Cerer�a
One night we ate in a caf� called Cereria. We�d seen its description in the Rough Guide.
It said it was frequented by �literary student types and pseudo-intellectual hipsters.� Nothing could have described Sue, Lizzie, Roger and Ian better. Roger was intellectual, Ian was a hipster, Lizzie was literary and Suedo.
Imagine our shock when we noticed in the new updated edition of the Rough Guide to Spain that the entry for the caf� had been altered, adding one crucial word to the description.
One wonders why they went to the trouble of adding just one extra adjective, let alone this one:
"Cerer�a, Bxda de Sant Miquel 3-5. New hip caf�, filled with goateed literary student types and pseudo-intellectual hipsters. Just off of c/Aviny�. Open daily 9am-10pm."
Life hangs by a thread. On such decisions memories are made. What if we�d had the latest edition of the Rough Guide? Would we have missed out on the wonder that was Cereria? After all, none of us could plausibly be described as �goateed�. Having said that, I have my doubts about Sue.
What is a hipster, anyway? |
