Comments on: No Coat, No Table

By: Donovan

Donovan — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:33:41 +0000

Very entertaining post!

I’ve often wondered about this. It might be my Canadian upbringing, but I was raised with a healthy respect for lines, so to speak. It always seemed more proper to me that I wait until after I actually have my drink before taking a seat. Of course, I also send my family to a table, if possible, instead of needlessly crowding the line. You’ve brought up many questions. We could write a full essay on this stuff!

By: emily

emily — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:12:45 +0000

I love this story. I’m a Portlander but now living in the Bay area and always am surprised at the etiquette in a busy and crowded coffee shop, aren’t we supposed to go there to enjoy coffee, relax, read (do quiet things)… and it just seems like those people would be polite! Sheesh.

By: Daniel Young

Daniel Young — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:25:25 +0000

In reply to Mehrunnisa Yusuf. Mehrunnisa - I think I may have been a little hard on my English wife. The boring sophomores did arrive ahead of us. In a fairer world, she might argue, open tables would be distributed on a FIFS (first in, first seated), not to the first to throw his or her coat over a chair.

By: Mehrunnisa Yusuf

Mehrunnisa Yusuf — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:27:23 +0000

i tell you, the brit stiff upper lip never pays. i find that living in britain makes one so accustomed to be crossed in the line. it’s so wrong.

By: Will

Will — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:43:51 +0000

I will be heading across said pond tomorrow with my NYC girlfriend to visit her family.
I will look out vigilantly to seek this in person 🙂

Thanks for the tip as well, my coat will at the ready to hold a table, not that I would ever imagine to claim a spot that was not mine.

Great little story that too

Regards,
Will