>Still, Starbucks raised the standard for coffee in the U.S. I'd
>rather go somewhere else, but it's a lot better than the crap you can
>get at diners, which was the pre-Starbucks American standard.
It'll hurt your reputation in New Orleans to be seen in a Starbucks. I'm not talking Cafe du Monde snobbery, either--CC's (my preference) or PJ's is where people go.