Taken from one of my favourite viewpoints, the little balcony/gazebo at Starbucks.
Bournemouth Square
Tag: starbucks
Misspent YouthToday I watched Have A Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics on Netflix whilst doing the ironing. Well, most of it. I finished the ironing before I finished the show, and I didn’t feel compelled to watch to the end. It’s not something I haven’t ever seen before, in one format or another. I’m still undecided … Continue reading
Seven/Four
I don't drink tea. Ghastly stuff. I didn't drink coffee until early 2004, and only then out of laziness. I worked with someone who brewed up on the hour every hour. It just seemed easier to say yes to a cup, than stand up and go get my own drink. I learned to love coffee. … Continue reading Seven/Four
Racism International Inc
How is Mexico better than the UK, asked no one ever. Well, there's the weather. And the food. And the chicas. And the friendly faces. And especially the weather. And the fresh fruits. And the racists, too. Let's big it up for the Mexican racists. They don't, quite frankly, get the credit that they deserve. … Continue reading Racism International Inc
Name And Shame
I like Starbucks. I've mentioned that before. They are one of the few mega chains to have successfully implemented the much sought after 'personal touch'. You know, from the days before the mega supermarkets. When you popped into ten different little stores on the high street, and was greeted by the owner, your amigo. Who … Continue reading Name And Shame
Starbucks
Gloabalisation gets a bad press these days. Starbucks too. The joke goes that they'll put one anywhere they can buy land...even in a car park. Even in a Starbucks car park. But I like Starbucks. In fact, even though more fashionable coffee shop chains are now about and doing business in Mexico City, the Italian … Continue reading Starbucks
The Mexile 