We are week end regulars at the coffee shop. We just like to sit and talk. We talk a lot. We debate, argue and laugh. We enjoy coffee. If I were to describe coffee I would say that it’s aromatic, agreeable, delectable, delightful, delicious, scrumptious, bold, familiar, fragrant and pleasant. It’s savory, warm, redolent, pungent and piquant. Also it’s flavorful and memorable. These are reasons enough that the city is dotted with a variety of coffee shops.
A typical coffee house with a reading section, a game of Pictionary, a cozy fire, a plush couch, a bunch of brilliant couch potatoes and a lot of debatable issues like modern day Indian politicians, lifestyle, history, culture, books, movies, religion, music, work and sometimes people is an ideal way to spend cold Milwaukee Saturday evenings.
At the coffee shop, we are learning. Initially unable to grab the best seat of the coffee shop, we have learnt that you stand in the queue to buy coffee only after you have dumped your jacket, cap, scarf, gloves, shopping bags and every thing else you can afford to offload on that couch by the fire place. A steaming cup of coffee is to follow, but later.
We have also learnt that there are other disadvantages of drinking coffee besides insomnia, anxiety, restlessness and headaches. The gravest disadvantage of all being disruption of schedule due to the discussion over coffee. The Yuletide season brings out the best art you can see on the coffee cups. It’s a gorgeous display of color and pattern. As a group we once got creative with what with saw on one such coffee cup at an airport coffee shop. We thought that the coffee cup told a story, a very long story. The story ended 20 minutes before the flight departure. Sadly enough we were refused the right to get on the plane.
Greatest modern intellectuals have exchanged ideas inside coffee shops. There is very little that you can't do in a coffee shop when it comes to social interaction and there is a lot less that you can't try at least once.
Thank you Mocha for months of madness, motivation and muffins!!
