Coffee shop ethnography

I went into my nearby Starbucks on west lane to observe the atmosphere there. Walking in there it was relatively quiet yet had a neutral mood. The employees were nice when I ordered but of course they have to be for their job. One thing I always notice every time I walk into a Starbucks is someone is on their lab top typing out what I assume is something like a blog or a book. People usually go to coffee shops for the coffee and atmosphere so they can do whatever work they need for that day. No one really starts up a chat with random strangers unless it’s between a customer and employee. Every group stays within their own social group or comfort zone. I saw that some people had their phones out and weren’t even talking to their friends that they were with. It’s easy to just pull out your phone and check twitter because we all tend to become more anti social ever since the smartphone came out. Everyone has a different attitude towards others so I also noticed some customers were nicer to employees than others who were either very neutral or somewhat rude. Overall the feeling in there was just regular with not much conversation.