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young_clinton
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 Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 4:56 pm Post subject: Why is it that the Starbuck's in foriegn countries......... |
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I don't know how the rest of you feel about this, but isn't it great to have both things you find at home together with all the things you find in foriegn countries. For instance, one of the things I like the most when I go to Thailand or Korea is drinking coffee at Starbuck's in the morning. The Starbuck's in Thailand are particularly nice because I can sit outside and read my favorite paper, the Bangkok Post.
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seoulsucker
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Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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| Once, when I was ten years old my mom tried to put out a greasefire in the kitchen with water and burned a bunch of holes in the linoleum floor. The holes were there until we replaced the tiles right before we moved. The new tiles were white, but I kinda liked the fake brick ones we had before. When I was around that age my feet were the exact same size as the bricks and I used to walk around trying not to touch the seams. |
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young_clinton
Joined: 09 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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| seoulsucker wrote: |
| Once, when I was ten years old my mom tried to put out a greasefire in the kitchen with water and burned a bunch of holes in the linoleum floor. The holes were there until we replaced the tiles right before we moved. The new tiles were white, but I kinda liked the fake brick ones we had before. When I was around that age my feet were the exact same size as the bricks and I used to walk around trying not to touch the seams. |
What I just discussed is in the off topic forum where it is supposed to be, and it has to do with being in Korea and other foriegn places. Your remarks have nothing to do with anything at all.
If you don't like the things that i write, then you don't have to read them. |
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aboxofchocolates
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thomas pars
Joined: 29 Jan 2009
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i've been here a while and starbucks is getting slowly better. Case in point.
Koreans have learned...or are learning not to take the lquid sugar to their table and keep it there.
The coffee bags for sale are actually almost Stateside side.
Some places are getting English magazines.
Theybrought in the new coffeemachines that were place in pretty much all the stateside locations. Theses were supposed to make coffee faster, better, etc.
That being said. Some things are pretty lousy
Starbucks Korea is the most expensive coffee in the world.
The coffee bags(and all goods for that matter) for sale are hit with a 50% VAT/import tax.
Many places only carry that lousy Shinsaegae magazine.
Give it time. 10 years ago cofee in Korea was maxim cream packets. Consider yourself lucky. |
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banjois
Joined: 14 Nov 2009
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I personally prefer his earlier work:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYvSTFjYSGU
Oh, and aboxofchocolates, I remember listening to that interview live and feeling so bad for Jian that I was ready to forgive him for being in Moxy Fruvous. |
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Illysook
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| I liked going to Starbucks in Korea because they didn't "decorate" my cappucino with cinnimon or add a bunch of sweet syrup that I didn't ask for...but I sure missed the lemon pound cake! |
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djsmnc
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 4:19 am Post subject: Re: Why is it that the Starbuck's in foriegn countries...... |
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| young_clinton wrote: |
| I don't know how the rest of you feel about this, but isn't it great to have both things you find at home together with all the things you find in foriegn countries. For instance, one of the things I like the most when I go to Thailand or Korea is drinking coffee at Starbuck's in the morning. The Starbuck's in Thailand are particularly nice because I can sit outside and read my favorite paper, the Bangkok Post. |
I disagree. Nothing worse than having a dandy cultural experience sullied by s#itbag corporate junk food boxes that dump their child labor produced "goods" on image-conscious bumpkins who want to feel hip and trendy like they perceive westerners to be based on Hollywood indoctrination. |
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DorkothyParker
Joined: 11 Apr 2009
Location: Jeju
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Starbucks is too expensive here and I can't justify the cost in comparison to cost of living like back home. I do find Dunkin' Donuts comforting, though. Humorously, we don't have a DD where I'm from so Korea is the first place I have tried it.
At this point, real coffee is such a treat, I'm happy with McD's even. |
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curiousaboutkorea
Joined: 21 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 6:32 am Post subject: |
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| seoulsucker wrote: |
| Once, when I was ten years old my mom tried to put out a greasefire in the kitchen with water and burned a bunch of holes in the linoleum floor. The holes were there until we replaced the tiles right before we moved. The new tiles were white, but I kinda liked the fake brick ones we had before. When I was around that age my feet were the exact same size as the bricks and I used to walk around trying not to touch the seams. |
I like this story  |
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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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Forget Starbucks.
Internationally, Burger King is where its at |
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Fox
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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| curiousaboutkorea wrote: |
| seoulsucker wrote: |
| Once, when I was ten years old my mom tried to put out a greasefire in the kitchen with water and burned a bunch of holes in the linoleum floor. The holes were there until we replaced the tiles right before we moved. The new tiles were white, but I kinda liked the fake brick ones we had before. When I was around that age my feet were the exact same size as the bricks and I used to walk around trying not to touch the seams. |
I like this story |
Me too, it has a certain charming humanity to it. Thanks for sharing seoulsucker. |
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oldtactics
Joined: 18 Oct 2008
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| I'd like the Starbucks in Chuncheon a lot more if they opened earlier than 10am. Dunkin Donuts doesn't quite do it for me when I need a strong coffee to start the day. |
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PatrickGHBusan
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Better option: buy your own beans, grind em and make yourself an actual good coffee at home with a stove top espresso coffee maker.
Or go to Starcrap....  |
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curiousaboutkorea
Joined: 21 Jan 2009
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Better option: buy your own beans, grind em and make yourself an actual good coffee at home with a stove top espresso coffee maker.
Or go to Starcrap.... |
come on now, Charbucks has some wonderfully burnt coffee... |
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