I've been stuck on two ideas for my ethnographic essay. I can't decide if I want to write on the regulars that go to Denny's or the employees there. I'm a server at the North Denny's and I find that a lot of the regulars have several similarities. Such as, they all work hard labor jobs, they are mostly older folks, they come in at least every other day, and they've all become good friends with each other or the employees. So my angle would be, what drives them to come to Denny's? Is it the food, the employees, the other customers, or something else?
My other idea was writing it on the employees. Like the customers, the employees have several similarities too. As I've worked with them I've found that several employees (excluding me) have been working at Denny's for years, had a rough youth, and had a run-in with the law a time or two. What brought that group of people to Denny's? Were they once regulars too? Was it because they feel like they belong there? If you have any suggestions on which one I should write on or any questions I should answer please help me out!
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It's a good question, and one that I have wondered about most of my life...a good angle for your paper could be on the "Cowboys" that eat there...and why the drama kids hit up the other one so often. Good luck with the paper!
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