Acceptance of the system
[ X weeks ago, in a house where families gathered ]A girl and guy were talking.
"Kuya [not her kuya], why do people go to places like Starbucks and Seattles? Don't they know that the coffee's too expensive there?"
"Because they can."
"Ganon? You mean they're mayabang?"
"No, that's one way of looking at it. If I can do something, does that make me mayabang?"
"Ok, so ano pala yon? To prove that they're 'classy'?"
"That's another way of looking at it."
"So what's your take on it?"
"lil sis [not his sister], places like classy coffee shops aren't supposed to be viewed as places to drink coffee. Do you know that a coffee shop is actually a real-estate business? People pay rent for spending time at that place, then they drink coffee. That's one reason. The other reason is the first one I mentioned - because they can and will do that. Why do you ask?"
"What is it about people that makes them willing to pay that much for staying for a while and drinking coffee?"
"It's all part of a system. People work, so they get stressed or tired sometimes, and need to relax. For people in their mid-20's relaxing doesn't always mean spending time at home. Since they work, they make money. They aspire for better jobs - jobs that make more money. Naturally, those who have better pay want better quality service, quality places to relax, so there you have it. Coffeeshops are there to address that need of people to relax in a busy city, second to home of course."
"Despite the price?"
"If you can afford it, why would you think about the price?"
"..." [ dumbfounding silence ]
"is it hard to accept?"
"not exactly.. maybe because it's an irony that 3/4 of the population in PI is having problems making ends meet in a day and there are people that actually still can go spend their money in expensive places like that."
"my thinking was something like that too before I started working. But you see, you can't care for everybody. It's everyone for him/herself out there in the world. When you start working, let's see if you can tell me that again. As to what do you do when you can't afford it, is entirely another story.."
[ trust me little girl, you'll end up just like those people that you're talking about one day ]
posted by Urban Warrior @ 8:12 AM
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