Borders Etiquette
The humor is in its title already. A friend and I were walking into a Borders and I, in my usual fashion, laugh. Mu friend turns to me with the ‘shh’-death-eyes. She straight-up ‘shh-ed me. What the fuck? Can someone explain this to me? When did Border’s get the respect and behavioral code of a library? You are purchasing books in a store which you will undoubtedly leave and return to the comforts of your own home where you can demand silence. But not here, Buddy. Somehow, in this bizarre world, we have equated a library with a bookstore chain that has done but reduce the value of literature, in all senses. If there wasn’t any indication that Mr. Borders wanted you to plant your ass in his store, then there would be more seating. So next time you want to sit quietly and undisturbed in a Border’s, try your local main library.
