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title: "Reality hits you hard, bro"
author: "Stan Voo"
url: https://www.99rabbits.com/blog/reality-hits-you-hard-bro
published: 2013-01-23
summary: "The owner of a café in Odesa can't work out why his takings are low. I have a few guesses."
---

# Reality hits you hard, bro

And the owner of the New York café in Odesa has no idea why his takings are so low. Never mind that the bagels are never fresh, cockroaches crawl around the room, and the bartender is loudly explaining why the Xbox beats the Sony PS3. And why does nobody tip the waiters? Maybe because you pay at the till first and get served afterwards?