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| - Ok, I went to this place for the 1st time, but the pony-tail guy working there was beyond inappropriate.
I went in with a laptop, set it down, and was about to order a drink, and he asks me "are you doing a school-work here?", and I was like "uhh just a work.. why?" Without a pause, he went on to ask me "the school is nearby here. Do you work there? Do you live nearby?"
I was really astonished how probing and agressive his questionings were. All I managed to respond without telling him off was "well, I don't live around here", but it should've been clear to the dude from the beginning (unless he's completely socially inept) that these kind of one-way-street questioning is completely inappropriate especially between a customer and a server.
But the clincher was "where are you from?" he asked me right afterwards, without any pre-text, just completely out-of-blue interrogation style. I'm an asian guy, so he might've been curious, but so what? (Really? You've never seen asian people in Charlotte? Really?). I was thinking, not saying (but should've), "it's none of your effing business where I'm from. Just do your job and give me my coffee."
I was gonna work with my laptop there, but I got a hell out of there. Not going back, ever. There were only one another person in the entire coffee shop. I wouldn't be surprised if it's because people are avoiding this inquisitive barista.
I can't speak for other people working there though. They may be totally normal.
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