Originally Posted by
QF009
I can report the same thing about Starbucks in Melbourne. Not a surprise that the few outlets that survived the recent cull were mainly in the CBD/Swanston St area where international student accomodation tends to be concentrated. With the decline of Starbucks here, I hope they eventually discover the local, indie cafes than start migrating to Hudsons or Gloria Jeans... Now why do I feel like petitioning uni to incorporate some sort of coffee crawl for future international student orientations.
But to be honest it makes sense if they have come from Asia there is no ingrained coffee culture (lets assume there is one in Australia for a minute
) only starbucks which is kind of like going to Pizza Hut and saying that's Italian Culture, so when they come to Australia they think the same applies there.
A lot of young people in Asia I have noticed from my own travels want to emulate their western peers but don't know quite how so when they are mass-marketed an image like Starbucks they jump on board.
Did someone also say upthread they at Starbuck's they put 6 (six) shots of espresso in a coffee....is that the coffee drinkers equivalent of a binge drinking culture?