Cafés

[Anonymous No.17418612]

do any of you actually seek out a café to read your books in. As a single guy the idea seems strange but its paraded around to me by multiple people in my literature circle. Does it help with the quality of your reading?

[Anonymous No.17418697]

It doesn’t work if you aren’t handsome and know you look good in any position you’re in
Also you need a good focus only women posses to read in cafes

[Anonymous No.17418784]

no it's gay but you want to cos u wouldn't have posted this otherwise so just do it if they're open where you are.

[Anonymous No.17418813]

>>17418612
I've read in various cafes and bars. It doesnt get you any attention, which I can infer you are thinking it will because you mentioned being single.

[Anonymous No.17418819]

>reading books to get attention from girls

jesus christ you're a fucking embarrassment

[Anonymous No.17418829]

Used to all the time before these butt-blasted fucking lockdowns.

[Anonymous No.17418845]

>>17418612
I don't seek them out, but I do read in them. My ability to focus is at it's best when I am surrounded by people quietly going about their business, probably a habit I picked up in school as I was failing everything because I was more interested in reading.

[Anonymous No.17418848]

>>17418612
Yeah. I like to read while drinking coffee and it's a chance to get out of my apartment so I do it pretty regularly.
>as a single guy
I really wouldn't go expecting to meet women. There are better ways.

[Anonymous No.17418859]

Before the Jews shut everything down I used to read in cafes, or write on my laptop. Even last summer I could sit outside a cafe and do so. Now the cold weather has taken away even this small comfort from me. May God blast the Chicoms from the earth.

[Anonymous No.17418872]

I went to a place called Café Kafka or something in Vienna. They gave me free cake.

[Anonymous No.17418875]

>>17418859
>da jooz
>da chicoms
i doubt you actually read

[Anonymous No.17418892]

>>17418872
>Czech author who lived in Prague
>Make a café named after him in Vienna
Fucking G*rms, why do they do this.

[Anonymous No.17418894]

>>17418875
It's just lighthearted banter man, try not to take everything posed on fourchannel dot org so seriously.

[Anonymous No.17418895]

>>17418848
I took the 'single guy' comment to be he has no reason to leave his home to read.

If you always read in the same place you will attract attention from the ladies, people get interested in the person who always there in the corner quietly reading. It is a fine balance, if you do not go often enough the servers do not get to know you well enough to just refill your coffee cup without the banter or even asking if you want a refill, but if you go to often the other regular customers get curious and start talking to you.

[Anonymous No.17418902]

>>17418892
I didn't get it either, but the drinks were good.

[Anonymous No.17418930]

Yes, I do. I mostly read papers and books in Cafes or work on my Laptop. It is incredibly comfy. I prefer that over being cramped up in my apartment. Too bad gubmint also took this away.

>tfw no viennese coffee house nearby
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viennese_coffee_house

[Anonymous No.17418943]

>>17418875
>typing like a baby

[Anonymous No.17419090]

>>17418612
Every weekend I would bike to this Book Café in Copenhagen, have my morning coffee (sometimes breakfast too), and read my book before starting my day. Can't wait for the lockdown to be over.

[Anonymous No.17419161]

>>17418612
If you're doing this solely in the hopes of people talking to you, be aware it's very unlikely. Unless you're reading a book with big swastikas or something on the cover, in which case you might attract some conversation.

[Anonymous No.17419324]

>>17419090
I think I've had this recommended by a friend, maybe I should check it out once this lockdown ends

[Anonymous No.17419353]

I go to read at my local watering hole. There's a good variety of bars but all the places that serve coffee around me are starbucks. They'e cornered the market. Plus the dive I go to has an outstanding Reuben sandwich. During the day I'll go chill for an hour or two and have a sandwich and a couple beers or fingers of whiskey.

[Anonymous No.17419378]

>>17418848
>goes to cafe
Just go to a park instead you hipster shit.

[Anonymous No.17419403]

>>17418612
I did in college all the time but now that I have my own house I'd way rather read in my living room or screened porch. My house>Cafe>shared house/dorm. Plus you don't have to waste money on $4 drinks

[Anonymous No.17419416]

>>17419378
Some of us have weather to contend with.

[Anonymous No.17419584]

>>17419378
>park
Lmao what a fucking faggot

[Anonymous No.17419606]

>>17419378
No thanks, old man. I do not care about feeding the pigeons.

[Anonymous No.17419612]

Reading in cafes here means you want to read and be left alone.

