[He nods to agree with the thought of a cafe; he's not immune to the appeal, and it's certainly a sort of place he'd be expected to like, anyway.]
If I were younger, maybe I'd say something with a view, but—I've spent so many meals with a view talking about optimization and revenue that I think it's spoiled the idea.
[There's a sense of a weary sigh in the way he says it. Meetings, always with the meetings. His tone turns a little wistful as he thinks of his actual answer, though, gaze off to a distant spot on a far wall.]
So if I'm going somewhere to enjoy myself... something down to earth. Somewhere in the middle of an old neighborhood where they've been making the same thing for twenty years.
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If I were younger, maybe I'd say something with a view, but—I've spent so many meals with a view talking about optimization and revenue that I think it's spoiled the idea.
[There's a sense of a weary sigh in the way he says it. Meetings, always with the meetings. His tone turns a little wistful as he thinks of his actual answer, though, gaze off to a distant spot on a far wall.]
So if I'm going somewhere to enjoy myself... something down to earth. Somewhere in the middle of an old neighborhood where they've been making the same thing for twenty years.