Wednesday, July 18, 2007

give us your weak, your tired (keep the poor)


ok, what the fuck is up with the starbucks people in los angeles? so i have never subscribed to the brain washing of the franchise in their concept of naming the smallest drink a TALL and a medium a grande, which is really large in french is it? i go by the much more pedestrian coding system of: small/medium/large. simple, no?

WELL in nyc i was easily able to get away with it, and the barista/actor would convert my order which is usually a "large non-fat two-pump iced mocha" into a "venti non-fat two-pump mocha, whipped cream?" i was always impressed much like i am when i go to montreal and order a combo meal at wendy's and the checkout person speaks into the mic IN FRENCH. oh how much better my single combo tastes when processed IN FRENCH.

but the starbucks barista/actor, a french canadian s/he is not. and lately around these parts i have been getting ATTITUDE from them.

"large iced americano please"

"i'm sorry? LARGE? ummm...."

"yes, large"

"ok, ummm"

"THAT ONE" (pointing to cup)

"OH, a VENTI!!!! haaaa!!!"

another time:

"large iced americano please"

"ok, VENTI americano"

"thats all"

"you said VENTI right?"

"no, i said large."

"oh, haha, well a venti IS a large"

seriously, go fuck yourself, its 520AM and i am getting to work. JUST GIVE ME MY GODDAMN SHOTS OF ESPRESSO.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Large coffee?

I'm not familiar.