · 10 Jun 2015 at 18:28

Some companies have the stereotype that we as British people are lazy and thus wouldn't even get looked at compared to our so called cheaper and more reliable foreign counterparts.

Just the way it is, life is unfair for most.