Stress is a common problem in America today. The cause however, is often times debated. Ray Oldenburg, a sociologist at the University of West Florida, argues that the reason we (Americas) are stressed out is due to a lack of a third place. I couldn’t agree more. Oldenburg’s effective use of communication, his witty comments, and the examples that he uses apply to us today as much as they did in the past. …showed first 75 words of 604 total…

…showed last 75 words of 604 total…lack of the body expression. I would even venture to say that this form of communication could not even begin to aid in an informal social life because the value of the words is only a part of communication. We are therefore missing out on valuable non-verbal signals. The only way to pick up on those non-verbal signals is to see a person face to face: hence the need for a third place to visit.