See, you got off on the wrong foot by even going into a Starbucks
"Thanks to the success of Starbucks it is now possible to have a reasonably good cup of coffee almost anywhere in the States. On Day One, I popped into my nearest for my morning Latte. 'Small, large, regular, Go or Stay,' the young Hispanic assistant barked in one breath. 'I beg your pardon,' I replied. A little exasperated, he repeated the mouthful at twice the speed. Completely confused and slightly embarrassed, I quickly opted for 'regular'."
—The Spectator. Jonathon Clayton prattles on about the consequences of not doing his homework about New York City culture before arriving here. "A country that effortlessly shrugs off state murder sees smoking as an affront to civilization." No, see, it's the number of people affected, not the gravity of the offense. Democracy is about numbers, after all.'
