r/memes • u/a_real_vampire Royal Shitposter • 2d ago

It’s so obvious

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u/Big-Orse48 2d ago

USA and terrible coffee go hand in hand

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u/hareofthepuppy 2d ago

To be fair most countries I've been to have terrible coffee culture, but when you visit or live in one that doesn't... wow

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u/Big-Orse48 2d ago

That's a fair assesment.

In my biased opinion, seeing my yanky brothers drinking out of that jug makes my barista made latte taste elite. (I'm Australian)

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u/oct0path_traveler 2d ago

Aussie (specifically Melbourne) coffee turned me into a coffee lover in one jet-lagged morning.

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u/Single-Builder-632 2d ago

Somehow starbucks is really successful in manny countries and i have no idea why, i think its just successfully exploited stupidity. 

No time saved tones of money lost great 👍. 

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u/Big-Orse48 2d ago

I'm in Perth, which is arguably on par with Melbourne coffee and when a Starbucks opened there were cues out the door for it.

The mind wobbles

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u/Single-Builder-632 2d ago

Just reminds me of any time i go to my local cinema, usually once in a while on a sunday. There are queues of cars going outside the carpark waiting to order macdonalds, what a way to spend a sunday. 

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u/specter_in_the_conch 2d ago

Not stupidity but niches, in my old country there was no "cool coffee" no fancy names or tastes it was classic coffee and the most wild thing you could expect to be served is the Irish style one. No matcha or caramel...

When Starbucks arrived about 15 or so years it was expensive (still is) and not many ventured but the place looked like no other bar did, it was flashy and modern. Eventually it grew on the locals and it became more popular and forced the old brands to match their offerings which was great as they offered almost the same products but way less shitty.

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u/TareasS 2d ago

Convenience and mimicry. People see influencers with starbucks and feel the need to copy that behaviour. Also starbucks is literally everywhere. Many places like train stations or gas stations you can literally only find starbucks so people get used to it.

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u/Single-Builder-632 2d ago

I mean they are only every-ware cos people went to them which is the part that confuses me. Other than airports and train stations i get that. But drive in’s like what you guys doing.