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mike in brasil
Joined: 09 Jun 2003
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 3:30 am Post subject: |
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Let's branch out.
Koreans (I don't care if you) are (trying to leave the) elevator hogs, (I won't speak Korean to you because I want to learn) English hogs, (you have to move out of my way on the) street (because I don't care if you're in front of me) hogs...
And the list of hogs on~
No wonder they love pork so much! |
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coralreefer_1
Joined: 19 Jan 2009
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:34 am Post subject: |
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An 8 year old thread?
Really?
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 8:21 am Post subject: |
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thrylos wrote: |
A quick visit to the cafeteria section of any Korean Costco would be a sight to your sore eyes...The definition of civilized use of condiments... |
There are some things you can't unsee. |
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OBwannabe
Joined: 16 Feb 2008
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 4:08 pm Post subject: |
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As of 2010 the liquid sugar at the local Dunkin Donuts was usually found at someone's table. Why they wouldn't put it back on the shelf is beyond me. |
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Khunopie
Joined: 21 Oct 2003 Location: Fucking, Austria (pronounced "Fooking")
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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OBwannabe wrote: |
As of 2010 the liquid sugar at the local Dunkin Donuts was usually found at someone's table. Why they wouldn't put it back on the shelf is beyond me. |
I think it goes back to the Korean war when cream and sugar were scarce. It was a dog eat dog situation and Starbucks or Dunkins was not immune to the ravages of war. So if you found cream for your coffee you hung onto it because if you didn't hog it the next table would. Korea is a very competitive culture so if you have the cream or sugar at your table, you are THE CHAMPION! |
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Rutherford
Joined: 31 Jul 2007
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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When you drink coffee you have to have appropriate banchan. Starbucks should provide little bowls so cream and sugar can be mixed in the center of the table and eaten with spoons.
This was what costco did to stop ajummas from taking the onion and mustard dispensers back to their tables. |
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happiness
Joined: 04 Sep 2010
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 2:48 pm Post subject: |
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Khunopie wrote: |
OBwannabe wrote: |
As of 2010 the liquid sugar at the local Dunkin Donuts was usually found at someone's table. Why they wouldn't put it back on the shelf is beyond me. |
I think it goes back to the Korean war when cream and sugar were scarce. It was a dog eat dog situation and Starbucks or Dunkins was not immune to the ravages of war. So if you found cream for your coffee you hung onto it because if you didn't hog it the next table would. Korea is a very competitive culture so if you have the cream or sugar at your table, you are THE CHAMPION! |
hahahaha
its funny AND its true! lol |
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tgrear2008
Joined: 14 Apr 2010
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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Man up, there's no need for cream in coffee. |
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Landros
Joined: 19 Oct 2007
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 8:46 pm Post subject: reason behind it. |
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the thing is, starbucks and the whole cream at a station is designed with western sensibilities in mind. You get your coffee and you go over and add what you want to it.
in korea half the time 5 people come together from their office and the youngest junior member gets the coffee and brings it to the table. not knowing exactly how each senior wants the hot beverage he/ she is too embarrassed to ask and brings over the container to be used if desired by said superior official.
Same concept in burger joints. they have a burger and everyone gets it and shares if for some reason. no one ordering what they really like on it in case of offending someone else in the group.
Just order individually and pick what you like and get over the offending those that don't have the same taste as you. You see the pitfalls of korean culture?
choice is a naughty word.
Americano doesn't come with cream or sugar....
Capachino means with steamed milk. Iced steamed milk is ludacris.
Iced lattes I can understand but can't stand.
Just order tea. |
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Khunopie
Joined: 21 Oct 2003 Location: Fucking, Austria (pronounced "Fooking")
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 5:45 am Post subject: |
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Man this thread is getting olde. Anyone around?
Self serve cream banditos still a problem? |
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young_clinton
Joined: 09 Sep 2009
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 3:37 pm Post subject: |
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I was in Seoul 2 months ago on vacation. Didn't notice any cream stealers, in fact what I remember is, I had to ask for milk and they give you a small cup of it. You also have to ask for sugar at the counter. Otherwise you're stuck using this syrup crap on the counter. I think that's how they deal with the problem now. |
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young_clinton
Joined: 09 Sep 2009
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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I go to Starbucks in Seoul or the other big cities for coffee. The other chains can only give you Americanos, the nastiest stuff around, in place of real brewed coffee. Starbucks gives brewed coffee with beans that come for brewing. What is it with this espresso bean steam extracted useless crap?
In China the Starbucks, where they have them, brew coffee but they often run out of the correct coffee beans, so they just use espresso beans for brewing which makes mostly a product that is a nasty Americano. Not very good. |
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