Now that I no longer follow the daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. grind, I find that I have a lot more time to observe people and their behaviors, some of which, to put it politely, are disturbing.
I was recently sitting in Starbucks typing away on my iPad, when an impeccably dressed young woman entered the establishment. Shortly after, her accomplice, a male joined her.
That's when the trouble began.
This fellow, clad in a lavender shirt and tie and skin tight (not in a sexy, European kind of way, but in a too big for his britches style) pants, began by being rude and demanding to the barista. Her offense?
Saying "Welcome to Starbucks, may I help you?"
The darling duo chose a seat directly behind me where they proceeded to talk loudly and continually whine about everything under the sun.
These professionals, in their mid-30s if I had to guess, must have been raised by barbarians, or are so incredibly self-absorbed they've forgotten their upbringing.
Hints for today:
Wear clothing that fits appropriately
Treat servers as you would treat your friends. You can tell a lot about a person by the way he or she treats "the help."
Unless you, or the building you are in, is on fire, there is no cause for talking at the top of one's lungs, especially in public.
That is all.
I was recently sitting in Starbucks typing away on my iPad, when an impeccably dressed young woman entered the establishment. Shortly after, her accomplice, a male joined her.
That's when the trouble began.
This fellow, clad in a lavender shirt and tie and skin tight (not in a sexy, European kind of way, but in a too big for his britches style) pants, began by being rude and demanding to the barista. Her offense?
Saying "Welcome to Starbucks, may I help you?"
The darling duo chose a seat directly behind me where they proceeded to talk loudly and continually whine about everything under the sun.
These professionals, in their mid-30s if I had to guess, must have been raised by barbarians, or are so incredibly self-absorbed they've forgotten their upbringing.
Hints for today:
Wear clothing that fits appropriately
Treat servers as you would treat your friends. You can tell a lot about a person by the way he or she treats "the help."
Unless you, or the building you are in, is on fire, there is no cause for talking at the top of one's lungs, especially in public.
That is all.
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