Yes it's all outrageous but imagine not having something to unleash one's general and vague dissatisfaction upon? That would be worse surely.

It comes to mind that arguing with the unashamedly upbeat Starbucks staff takes longer than smiling and giving your name, perhaps singing the first few bits of That's Not my Name by the Ting Tings. You just want a coffee and go? Well you can't because you've bought into the Starbucks ethos, made your cappuccino bed and must lie in it.