Here we are. You and I. The lowest of the low. I'm an American writing a Starbucks review on Yelp. And just to clarify again, a Starbucks review in the UK, and I'm from Idaho...
I have the nerve to visit an entirely new continent and an entirely new country and sit myself down in my disgustingly comfortable comfort zone, and write a yelp review in my vernacular.
Is the coffee here better than the Starbucks in the states? Couldn't tell you. I've learned to shut my tastebuds off when I'm at Starbucks and it's so hardwired into my system I haven't the slightest chance to navigate around it. I CAN tell you this Starbucks gets 5 stars for having hazelnut sweetener and a lovely-lovely staff who made me feel welcome. I even got to hear my name, "Justin," with a slight English accent. Beautiful.
That's another reason why it gets 5 stars. Because I got everything an American could want upon visiting London, to hear various words said with an accent without having to leave my precious comfort zone; and to see things that other people have seen, post it on Instagram, and pretend for a moment that I matter to someone somewhere presumably, and that for some reason my visit to some iconic location means something special.
Pret A Manger? Whaaa??? What's THAT you're saying?! NO thank you. I'll stick to what I know, and drink what I know, and speak how I know, until I die where I know but probably not knowing how...
Thanks for being here Starbucks. I'll see you when I get back to the states. I'll see you everywhere. Literally everywhere. Like you're stalking me. read more