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Descriptive Essay On University Canteen

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It is lunchtime, in a small university canteen. When I just go through the gate, a two-flight stairs right against the main entrance, which leads to the some grocery stores on the first floor, seems to divide this dining place into two parts, or you can also understand in this way : White plastic dining tables and fixed seats are vertically placed around the staircase. This university also has class during the noon; there are not as many customers as expected. Not all of them are eaters here: some occupy the seats with books, bags ,sunglasses and etc..; some are concentrating on their computer work ( The canteen offers good internet connection.); some are chatting with friends without ordering anything.

When I bypass the stairway and go further, I discover a hidden area behind, where two food counters are aligned along the right side from the angel of the entrance, and opposite …show more content…

This is formed, according to my observation, because of this phenomenon: customers automatically clear some space between them and the counter after they place their order, and whenever a new one or ones come(s), they will gesticulate and turn one side of their body slightly back to give in some space to the new comers. The more new customers, the farther the earlier comers are away from the counter, but they still subconsciously keep their one side slightly backwards. Thus, the earliest comers usually end up staying in the outer layer of this “semicircle” and need to say “Excuse me” to thread through other customers when their order is ready.The whole picture of this waiting semicircle is : there are the most people in the outer layer; in the middle, the space is quite empty only with two or three semicircle waiters; in the bottom part of this semicircle, where is also the counter, customers are placing

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