They opened a new Starbucks in my area and I decided to give it a try. Considering the cars in the parking lot and the dress of the people in line, the shop must have drawn every Yuppie within a 30 mile radius. Women in flowered dresses, sandals and sunglasses; men who looked more feminine than the women.
I got my tea and a chocolate croissant and looked for a seat. The seating design was a single long bench that went across the entire store with fixed tables in front of it. Movable chairs were on the other side of the tables. Large windows were behind the bench.
I don’t know what architectural firm came up with the design, but it was obvious that they had never concerned themselves with how the building was oriented with the sun. The brightness hit me right in the face in my seating location.
The windows did have those large roller shades that block sun but you can still see through the loose weave. I stood up and adjusted the shade to my preference.
A lady with a group of the Yuppies two tables down turned toward me and said in a condescending tone, “We prefer the shade open.”
I pleasantly replied, “ I prefer the shade closed because the sunlight is in my face and I’m bigger than you.”
She took a picture of me with her phone camera. I’m probably on some message board where they discuss toxic masculinity.
I got my tea and a chocolate croissant and looked for a seat. The seating design was a single long bench that went across the entire store with fixed tables in front of it. Movable chairs were on the other side of the tables. Large windows were behind the bench.
I don’t know what architectural firm came up with the design, but it was obvious that they had never concerned themselves with how the building was oriented with the sun. The brightness hit me right in the face in my seating location.
The windows did have those large roller shades that block sun but you can still see through the loose weave. I stood up and adjusted the shade to my preference.
A lady with a group of the Yuppies two tables down turned toward me and said in a condescending tone, “We prefer the shade open.”
I pleasantly replied, “ I prefer the shade closed because the sunlight is in my face and I’m bigger than you.”
She took a picture of me with her phone camera. I’m probably on some message board where they discuss toxic masculinity.
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