I’m currently sitting in a café in King William Road, trying to get some coding done. I’m not achieving much, and there’s one simple reason.
There are a pair of absolute fuckwits sitting next to me, and they haven’t stopped talking for about an hour.
The guy, very gay, seems to be a drama teacher. If you are Australian, think of that show “Summer Heights High” - it’s Mr G. all over. I mean seriously.
The woman apparently has something to do with the arts - I haven’t been able to figure out exactly what skills she has, as whilst she’s been yapping non stop she hasn’t really said much of substance.
The last straw was when they were talking about some drama awards night, and she called it “wanky”. I was about to lean over and explain to her about irony - she hasn’t stopped wanking for about an hour!
Pretentious idiots annoy me. I’ll put up with snobbiness or aloofness in people who have real skills or talent. But these people are driving me nuts. I nearly bought my headphones, I so wish I had.
Aha! She’s a drama teacher too!
“It’s just like Pulteney Grammar all over again!”
I’ve never wanted Jaq to hurry up and pick me up from the café so much!
I feel your pain. The other day we were in our local coffee haunt and a couple of late-teen boys came in (stomping to the upstairs seating so no one would miss their arrival) and then plopped down on a sofa seating area with their Nintendo DS units and played football games. Loudly. Their drinks were gone in no time but the cheers of both tiny electronic crowds and the boys themselves went on and on and on…
I would’ve liked to strangle them. It was totally quiet before they turned up and three or four tables of people (mine included) were trying to get work done on a variety of laptops and paperwork piles. Grrr.
3 days after the fact.
Ugh.
I had another bad experience, today, at one of the Uni café’s. This one was a (nerdy) guy who felt the need to a) play with his phone, ie, ringtones, and b) sing along.
And the coffee wasn’t even that great, so it wasn’t worth it.
I left.
3 days, 3 hours after the fact.
Here’s a question: why do people think coffee shops are a good place to get work done? I find it kind of silly that people expect others to be quiet… in a place of business where people meet to socialize.
I’m not knocking you guys, but it is silly to me, and I don’t see any benefit from working in a coffee shop. Personally, give me my office, or a quiet computer lab any day.
2 weeks, 1 day after the fact.
I generally choose coffee shops that are quiet - or at the times when the popular ones are quiet. Usually I can tune out any external noise, unless it’s really annoying, and the change of scene is what I need. That and caffeine that I haven’t had to prepare myself.
But I do agree with you. It is foolish to believe that a coffee shop is a good place to work.
2 weeks, 2 days after the fact.