Comments on: The best way to break rules http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2003/06/01/the-best-way-to-break-rules/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:23:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Rachel http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2003/06/01/the-best-way-to-break-rules/#comment-110885 Rachel Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:24:11 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2003/06/01/the-best-way-to-break-rules/#comment-110885 Penelope, Hi, You say that Starbucks is the same in Seattle to Milan. Agreed, that is the whole point of Starbucks. But, just FYI, there IS NO STARBUCKS in Milan. I know you were just giving an example, but to those of us who care, this is actually very important, and it almost contradicts the point you are trying to make. You see, Italy is the country in Europe that has most resisted coffee chains. This is because their own coffee is so good, and so unlike Starbucks. The Italians don't want everything to be the same the world over-- and they certainly don't want to drink coffee from Seattle! I'm guessing this would be meaningful to that renegade barista, too. If I could get a renegade Starbucks barista to make me a caffe latte the way I order it in Milan, I would go to that particular Starbucks A LOT. One thing I hate about Starbucks is that you CAN'T get your coffee the way you want it. Penelope,
Hi,
You say that Starbucks is the same in Seattle to Milan. Agreed, that is the whole point of Starbucks.

But, just FYI, there IS NO STARBUCKS in Milan. I know you were just giving an example, but to those of us who care, this is actually very important, and it almost contradicts the point you are trying to make. You see, Italy is the country in Europe that has most resisted coffee chains. This is because their own coffee is so good, and so unlike Starbucks. The Italians don’t want everything to be the same the world over– and they certainly don’t want to drink coffee from Seattle! I’m guessing this would be meaningful to that renegade barista, too. If I could get a renegade Starbucks barista to make me a caffe latte the way I order it in Milan, I would go to that particular Starbucks A LOT. One thing I hate about Starbucks is that you CAN’T get your coffee the way you want it.

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