A Furious Letter of Complaint to Première Moisson
To whom it may concern,
I was just studying in the library, quietly minding my own business. I did this for 2 hours, and decided I would treat myself to an espresso. I freely admit, I am not the most knowledgeable person about coffee.
I ordered an espresso, and was then asked "short or long". When I asked for clarification, I was met with a sigh and a condescending look. I told them short, looking down at my feet upon being chastised so. I accepted and paid for my drink in shame, too embarrassed to even ask for sugar, which I normally put in my Espresso. I stared at my tiny wax cup of espresso, wondering what I had done to deserve this.
This experience broke something in my mind.
At this point, all the excuses I had been making, all the problems with your institution that I had been allowing myself to apologize evaporated.
Why did you come to the Redpath Library? Your organization represents petty-bourgeois values that are not shared by the student body at large. You are the worst kind of institution, a fast food chain that thinks it is something bigger.
Your hours are completely inconsistent with the needs of the student body. Instead of having a late night resource to de-stress when studying hard, students must brave the cold and find another place, interrupting the flow of their work.
The layout of your store is absurd and confusing.
The prices of your store are obscene
The degree of choice in your store is lacking.
The whole atmosphere of your store is alienating to students. It is not welcoming. It doesn't blend with the seating area just outside. Instead of a casual, friendly student area, we must contend with an air of superiority and condescension, as if we must be educated to properly appreciate what is being sold.
I am livid. My ability to study tonight went out the window. I will never visit your store in Redpath, or any other location of yours again. I will encourage my friends to take the same approach.
The administration made a decision to bring you in that was just an example of how unconnected to the student body they are. Some people are willing to tolerate and excuse you, as I once did. But I hope you know, there is an overwhelming feeling amongst the McGill population..
We don't want you here.
Furiously yours,
Ian Rodgers
I was just studying in the library, quietly minding my own business. I did this for 2 hours, and decided I would treat myself to an espresso. I freely admit, I am not the most knowledgeable person about coffee.
I ordered an espresso, and was then asked "short or long". When I asked for clarification, I was met with a sigh and a condescending look. I told them short, looking down at my feet upon being chastised so. I accepted and paid for my drink in shame, too embarrassed to even ask for sugar, which I normally put in my Espresso. I stared at my tiny wax cup of espresso, wondering what I had done to deserve this.
This experience broke something in my mind.
At this point, all the excuses I had been making, all the problems with your institution that I had been allowing myself to apologize evaporated.
Why did you come to the Redpath Library? Your organization represents petty-bourgeois values that are not shared by the student body at large. You are the worst kind of institution, a fast food chain that thinks it is something bigger.
Your hours are completely inconsistent with the needs of the student body. Instead of having a late night resource to de-stress when studying hard, students must brave the cold and find another place, interrupting the flow of their work.
The layout of your store is absurd and confusing.
The prices of your store are obscene
The degree of choice in your store is lacking.
The whole atmosphere of your store is alienating to students. It is not welcoming. It doesn't blend with the seating area just outside. Instead of a casual, friendly student area, we must contend with an air of superiority and condescension, as if we must be educated to properly appreciate what is being sold.
I am livid. My ability to study tonight went out the window. I will never visit your store in Redpath, or any other location of yours again. I will encourage my friends to take the same approach.
The administration made a decision to bring you in that was just an example of how unconnected to the student body they are. Some people are willing to tolerate and excuse you, as I once did. But I hope you know, there is an overwhelming feeling amongst the McGill population..
We don't want you here.
Furiously yours,
Ian Rodgers
Chill
ReplyDeleteIf your ability to study relies on a burrista not being snarky to you, you might not be cut out for academia.
ReplyDeleteYou've got to recognize that this is a somewhat satirical polemic written at the end of a long day. Also, my alleged academic ineligibility has no influence on whether or not Première Moisson is a good thing for campus.
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