Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Where to Meet Chicks 7

The coffee shop

I can hear the outrage already. You rated the coffee shop over the bar? What's wrong with you? I can understand your disgust and am perfectly prepared to admit the bar might be a better place than the coffee shop to meet chicks, but here's my rationale:

Bars and coffee shops are essentially antithetical. One sells depressants, the other stimulants. One is frequented more at night, the other more during the morning. People go to one to act stupid & to the other to look smart. So it really depends on which you think is your better mode. My informal research indicates the two are about equal, but personally I think it's better to play the "smart" card.

While you may meet more chicks at the bar, you're more likely to hit on a longer-term relationship at a coffee shop. It's like telemarketing: if you're a great cold-caller it's better to have a long list of low-quality leads, but if you work the big sales you're unlikely to make headway with that kind of list.

Advantages: Bright light and stimulants make sure you know what you're getting yourself in for. Sunday morning girlfriends come here to commiserate about all the stupid, lame guys hitting on them at the bar last night--perfect opportunity! Chix in Spex. Chix with Bux.
Disadvantages: Nobody checking IDs, and with the current HS addiction to premium coffee, definite Jailbait Warning. She will be sharp, too, and can see through your ruses.
Classic Pickup Lines: I couldn't help but hear you order a . . .
I see you're reading Flaubert. I read Flaubert . . .

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Or if you're lucky, you can find a bar/coffee shop that provides a nice balance of smart/dumb.

Anonymous said...

I've always found the idea of alcohol as a "depressant," while scientifically correct, semantically misleading. It sure seems to hype up all of the people at a bar (usually into the blind groping described in the preceding post)!

And what the bar target may lack in social tact at the time, the coffehouse target makes up for in pretense!