The 'Starbucks' Phenomena

After buying my dental materials from Carriedo, I skipped class. (No, don't tell my mom.) I walked near the terminal and saw an old high school buddy of mine. I loved talking to her about random things. And we hit one topic that seemed unimportant to others but somehow enlightened me. What a weight for a normal bus conversation eh?
What's with Starbucks Coffee that seemed to be so inclined with the elite society? Others would say "Sus pare-parehong kape lang naman yan!" "Pag inihi niyo yan, ihi pa din yan." and a whole lot of other phrases that from time to time seemed like a stereotype. Other people made this coffee shop as a status symbol, as if it was gold to them. They would often tell other people (who goes and orders a frappe, typically), that they're pasosyal or trying hard. Society nowadays.
I don't know why, but it's a simple and typical coffee shop among the humongous list of coffee shops in the world particularly, the Philippines. But let's face it, their caffeine-filled drinks are far more interesting and tasty rather than buying your good-ol-fashioned 3-in-1 instant coffee in the market. Actually, a lot of coffees from coffee shops are really good. You honestly get what you paid for. But for others here are some tips to actually enjoy the coffee and/or coffee shops like SB:

1. Treat it as a normal coffee shop. Please. It's not a kingdom of caffeine where elites gather to giggle and bring out their ultra-cool gadgets just to check in with Foursquare or Facebook.
2. You could take your picture, but refrain from acting as if your in a studio ready for a pictorial.
3. Coffee shops are good places for dates (trust me) or chill hang out places where you and your friends could actually talk. Others use coffee shops as a place where they can review or something. Use this as an advantage.
4. It's a COFFEE shop, not a WIFI shop. If you want to surf the net, google something, watch videos or porn whatsoever, do it somewhere else. Enjoy the coffee, not the internet connection.
5. Just be yourself. If you think you're not for coffee shops or you feel too awkward to hang out in coffee shops (practically because of stereotypes and because of your own instinct), find other place where you can chill and relax. Besides, everybody is entitled to have their chillax-ing space.