[Anonymous No.17419638]

>>17418612
Yes, there are few joys greater than finding a cafe with old style arm chairs or couches, sipping either a pint of beer or a latte, and reading for an hour or two while the world goes on around you. COVID has temporarily killed this, so I can't wait to go back.

[Anonymous No.17419748]

>>17419324
Det larmer hvis du ikke er der i morgentimerne

[Anonymous No.17419773]

>>17418612
Umm, sweatie, there's a freaking global pandemic outside. No cafes should be open at this time.

[Anonymous No.17419870]

>>17418612
I used to go to cafes to read for a while but it was cringe due to living in a small town. It's not too bad in major cities.

[Anonymous No.17419877]

>>17419773
>global pandemic
as opposed to a local pandemic?

[Anonymous No.17419888]

>>17418872
qt kot

[Anonymous No.17419890]

>>17419773
Many are still open for takeout and buying beans.

[Anonymous No.17419989]

>>17419773
nothing shows how much 4chins has changed than people whining that they want to go outside and interact with other people in public spaces

[Anonymous No.17420093]

>>17418612
YES

[Anonymous No.17420253]

>>17418895
OP here you read into the 'single guy' comment correctly. I'm not interested in doing it to attract women I just approach them directly (turns out 'The Manual' was right). What I mean is I currently want to find someplace to be a "reading spot" that isn't my house or the park and am interested to know if I do that in a cafe do I attract attention.

The perfect situation would be to fine a nice place with decent coffee, cool wait staff that know me after awhile, and a handful of 'reg' that I can converse with on occasion.

[Anonymous No.17420364]

>>17420253
I lol'd

[Anonymous No.17420385]

>>17418875
This is /lit/, please express your thoughts in complete sentences.

[Anonymous No.17420394]

>>17418892
Tell me again, which language did he write in?

[Anonymous No.17420398]

No. It's noisy and there are endless distractions. The coffee is expensive and some cafes don't like a single person sitting there for hours only ordering a coffee or two. If you want to read outside find a local park.

[Anonymous No.17420413]

>>17420398
Most cafes/coffee houses are only busy at a few times during and rather slow and quiet the rest of the day.

[Anonymous No.17420434]

I would only suggest doing so IF you want to get out of the house and like people watching. Don't go there to show off or expecting to be approached.

[Anonymous No.17420450]

>>17418612
I haven't tried that yet, mainly because I'm too cheap to pay for those overpriced coffees and teas. But I can recommend reading in a library, there are designated spaces and it's not as noisy as a café I imagine.
Also in the summer I think my local parks again would be too loud, but it should be possible to find a good spot. I have a garden for that, though.
In the end, we're going to have to wait for lockdowns to end anyway, and I wouldn't want to go to one of those places if I'm not there already for work or shopping or meeting someone anyways.

I have my comfy library pics on another drive, so have a Heidelberg drawing instead.

[Anonymous No.17421303]

We need book bars

Then again everyone's ego would probably ruin it

[Anonymous No.17422550]

>>17420253
cringe

[Anonymous No.17423138]

>>17418612
i used to read for an hour or so at a cafe by my house when i got off of work. I picked up a few art hoes from doing this but that wasn't the intention. I hate life of just going to work and then going back home and I don't like reading in my room in complete silence
I fucking miss cafes right now

[Anonymous No.17423263]

>>17418872
I wish I was a cat

[Anonymous No.17423350]

>>17418612
Yeah I enjoy reading in cafés. I like coffee and since I can't make cappuccino etc at home (only brew) I think going to a café and buying a nice cup of coffee is great. Certainly don't do it to impress anyone, I just like the atmosphere and the coffee.

[Anonymous No.17423361]

I hate the trend of hipster coffee shops with cheap and uncomfortable furniture. How bloody difficult it is to find a comfy chair.

[Anonymous No.17423558]

>>17418612
I could never find a cafe with good atmosphere for reading, most of the joints that serve coffee are actually just cheap bars with too loud music, those that put effort in interior are too expensive, but often the problem would simply be that whole place had too many people talking loud enough that it interfered with my concentration. I never really had the time and motivation to be Goldilocks and go wandering around the entire city in search of one that is just right.

[Anonymous No.17423568]

>>17423361
Hipsters will go to coffee shop cause it's popular, uncomfortable furniture will make them leave sooner so another hipster can take their place and bring the owner more money.

[Anonymous No.17423778]

For any Galwayfags you'll know that the comfiest cafe in the city is literally a chain cafe with a Parisian aesthetic despite it being a Milanese coffee chain.

