Douchebag Town

Nitefly

Nitefly

Nitefly

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I have somehow reached the grumpy age in life where I detest the idea of paying for a coffee in a shop like this. I will do so on occasion, but not religiously like my frivolous days gone past. I find coffee shop prices to be douchey.

Then I read that this town has a bijillion independent coffee shops that are frequented by "artists, writers, therapists, musicians, and herbalists" a.k.a. big bunch of douchebags. Independent coffee shops are even worse because they exist purely on dumb smugness, the part of people that goes 'ooooo going to buy something organic and fairtrade, it's better for the locals' to make them feel better about of themselves. The smart businessmen jingle their coppers to the bank with hearty laughs, harrrr!

And I will say on behalf of anyone who has ever been a barista, if you have ever ordered a soya decaff cappachino with a flavour shot, die.

Douchebag town or me being a grumpy choadface?
 
I thought this thread would be about members xD

Oh well, on topic.

I don't mind them. I quite like coffee shops in bookstores, but I don't really see the point in buying coffee from a coffee shop. Can you not make good coffee at home? Although I guess calling some of these shops coffee's 'good' would be an overtatement.... Then again, in my opinion, I'm not sure I could ever call coffee 'good'.

If it has an 'alternative' image, do you reckon I could get away with walking into one pretending I was a nudist?

kd
 
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I don't really see the fuss, chain coffee shop wants to open, public opinion against them, coffee chain listens to the public.

How often do you see a Tesco open and crush local business?
 
Local independt shops can really bring communitys together and help local wealth.
They're also far nicer areas to shop, as they have a diverse range of shops, rather than 20 brand name clothes shops and 5 brand name coffee shops in the same street.

However like in bristol(tesco) it can go far to far, and bring out the muppets.
 
arknor said:
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stay down there with the great unwashed masses!
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Was born in Glasgow, raised in Essex, study in Norwich, will work in London.

It's not even that South. Mind you, Norwich is bordering on Northern....

I would say, at least I've managed to avoid the West Country, but frankly, Norwich is basically the same...

kd
 
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