Too many coffee shops opening up. Lost count of the number in SE23.

A couple of decades ago there was no coffee shop culture here & then American TV imports like "Friends" came along & suddenly we all wanted to sit on sofas with our friends and drink coffee.

Has coffee turned out to be the new wine ?. Do you remember all the wine bars we frequented ( well some of us did) in the mid 1980's. These used to occupy the same cultural space as the new coffee shops - this fad passed away and the coffee shops will also decline, giving way to another social spark that will get us together and keep us chattering !.