Starbucks

So here it is.  The Beast.  The Big Bitch.  The physical embodiment of globalist nightmares and a corporate black hole into which we, as free-thinking individuals, should pour our loathing.  Why do we set foot in such a place?

Readers should know I'm not entertaining the myriad of milk/sugar based candy drinks that masquerade as coffee in these establishments.  

And yet here is the thing.  While it can often be orphaned behind the baristas too busy to care, a freshly brewed cup of Pike Place still hits the spot for me.  In the UK at least, they one of only a couple of major chains that understands the difference between filter and an americano that is delivered at the press of a button. On one occasion when it had run out,  I once overheard an American visitor asking where the next branch was so he could get a 'real coffee'.  If only more people showed such integrity perhaps there would be no conflict in the world.

Haters can and probably should continue to hate.   But while there is a drip on offer, you will still find me helping to enable the neoliberal agenda.

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Everywhere

https://www.starbucks.co.uk/

For those old enough to remember, a special nod to The Seattle Coffee Company, who in the UK were effectively a trojan horse for Starbucks to enter, but for a short time in the mid 90's were even better than the real thing.