[Anonymous No.17423970]

>>17418697
bruh I go to cafes on workweek evenings to avoid my noisy flatmates and normalshits who must prepare for another day at work

[Anonymous No.17423972]

>>17418892
(((Czech)))

[Anonymous No.17424023]

>>17419090
>>17419324
>>17419748
hvor mange mennesker er der typisk i hverdagene?

[Anonymous No.17424037]

>>17418872
you got free cake at kafka? nice

[Anonymous No.17424038]

>>17423361
The reason behind uncomfortable chairs is turnover. It's hard to make enough money on selling coffee in larger cities if you need to pay rent, employees, utilities etc.

Therefore they need to sell a lot of cups, so they need you to get your ass out of there so new customers can come in. There are exceptions though, and those coffee places are my go-to.

[Anonymous No.17424058]

>>17418875
A Jewish chink posted this

[Anonymous No.17424387]

>>17420450
Great and comfy drawing, I''ll gift it as a 1000 pieces jigsaw puzzle to a friend for his birthday.
Thanks anon.

[Anonymous No.17424742]

>>17418612
reading a book in public draws attention to you nowadays, I just read e-books on my phone instead

[Anonymous No.17424762]

>>17424742
>draws attention to you nowadays

So what? Let people look and think what they want.

[Anonymous No.17424771]

>>17424762
I don't like drawing attention to myself

[Anonymous No.17425281]

>>17418612
I live in france and I like to read and work in cafes, although not on the terrace outside, but rather inside with a bit of privacy. Next to a fireplace in winter is also very comfy and lit-pilled.

[Anonymous No.17425291]

>>17425281
also, sartre and de beauvoir both worked from cafes, if its good enough for them its good enough for you.

[Anonymous No.17425302]

>>17419090
scandanavia is so comfy. Also, yes, just for this single reason of not being able to hang out in public, lockdown is total soulless bullshit. I'd rather take my chances and get the chink flu than be stuck at home for months.

[Anonymous No.17425320]

>>17419378
The park doesn’t have comfy chairs and people to bring me coffee and snacks m8

[Anonymous No.17425363]

>>17424771
I got some news for you: nobody in public cares about your existence

[Anonymous No.17425389]

>>17425281
What cafes do you recommend frenchbro? I visit Paris occasionally for work.

[Anonymous No.17425401]

No. Not after you’ve grown up a litttle to realize people don’t care if whether or not people read

[Anonymous No.17425421]

>the joys of sitting down in a shop not being restricted by lockdowns
>and smoking inside
It was a different time...

[Anonymous No.17425464]

Reading in a Cafe is about socializing and being seen not reading. Why put yourself through this larping? A role play by autismo twits thinking its some hot bed for intellectuals. Have your dam coffee or coco and pickup on girls and get laid. You will never be smart if you larping, but if it feels good go ahead. I can't remember how many girls I meet and played house with at cafes. Admit it its just mostly a meeting place in America.

[Anonymous No.17425475]

>>17425464
Low effort man

[Anonymous No.17425490]

>>17425421
Times were simpler back then. Now it is all about safety.

[Anonymous No.17425548]

>>17418612
Yeah, I'm a nurse who work evening shifts starting at 3 pm, usually spend 2 hours before before that sitting in a cafe

[Anonymous No.17425566]

>>17425548
Post tits

[Anonymous No.17425578]

>>17425566
I'm a man baby

[Anonymous No.17426098]

>>17418612
>smoking doors
>while reading a book
>wearing a hat
>glass of wine in cafe
>>actually nice atmosphere

I love photographers. The combination of wine and ciggies ain't that bad though. I love writing on that small high. Can't do it more than once a month but that one day is great.

[Anonymous No.17426163]

>>17418612
It only works when you sit there reading a big bible with a playboy between the pages of it. The stealth chad vintage degenerate is the cafe crones prised prey.

[Anonymous No.17426188]

>>17426098
>smoking indoors
That was not uncommon a decade ago.

[Anonymous No.17427489]

>>17426098
That is a scene in Nazi Occupied France from a Tarantino film.

[Anonymous No.17428001]

>>17426098
It's supposed to depict WW2 France moron

[Anonymous No.17428240]

>>17418612
>Does it help with the quality of your reading?
yes. It makes you move you arse out of the house, which helps a lot with productivity overall. You also get coffee, which is obviously beneficial for reading. No distractions, no bullshit -- the only downside is money, but then you can just order an espresso and sit there for six hours