Ever tried to get a seat in Starbucks on Eighth Avenue between 22nd and 23rd Streets around noon during the work week? It’s almost impossible trying to compete with PS 11’s tween crowd out on their lunch break. The girls stroll in with pizza, Chinese food or other food items that are not on Starbucks’ menu. A few might get a coffee beverage but most just get water. Every now and then one girl might buy a pastry and take it back to her table where her friends haggle over who gets a bite. “It is quite a cafeteria scene,” said a female customer ordering a non-fat latte.
The baristas rush to serve their guests unfazed by the cloister of young girls. One staff member on his break even went over and sat for a chat with the girls before having to give up his seat to new arrivals, late in joining their friends.
But as soon as they were done with their meals they dispersed, just a suddenly as they had appeared as if they had never been.
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I’m glad you brought this up, I’ve definitely seen this before. It just seems like all the female tweens these days are trying to be trendy, and hanging out at Starbucks fits in with that mentality. I’d be really interested in finding out more!