> and more like small community centers, in line with the historical role of coffee shops. People have been talking about this recently, and I've even gone to

> and more like small community centers, in line with the historical role of coffee shops. People have been talking about this recently, and I've even gone to a handful of local cafes that explicitly state this as their purpose, but I've never felt that this was achieved. I've never been to a cafe where I felt comfortable chatting up strangers. If this is what Starbucks is doing, and they do it successfully, I'll go out of my way just to go to their cafes.