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>I think a lot of people do think Starbucks is good, and I think it
>has made fancy
>coffee consumption more mainstream, and more discriminating.
I often get coffee at 7-11 now. I can't remember that happening before Starbucks. I always order a medium coffee at Starbucks though. I can't bring myself to order a grande.
I remember a routine Denis Leary used to have about changes in coffee culture. It wasn't that long ago. He said he hated going to get coffee and they ask what flavor. He would say "I want fucking coffee flavor coffee." There was also a Sopranos where Paulie and Pussy go to a Starbucks like shop looking for somebody. Paulie is on about the ripping off of Italian culture. He sticks an espresso machine under his jacket before they leave.