Buy a drink and sit all day. Are you an Olympic guest? The rule of Taiwan cafes is low, which is the rule of Polish bosses.

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Not long ago, I read an online news article in Taiwan with third-grade students. The main content is that in this customer-oriented era, because the service staff want to meet the needs of consumers as much as possible, so unwittingly cultivate a lot of "Aoke", especially a well-known coffee shop chain in Taiwan is as many as crucian carp. Also because there are more and more Olympic guests in Taiwan, and there are thousands of reasons for customers to sue, and for other reasons, many stores have begun to formulate strict in-store consumption regulations in order to put an end to the Olympic culture. But at the same time, it also brings an invisible pressure on the supposedly relaxed meal time.

After taking the students to read the article, I casually asked, "do you think you can read in the coffee shop?" Because many Taiwanese students will use the coffee shop as a K-book center, and they will sit for hours. Do you think these students can be regarded as Olympic guests? "

"if they have some coffee, why can't they read? Xingya thought my question was strange because she thought it was normal to read in a coffee shop.

"I also don't think this is an Olympic guest, because it's not that they didn't pay for coffee. Qingjia, Licha and Bao Yan all agreed with Xingya, but Bao Yan silently added, "but I don't like reading in the coffee shop." "

"OK, so each of you thinks that if you have money in a coffee shop, you can read as long as you want. "I'll chase while I win:" now if someone is reading next to your friend's seat, he says to you, "excuse me, I have a very important exam tomorrow. Could you please keep your voice down?" "how will you react? "

Bao Yan immediately raised her hand and said, "I will say to him," this is not a library. If you want to read a book, please go home and read it! " "

Although I know that Bao Yan is a direct person, I am still a little scared by her direct: "so you will directly ask each other to go home?" "

"Yes! Because the coffee shop is a place where he can chat while drinking coffee, if he wants to read quietly, he can go to the library or go home to read. "said Bao Yan in a righteous and solemn manner.

"I think I'll leave or take another seat right away. "Xingya, with a gentle personality, chose not to cause disputes:" but I would find that person very strange, because he also got in my way. "

The reaction of spicy Li Tea is the same as that of Bao Yan: "I will say to him," this is not a library, but a place for us to drink coffee and chat! "if he doesn't want to have a sound next to him, he can go to the library. It must be very quiet there, and it will certainly meet his needs. "

"will you sit in the coffee shop for six or seven hours reading or doing your homework? "I ask because almost all of my doctoral thesis is done in a Polish coffee shop chain.

The whole class looked at me and I looked at you, because none of them had ever sat in a coffee shop for six or seven hours, but they all felt that as long as the coffee shop was still open, there was nothing wrong with it.

I continued to ask, "there are some popular coffee shops in Taiwan. Because of the large number of customers and small space, they often set the dining time in the shop." If the boss says to you politely, "Sorry, we only have 90 minutes to eat in the restaurant." Now we have new guests. Could you add some coffee, cake, or make room for the new guests? "at this point, what will you do? "

"can I take out coffee? If I can, I'll take it home. I don't like drinking coffee in the coffee shop anyway. "Bao Yan, who seldom goes to the coffee shop, doesn't care much about the rules on dining time.

Xingya and Qingjia feel that the coffee shop owner's approach is acceptable, while Lisa, who defends his right to eat, holds the opposite view: "even if this boss asks me politely, I still think he is very rude." I will not leave, I will say: "the new guest is a guest, I am also a guest, why should I leave?" "but if I'm chatting with a friend and want to sit a little longer, I might just choose to add more. "

"will you go to a coffee shop that has a minimum consumption or mealtime? "I asked.

Everyone found my question difficult to understand because there was no such coffee shop in Poland.

At this time, Bao Yan, who wanted to go to Taiwan for a master's degree, said, "is there really such a coffee shop in Taiwan?" If the coffee tastes good, I think I'll take it home. "sure enough, Bao Yan doesn't like drinking coffee in a coffee shop.

Xingya and Qingjia agreed: "if the rules have been written in advance, that's fine, but I won't go. I'll go to another coffee shop. I don't want to have time or consumption pressure when drinking coffee." "

"teacher, I think it is a waste to lower the rules. It would be a waste of food if I only wanted a cup of coffee today and was asked to order a cake that I couldn't eat at all. But if I'm talking to a friend and want to sit longer and don't want to leave, I'll still add some cake that I don't want to eat. It's just that I think this rule is so strange that I can't understand it at all. "Li Cha also has his own ideas.

To sum up the views of these students: a coffee shop is a relaxing place where you can be alone, get together and chat with friends, and allow others to read books, do homework or prepare for exams for a long time. But at the same time, it also gives people the right to talk and chat. In such a relaxing place, it seems out of place to lower or limit the time for meals.

What does the coffee shop owner think? In order to get the answer, I visited the owner of a coffee shop I used to go to.

Fanaberia (link is external) is a popular cafe located in Bydgoszcz. The cafe is hidden in the old Polish stone brick building (Kamienica), so unless it is an admiration, it is easy to ignore the small signboards placed in front of the stone brick building every day.

Fanaberia's boss, Ms. Katagina Berkovskakis (Katarzyna Borkowska-Kiss), opened the cafe in September 2016 because of a lucky meeting. Going back to seven years ago, Katagina decided to open a "smell of home" cafe in Bidegosh, too, because she was encouraged by the guests of her art and cultural events and influenced by a cafe in Kazimierz Dolny.

Katagina says Fanaberia's guests are scattered among different ages, from teens to seventies. Also because of the traditional European cafe style, the menu is not very selective, so it is obvious that most of the guests come because of the atmosphere of the cafe.

Creating an environment that is close to people and full of shopkeeper's enthusiasm is better than any decoration, Katagina added. Although the restaurant's handmade cakes and coffee drinks are also well received by guests, the success of Fanaberia is mainly due to the atmosphere in the cafe, where guests can feel like visiting a friend's house as soon as they enter Fanaberia. For example, Katagina's favorite music is played at the counter all the time, pictures of her favorite mountains or skiing hang on the wall, and Polish films that she has collected for many years can be found in a corner of the store, which she wants to share with the guests who come to the cafe.

Katagina hopes that guests will treat Fanaberia as their second home, spend a few hours of afternoon time here with friends and family, or quietly immerse themselves in books or work. Instead of setting a minimum consumption or meal time for guests in order to make money, think of the cafe as a platform to share your taste of life.

Although Poles drink leisurely and not in a hurry in the coffee shop, a good relaxation environment still requires a good tacit understanding between the shopkeeper and the guests. Because I have seen many "amazing deeds" of Taiwan Olympic visitors on Dcard and Facebook, I can't help but wonder how long her enthusiasm can last if Katagina, who is passionate about running Fanaberia, opens a similar cafe in Taiwan.