People in Los Angeles are nice. It's not to say that people in New York aren't nice, its a different kind of nice I guess. Nice people in New York are like a rare gem; when you find one you want to thank your lucky stars. Here in LA, being nice is just par for the course I guess. On Friday, which was my first full day in town I came to the local Starbucks to go online and check my email. I have a Starbucks within walking distance...my dreams have come true! Not only is my normal drink like a dollar cheaper, the guys working were super nice to me. They asked me questions about back home and were just abnormally friendly. One of the guys who I refer to as "Starbucks Friend" since I keep forgetting to ask his name even told me to buy pepper spray if I'm going o be walking around late at night. I told him I was from New York and if I didn't feel the need to carry it there I'd have to think about it. I may look sweet and stuff but I'm pretty tough.
I think the reason people here are so nice is because of all the sunshine. It's only been moderately cloudy since I got here and it rained on and off most of today. Saturday night I came back to Starbucks and got my usual Chai and Starbucks Friend was asking me about writing (I told him I was a writer on my first day) because he is also a writer and wanted some feedback on some ideas. Since I was here for a while I got another drink (it does get chilly once the sun goes down) and Starbucks Friend hooked me up! And the other guy that I also made friends with made my drink sooooo deliciously! I got a caramel apple spice and there was sooooo much caramel in it! Yum!!
Yesterday Jon and I went on an adventure to Target to get towels because we're both idiots and while we were on the bus some guy actually gave Jon his seat so we could sit next to each other. Back home you could be a quadriplegic with a bullet wound and no one would move. After we went to Target we went to another Starbucks and I swear the guy making drinks was one of the most cheerful people I've ever seen. He reminded me of the dad from "Juno." After sitting there for some time listening to him interacting with the customers I couldn't help but catch his cheerful attitude. It was infectious! Even the bus drivers are nice. They say "hi" when you get off and when I say "thank you" they're so nice! Even the grocery store employees are nice! When I got stuck behind some guy who didn't realize he had to buy two 24 packs of beer to get the discount, the checkout girl actually apologized, as did the guy for holding me up. I mean its not like I had anything to do but at least they were nice enough to respect my time. I'm very excited about the prospect of encountering more nice people. Until next time!
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