Starbucks in France experiences

"Martin" wrote in message
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On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 14:55:15 -0700, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
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Martin wrote:

On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 15:19:20 -0700, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
wrote:



Martin wrote:


On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 10:48:50 -0700, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
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But see my earlier post about dirty feet on tables in
Cambridge....hardly red neck country.

England or Massachusetts? (I suppose even civilized
locations may have SOME ignorant riff-raff among their
clientele, but I can't imagine any reputable establishment
ALLOWING such uncouth behaviour - even Starbucks or McD's.)


I see kids with their feet up on the chairs in McDs frequently.

Define "kids" (I wasn't including toddlers)


Teenagers.


I've
only been in a Starbucks once, it was overpriced and the coffee was
rubbish by European standards.

True, but those I've encountered were "trendy" enough to
expect patrons to dress appropriately and not behave like
yahoos.


LOL

I wasn't even wearing a tie.

I said "appropriately", not "formally". (To a lot of
American men, especially in summer, wearing a tie counts as
"formal".)

So what is appropriate dress for drinking a cup of expensive watery
coffee?

Mixi doesn't go to Starbucks, so presumably they don't look too kindly on
shorts and hiking boots. Incidentally, I was in NYC recemtly and there is a
"Starstruck" fast food place on 8th Avenue which is a lot better (and less
exorbitant) than its near-namesake.

JohnT

In article .com,
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EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
Alan wrote:

"Zox" wrote

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:


Some people live like animals.

And the boy who didn't like my putting my
foot up was very much thinking and feeling
like an animal. An ape in particular, beating his chest,
pushing people around, making a minor thing
seem like a big offense.


With your whiny, overdeveloped sense of entitlement, it's a wonder
some
"ape" hasn't beaten you to well-deserved bloody pulp . . .

Too bad they haven't! Then he might have something genuine
to complain about. (At least it might persuade him to stay
home, not provide France with yet another example of a rude,
boorish American tourist!)
*From:* "
*Date:* 13 Aug 2006 15:54:23 -0700

The inability of people to say, "You're right, I blew it" is amazing
isn't it?

It was Cambridge MA, immediately following Harvard commencement and the
foot girl was a fresh-minted PhD.

Does it ever get warm enough in the real Cambridge to go barefoot???


Of course, every year.

Following up to dgs :

Tim C. wrote:

Which is irrelevant. Another Mixiherring(tm). Stick to the point Mixi, or
shut up.

Heh. "Mixi" and "Stick to the point" in the same sentence. Heh, I say.

Yes I know. A bit of a non-starter really.

numbNutsResponse
What will you do if Mixi doesn't shut up?
/numbNutsResponse

"Don't push me..."
--
Tim C.

Following up to :

If you equate "getting drunk" with the kind of intoxication you are
describing


He associates "getting drunk" with /any/ intake of alcohol, however small.
--
Tim C.

Following up to Martin :

On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 09:13:18 +0200, Tim C.
wrote:

Following up to :

If you equate "getting drunk" with the kind of intoxication you are
describing


He associates "getting drunk" with /any/ intake of alcohol, however small.

It's the reason he avoids using deodorants and Boots 15 fruity
flavours mouthwash.

:-)
--
Tim C.

Following up to Martin :

"Man in cupboard falls down crack in the earth"?

LOL!
--
Tim C.

Tim C. wrote:

Following up to dgs :

numbNutsResponse
What will you do if Mixi doesn't shut up?
/numbNutsResponse

"Don't push me..."

numbNutsResponse
Or else what?
/numbNutsResponse
--
dgs

Following up to dgs :

Tim C. wrote:

Following up to dgs :

numbNutsResponse
What will you do if Mixi doesn't shut up?
/numbNutsResponse

"Don't push me..."

numbNutsResponse
Or else what?
/numbNutsResponse

...I'll probably cry.
--
Tim C.

On 2006-08-09, Padraig Breathnach wrote:

I'll stay neutral on the specific question, but I will comment that
most Irish people I know have little inclination to visit Irish pubs
overseas.

The British/Irish pubs that I go too, seems to have quite a few British/Irish
drinkers in them.