What people do in Starbucks

Writing in Starbucks

Have you ever sat down in Starbucks and found yourself surrounded by people with laptops at neighbouring tables. Writers seem to flock to their local Starbucks to write. But the thing is, Is this for show? Or do they actually think writing in Starbucks helps. This reminds me of a clip from the show Family Guy which I find funny.

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Video credits to Splatcast

 As I am not a writer myself I can not be one to judge. Maybe writers find inspiration when typing out of their homes but is a busy coffee shop really a place to find inspiration? Possibly. On a recent trip to New York I sat at a table over looking the busy streets and for a good hour or so, I observed people. I guessed what their lives were like, where they were heading to and how they were feeling. Maybe this is why they choose a coffee shop when they can tell a lot about a person from what they order, what they're wearing or how they walk and use them as inspiration for a character in a story.

Why Starbucks though?

Possibly the free wifi?

Preferance for Starbucks coffee?

Well I can't answer those questions but maybe you can.

I think it can be quite selfish hogging the sparse tables there are in Starbucks to do something that you would probably be more productive doing at home.

 

Besides writing in Starbucks many people meet and catch up with friends or just chill by themselves with their Starbucks drink.