Practical Etiquette [Thursday, July 18, 2013, 2nd period]

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Today the Danger Shop was set up to look like a coffee shop full of sleepy people waiting with some degree of patience for their drinks and breakfasts.

"Welcome to where I start my days," Josh said, gesturing around the space. "In a place where most people are severely undercaffeinated--or else they wouldn't be here--being polite is key because no one wants a skinny frapuccino dumped on their head."

Not that Josh had ever had that happen. Really.

"All right. Run through the simulation--each of you, like last week, will get a different scenario--and then we'll discuss how stupid people are."

Beat.

"Politely."

Comments

Re: Try to get your damn coffee

[pursuedthestars]

Oh, this was an easy one. When Jim noticed that his order was wrong, he smiled at the barista, leaned forward and started to flirt with her. In the midst of that flirting, he gently let her know that his order was wrong, that it wasn't a big deal but maybe she could help him out?

Jim ended up getting two free coffees and her phone number. Score for him.