At 04:44 PM 11/12/2000 -0600, Russell Peterson wrote:
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>It is the inner city vision we have of ourselves that accepts a minimum
>level of crime among other things as being o.k. that causes us to be seen in
>such a poor light.
Speaking of lower standards, does anyone understand why (generally speaking)
service is so much worse in stores and fast food in Minneapolis than in the
burbs? It's as though the stores can get away with it here or something,
whereas that kind of service would lose customers in the Suburbs. That
may be true, but how did we achieve such low standards in the city?
The Office Max I go to at Nicollet and Lake always seems to be understaffed
and generally under-resourced. Cub and Rainbow at Lake have longer lines
and are often not as clean as suburban stores. Fast Food restaurants are
also messier and have slower service.
It doesn't seem to be the workers' faults exactly. Management at these
places just doesn't seem to care.
I like uniquely urban culture, and I don't mind at all that I have to wait
for my food at the Hard Times Cafe, because the food is great and the place
is so wonderful to hang out in. But the same doesn't exactly hold true at
Taco Bell.
