The other day I was able to sit at Caribou Coffee in Hudson, WI. It was a nice place, that I have only been to a couple times, yet never stayed there to drink my coffee I always got it to go. I went at ten in the morning so that it would be somewhat busy. It was a nice and peaceful enviornment and I ordered a caramel cooler and sat at a table right next to the fireplace. Luckily the fireplace was not on because it was so humid and yucky outside.
You could tell that everyone that was sitting at the tables were strategically spred out. No one was sitting at a table very close to the other person. Every one was enjoying their coffee and in conversation. There were a couple people sitting at a table by themself like me, but most of the people were with someone. There were many people that had the daily newspaper out, and others that had their laptop on them. Most people that came in were in a very good mood for being in the morning, which is awesome because I for sure am not a morning person. There is a tip jar next to the register and no one tipped at all, except two people that threw their change into the cup. People stood in line waiting to order their coffee and some of them were talking to the people around them. The whole enviornment over all is pretty quiet. There were no children at the Caribou at all, which is good because I think it is craziness when parents give their child coffee.
I feel that if someone was to do a "forbiddin behavior" it would be that they would come in and make a ton of noise and just be obnoxious and annoying. The enviornment itself is peaceful and nice. Also, if someone sat really close to another person getting into their personal bubble would be another main issue. Many of the people that comeinto Caribou in the morning time I have found are regulars or people that come in pretty often. I would think that if people come in and do not really know the menu, such as myself, then it is kind of like a "forbiddin behavior." To be someone that is a virgin to the Caibou Coffee I do not feel like they would have a super hard time to "fit in" or communicate because there is a menu and you can look around when you first walk in and know that it is a quiet envirnment.
It was a good and tasty experience to go into Caribou Coffee and observe the surroundings. The enviornment would be a great place to go and work on homework, also I found out that it has wireless internet! Communication at this area would not be difficult at all.
Where is a place that you think would be dificult to communicate and understand what is going on?
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I think a place with a lot of people makes communication more complicated. For instance, a crowded baseball game, I think, makes it difficult for fans to communicate because of the loudness of the stadium.
ReplyDeleteMost of all, however, I think communication enhances in difficulty when a person doesn't feel comfortable in a certain place, or when a person doesn't feel comfortable with whomever he or she is speaking to. As for myself, I feel that communicating with some of my brothers than is easier and more comfortable than communicating with my father.
Very formal places would be hard to communicate in if you were unfamiliar with the location. Also, places that are meant to be quite would also be hard to communicate in because a lot of nonverbal communication would need to be used. Situations that fit these criteria would be like a religious ceremony.
ReplyDeleteI think any place you are unfamiliar with, or have never been to would be difficult to communicate or understand, at least in the beginning. It would be hard to know what to do or where to go if you are just becomming familiar with the rules, unwritten or not, but after making adjustments and finding your place in that surrounding it would become less and less difficult to communicate. Obviously in certain places like schools or churches we all kind of have an understanding at what goes on or the rules in these places because they are familiar with everyone, so a place not so popular to some, like a job in a big company, would be hard to become familiar with.
ReplyDeleteI agree with katie, i think that the places that are the most difficult to communicate and understand are places where you are unfamiliar with the people and the environment. For example If you are some where out of your comfort level that you dont usually go to but every one else there is a regular at this given place you may feelitis difficult to communicate as everyone else is comfortable and at ease and you are not.
ReplyDeleteI find places that originate from different cultures are hard to communicate in, for example Chinese restaurants. For me it's easy to communicate in them now but for someone who has never been to a Chinese restaurant it may be difficult to understand what is going on. The ordering process may be different and the names of the food may be hard to pronounce.
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