In college, everybody spends their fair share of time hitting up the local java joint, and the motives for going are as diverse as the drink orders. After grueling hours of in-depth, onsite research, it seems that the five basic species of coffee shop goers are as follows...
1. The studier who needs an actual caffeine drip.
This patron isn't here to play games. He enters the establishment, walks straight up to the counter with bloodshot eyes and purpose. In desperation, he utters the words that could be his last: "Large coffee. Black." He is the one who sticks it out until the end when place closes and all the other customers have given up for the night.
2. The guy who is ALWAYS there trying to pick up girls.
This coffee shop goer basically lives at their local cafe/java bar/coffee palace pretending to read Dickens' "Great Expectations," when really his greatest expectation is for the next cute girl to walk in and order a latte with a side of love. You can't knock him for trying.
3. The couple who is there to talk.
For some reason, coffee grinders, acoustic tunes and having at least four other people sitting close enough to listen into your conversation seem to be the perfect background for those awkward DTRs or fights about whether or not you texted your ex first.
4. The friends who are there to be intentional.
We have all overheard (or been) those girls in the corner sharing their deepest life struggles, dreams, favorite Bible verses and genuine excitement about the "Gilmore Girls" arrival on Netflix over skinny vanilla pumpkin chai lattes.
5. The girl who comes in because of that hot barista.
She knows his work schedule by heart and always shows up mid-shift. She asks what his favorite thing on the menu is, orders that and sticks around making small talk hoping he takes a little bit longer than normal to make that mocha so she knows he's into her too.
