ByrneStarbucksObservation

As I'm sitting in Starbucks I see lots of people around me that are all here for a similar reason-coffee, or something to eat or drink. Everyones appearance and actions are different. There's an older man dressed in a business suit sitting by himself at the table next to me. I assume he is a professor. At another table by the window there's a guy and a girl drinking large coffee's and sharing a cupcake. Their flirtacious behavior indicates to me that they might be in love. Another table of all girls are going over flashcards, probably studying for a test. Some of them are wearing sorority sweatshirts. There are probably twenty people standing in line right now because it's in between classes. Starbucks always gets really busy around this time. Most people standing in line are bundled up with scarves and big coats. One of my least favorite professors is standing at the front of the line, looking grumpy as usual. A new group of people are sitting at a nearby table now. They're speaking a language that sounds like some kind of Slovak, maybe Bulgarian or Polish? Their style of clothing is a little different than most American students...maybe a little more "hipster". Overall it is very loud in here. The music is playing and the employees are shouting drink orders back and forth. As always, lots of people are on their cell phones, facebooking, blogging, e-mailing, and texting. I think some visible patterns about college culture that I have noticed in this 30 minutes are that the "older" people (professors and such) tend to travel alone, while mostly everyone else is here with somebody. I think that this has to do with a certain level of confidence and knowing one-self that usually college freshman do not yet have.Starbucks Observations