As you zip through Starbucks in the morning, you may not notice the regular customers that sit for hours a day at coffee shops. Next time you go, glance around and see if you don't see one of these people.
Six Coffee Shop Regulars

As you zip through Starbucks in the morning, you may not notice the regular customers that sit for hours a day at coffee shops. Next time you go, glance around and see if you don't see one of these people.
6. The Blind Date

Why would two people meet for coffee in the afternoon? Because their
moms set them up and coffee is easiest way to get out of a date fast.
At a coffee shop, as soon as you find out what a loser youâve been set
up with, you can gulp down your cup and be on your way. Listen close to
the two people with awkward and distant body language.
"Oh, you donât have a day job, you sell cleanse supplements not yet approved by the FDA? No I don't want to see a pamphlet."
"Thatâs really interesting that youâve never been to the movies. No, I don't want to break you in."
"Oh, you donât have a day job, you sell cleanse supplements not yet approved by the FDA? No I don't want to see a pamphlet."
"Thatâs really interesting that youâve never been to the movies. No, I don't want to break you in."
5. AA Confession with a Sponsor

Do you see the guy who hasn't shaved in three days talking to an
intense overweight lady wearing a sweater even though it's way too hot
to be wearing a sweater? Coffee shops don't serve alcohol, but it serves
alcoholics daily. These are them. Ah, a confession to a
sponsor about the weekends mishaps.
"I didn't think a few sips would hurt me. But I couldn't stop there."
These are people you'll want to listen to, unless you have a weak stomach. Plan on hearing something fucked up involving nudity, animals, or poop.
"I didn't think a few sips would hurt me. But I couldn't stop there."
These are people you'll want to listen to, unless you have a weak stomach. Plan on hearing something fucked up involving nudity, animals, or poop.
4. Hungover Poet

She writes poetry in her leather bound journal. Her arms are bruised
from who knows what, her eyes are blood shot from being out so late,
and her feelings ooze through her. She's full of regret from the night before. Will she ever get it together? She's never shown anyone her poetry
and today she's one line in -
Bright smiles burn my soul as bright sunshine burns my eyes...
Ouch. That's going to be awful.
Bright smiles burn my soul as bright sunshine burns my eyes...
Ouch. That's going to be awful.
3. Buff Gay Men

Similar to an elderly couple, the buff gay male couple sits in silence
and sips their skinny frappacinos and doesn't say a word to each
other. They might share a fruit cup or granola bar. Their tank tops
will squeeze their bulging muscles and make the rest of us question the
choice of half and half. And whatever you do, don't try to pet the German Shepherd
laying under the table.
2. Teenager Table

It's hard to know what to expect any time there are more than two
teenagers hanging together. At a coffee shop, they are drinking shots of
espresso like tequila. Don't stick around for more than a few minutes.
When the espresso hits them along with the oreo mudslide they're all
sharing, it's a caffeine sugar high that will result in projectiles.
Teenagers like to throw things. And they like to throw them and the
smug jerk in the room. That's you. Move on.
1. Moody Screenwriter

The moody screenwriter has been at the coffee shop for four hours. He wears glasses and works
on a mac. So do you though, so don't be a dick about it. You canât see
whatâs on his screen - do you think he's working on his copy of Syd
Fieldâs âScreenwriting Workshopâ or staring at the iTunes visualizer?
If you're wearing a suit, try going up to him and say you are a Hollywood agent and interested in his unique voice.
If you're wearing a suit, try going up to him and say you are a Hollywood agent and interested in his unique voice.
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