Tell Me Something............Anything!

[Mikeandvan]

Starbucks is hideous, Costa is slightly better, but the food is shite. For good cofffee you need the independents, and some of those get it wrong. Thing I hate about coffee shops these days - in Brighton anyway, is there'a always some tosser with a laptop sat next to you tapping away. In fact many of Brighton's coffee shops are just rows of single tables with beanie hatted middle class clones sat at each table with screens in front of them, more like a work place than somewhere to wind down. I was thinking of opening a cafe called 'No Wifi'! Personally I prefer the atmosphere of the traditional British tearoom, and frequent Sussex's finest, and avoid the bogus ones. Nothing gets me more riled than a chocolate brownie, I'm a hardore victoria sandwich aficionado.

[Mikeandvan]

Spent a year living in a bed-sit in Herne Bay, whilst I was doing a doctorate at UKC. I always like seaside places that have seen better days: got the impression it was a bit of a down market retirement location.

Wot u a doctor of?

[Pigmy Pony]

Starbucks is hideous, Costa is slightly better, but the food is shite. For good cofffee you need the independents, and some of those get it wrong. Thing I hate about coffee shops these days - in Brighton anyway, is there'a always some tosser with a laptop sat next to you tapping away. In fact many of Brighton's coffee shops are just rows of single tables with beanie hatted middle class clones sat at each table with screens in front of them, more like a work place than somewhere to wind down. I was thinking of opening a cafe called 'No Wifi'! Personally I prefer the atmosphere of the traditional British tearoom, and frequent Sussex's finest, and avoid the bogus ones. Nothing gets me more riled than a chocolate brownie, I'm a hardore victoria sandwich aficionado.

Me and Mrs. P were in a traditional British tearoom in Hawkshead earlier this week, where there were 3 other couples seated. That was 6 smartphones on the go, with no one speaking to each other. Apart from us, we were commenting loudly enough on the demise of proper conversation, but nobody listened nor cared.

And they were all sixty-somethings, not kids.

[walpurgis]

6 smartphones on the go, with no one speaking to each other.

I don't carry one and I still don't speak to anybody (unless I have to ).

[struth]

got one and carry it like a gun lol.. but i rarely draw it in anger

[Macca]

everyone I pass on the way to work and on the way home is either talking on their phone or looking at it.

Who wants to have a chat on the phone at 0730 in the morning? And what do they talk about? Do they ever run out of things to talk about?

It looks like a living hell to me.

My father always used to say 'The telephone is only to be used for emergencies and important messages.' Of course in those days it was the rip-off GPO/BT monopoly, none of this unlimited call time you can buy now.

We were always fascinated by American teen movies where they would have their own phone in their bedroom and spend hours on it. That was inconceivable to us.

[Pigmy Pony]

Not a fan of talking on my mobile, but better that than texting. What winds me up is when someone texts me about something that requires a lengthy reply, so I phone them back, and they don't bloody answer

[Mikeandvan]

Me and Mrs. P were in a traditional British tearoom in Hawkshead earlier this week, where there were 3 other couples seated. That was 6 smartphones on the go, with no one speaking to each other. Apart from us, we were commenting loudly enough on the demise of proper conversation, but nobody listened nor cared.

And they were all sixty-somethings, not kids.

A sad state of affairs.

[Barry]

It's the numpties who walk down the road, using their phone (either talking, reading texts, or playing games) and not looking where they are going that get me.

[Pigmy Pony]

Come on Marco, I can see you lurking there, pop in and say hello