The following findings allow for the perspective of the participants to coffee culture. They are asked in the survey what they would define coffee culture. They are also asked whether or not they think that coffee culture exists in Potchefstroom. The participants are also asked to what extent they regard themselves as being a part of the coffee culture.
The participants were asked whether or not they believe that a coffee culture exists within Potchefstroom and how they would describe it. 90% (Figure 4) of the participants stated that they believe that there is a definite coffee culture in Potchefstroom and they all described it as a social interaction around a coffee-related beverage. One participant did say that coffee culture in Potchefstroom is still developing since the coffee shops are not individually unique. Figure 4: Opinion on whether or not a Coffee culture exists in Potchefstroom
The participants are also asked to indicate to which extent they would regard themselves to be a part of the coffee culture (Figure 5). Only 3.7% stated that they are not at all part of the coffee culture, in contrast, 68.6% said that they are without a doubt part …show more content…
During this time people are either for lunch or “coffee break”. People of all ages were observed, as young as primary school children and to as old as the elderly. This is where the observations revealed an answer that could not be included in the survey, ethnicity. People from different ethnic groups were observed, meaning that coffee is a shared beverage by everyone regardless of heritage. It is important to note that some groups of students that visited were multicultural. People were reading books, doing paperwork and in some instances, groups of strangers overheard each other’s conversations and either had similar opinions or differed, but had healthy discussions that intrigued both