Yes, I know my nose should be between my books.
Soci of food's in exactly 6 hours, out of which 2 will be dedicated to a nervous bus ride and the remaining 4 will be split as deemed fit, between a quick nap and 11239763 more readings.

Party somemore la, Cherylene, see la, now gan cheong spider.
You good, you damn good.

It's strange though, and I just wanted to note this before I forgot - and since my train of thought flits between tracks extremely often, a quick blog is probably the best idea.. and a necessary distraction from the evils of intense studying.

"In the past there was a code of formal behavior, probably most widely honoured by the middle classes for whom it acted as an exclusionary device, so that while the working class could not be prohibited from eating in smart restaurants, they could be dissuaded by being made to feel ill at ease."

- Eating Out and Theories of Consumption, Alan Warde & Lydia Martens, 2000.

Whaaaaat.

You come across these snobs at the higher end stores in town, and even if you walk into the store with the full intention of making a purchase, you end up leaving the store because of the way the sales assistants look at you, so condescendingly. They turn up their noses; they gape at you as if you are barely clothed, or swathed in tattered rags. They keep their distance as if you smell like a sewer rat, but keep their eyes on you all the time as if you're about to snatch all their expensive bags and stuff them under your bra and make a run for it.

And with this surprising find in one of my notes I am feeling indignant. The essay mentions the underhand use of such snobbish behaviour to drive 'lower class' people away from 'higher class' restaurants. Makes you wonder though, if such "exclusionary devices" are being actively used by actual retail stores to drive 'unwanted' customers away.

Doesn't make sense, though, does it?
The most fundamental aspect of a business is to gain revenue and profits, and as much as possible - and to have more profits you need as many customers as you can get, repeat customers all the better. Why on earth do you want to drive customers away?? I think sales assts have a specific sales quota to hit, not a specific customer profile..

I wonder how much money these snobstores lose a year from lost sales, thanks to their excellent customer service and hospitality.


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