there never seems to be a moment when visiting a Cafe Nero, a Starbucks, or a Costa is a bad idea. its one of thise things you can do seemingly at any point in the day, to have a coffee, or read, or chat, or whatever.
i think the difference between the big three, that i have listed here, is not the drink or the price, but the occaison. for example, nero is the one you visit when you are short changed, or waiting at a station on a train journey. it is, personally, my favorite. choose nero over all the others, unless there is an independant one about. independant coffee shops can be hidden gems on the high street.
starbucks is where you go as a group. you never go alone to starbucks, unless you are doing work on a laptop. im not a fan of writing on laptops at coffee shops as it seems to be missing the point of bieng in the shop - the reason a coffee break was invented was to get away from doing any work for five or ten minutes, it seems to be contradictory to take the work in with you.
girls love starbucks, probably. not that i have any expert knowlege of their coffee drinking habits. but all the times ive been to have a drink with a friend who is a girl (a description which always sounds suspicious) they have chosen starbucks as the place to go.
not that i have gone for a drink with a friend who is a girl on many occaisons. only about twice. my prediction of "all girls go to starbucks" is very underresearched.
costa used to be my favorite before i got aquainted with neros (and their loyalty cards) an now has shifted to the position of the coffee shop i go to when i am not in a good mood. never angry, just grrr. or if upset. costa is my lonely shop. the big, more bitter portion of coffee you get is better at solving lifes problems than the over-milky chirpy starbucks or the smoother, cooler nero.
i also use costa if there isnt any neros around. or if im in a waterstones. they and costas probably have some sort of secret deal going on. ive seen a nero in a waterstines once, in lincoln. the waterstones in lincoln also have very happy and friendly staff, might i add. though everyone in lincoln is happy.
i am currently working on a collaborative set of stories about a detective, whos a demon, and also works in a coffee shop. we'll see how that goes. got an idea for my first one.
Rainy Day Man is still suffering setbacks, like exams, too many ideas, and not enough ways to make these ideas work on paper. hopefully the next story will be ready for about mid june-ish.
love hearing from you
Izaak
i think the difference between the big three, that i have listed here, is not the drink or the price, but the occaison. for example, nero is the one you visit when you are short changed, or waiting at a station on a train journey. it is, personally, my favorite. choose nero over all the others, unless there is an independant one about. independant coffee shops can be hidden gems on the high street.
starbucks is where you go as a group. you never go alone to starbucks, unless you are doing work on a laptop. im not a fan of writing on laptops at coffee shops as it seems to be missing the point of bieng in the shop - the reason a coffee break was invented was to get away from doing any work for five or ten minutes, it seems to be contradictory to take the work in with you.
girls love starbucks, probably. not that i have any expert knowlege of their coffee drinking habits. but all the times ive been to have a drink with a friend who is a girl (a description which always sounds suspicious) they have chosen starbucks as the place to go.
not that i have gone for a drink with a friend who is a girl on many occaisons. only about twice. my prediction of "all girls go to starbucks" is very underresearched.
costa used to be my favorite before i got aquainted with neros (and their loyalty cards) an now has shifted to the position of the coffee shop i go to when i am not in a good mood. never angry, just grrr. or if upset. costa is my lonely shop. the big, more bitter portion of coffee you get is better at solving lifes problems than the over-milky chirpy starbucks or the smoother, cooler nero.
i also use costa if there isnt any neros around. or if im in a waterstones. they and costas probably have some sort of secret deal going on. ive seen a nero in a waterstines once, in lincoln. the waterstones in lincoln also have very happy and friendly staff, might i add. though everyone in lincoln is happy.
i am currently working on a collaborative set of stories about a detective, whos a demon, and also works in a coffee shop. we'll see how that goes. got an idea for my first one.
Rainy Day Man is still suffering setbacks, like exams, too many ideas, and not enough ways to make these ideas work on paper. hopefully the next story will be ready for about mid june-ish.
love hearing from you
Izaak
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