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OftenBen  ·  3417 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Coffee Shop Update Week 1

Asking the real questions.

There is a coffee shop near my new place that has rather limited seating. Like we're talking probably less than 30 people in a town that's got 3 colleges within spitting distance. They have these small placards by the cream and sugar for people who come there to read or write or whatever solo, but take up a full table. They read 'This table is open to quiet, polite and unobtrusive strangers' and there is a variant that indicates an openness or reservation towards chit-chat. I think it's a good system, but I've never been in there during peak school-rush hours.