Re:Why Starbucks actually helps mom and pop coffeehouses (2007)
by sehr on Friday December 04, 2015 @07:23PM
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Coffee & cigarettes go hand in hand in some places, just a cultural difference they might miss here in NA
Re:Why Starbucks actually helps mom and pop coffeehouses (2007)
by johnmaguire2013 on Friday December 04, 2015 @07:35PM
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They're both stimulants, of course they go hand in hand! ;)
Re:Why Starbucks actually helps mom and pop coffeehouses (2007)
by johnmaguire2013 on Friday December 04, 2015 @07:34PM
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While I totally agree with you, and try to avoid imposing on others with my vaping (albeit less harmful than cigarettes, people don't like the smell, the clouds, the scare, etc.) I think that the damage caused by secondhand smoke outdoors is probably negligible. It's not lingering in the air the same way it does indoors.
Re:Why Starbucks actually helps mom and pop coffeehouses (2007)
by jacalata on Friday December 04, 2015 @08:25PM
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It doesn't have to linger if it's blowing towards me, either by wind or your actions - it's still getting in my hair and clothes and food and making them all stink. I totally can't understand anyone simultaneously saying that European cafes are better because (a) better tasting coffee and (b) more smoke around. If you're smoking while you drink your coffee then you're ruining the flavour anyway.
It's a proven health issue, even if the smoke is inhaled second-hand. I'd say it's more of a responsibility for smokers in general: if you want to smoke, I won't judge, but please respect me in turn and understand that you may be near people who would like not to be getting the smoke second-hand.
Again, not sure what the issue is.