鄙视星巴克! 为了把自己和别的咖啡店区分开来好挣大钱,好好的英语不说非要整些意大利语来抬高自己的身价。说一个中杯会死啊,再叫“Grande”什么的还不是咖啡!就好比国内的风气,好好的中文不讲,偏要用一些莫名其妙的英文,甚至法文。一听“拿铁”就恶心,为什么不是“拿钢”?不是“拉铁”?翻译成牛奶咖啡难道就掉了身价? ! T( M* {! f" l. ^3 w
I am picturing myself in a local Starbucks trying to pick up a woman. - O+ h& X0 y/ A. E1 y + T& }2 `3 @4 P# g% n3 g) Z. DMe: "Hey there. You're adorable. I just had to come over and say hi ... oh can I get you a cup of hot Caramel Frappuccino with cream on top?"1 l! J, W7 U) e. D+ N; V) k# p6 S
8 S9 u. O8 | Q) L. E" {' c1 CShe: "Oh, that's very nice of you ... Yea sure!" ) ? H9 p& i# m5 E9 F : @' q: B% x9 @- k+ B/ L15 secs later, I came back empty handed ... "Err, have you been to that Timmy's across the street?"