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Something to think about.

Asian currency market is soooo slow and boring, I decided to have my afternoon coffee at the cafe near home. Enjoy the moment…

Starbucks pulled out from Australia by closing 61 of 84 stores.

In the case of one American coffee giant, globalisation deserved to fail. Starbucks makes really bad coffee.

Starbucks
is almost entirely pulling out of Australia — closing 61 of its 84
stores. In Melbourne, just five of the 16 stores are tipped to remain.

when Starbucks came to Australia to bring coffee and the cafe culture
to the masses, it found that we already had it. Particularly in
Melbourne, we have better coffee and more relaxing cafes than anything
that Starbucks brought with it.

If Starbucks can teach us anything, it is that in the global
marketplace, turning up to compete just isn’t enough. You have to be
really good.

Full article here

My point here is, Starbucks makes really bad coffee. At least , in Melbourne, I don’t find any reason to buy my coffee from Starbucks.

Interesting survey and breakdown down by Herald Sun. Classic cappuccino is Australia’s drink of choice. Well, I am a die hard Long Black drinker. What does your coffee say about you?

What does your coffee say about you?

Latte drinkers are more likely to:

-Flick to the gossip and entertainment section of the newspaper

-Spend Saturday night in a nightclub

-Listen to dance music

-Take public transport

-Live in a shared house with friends, at at home with mum and dad

-Have between 201-300 Facebook friends

Cappuccino drinkers are more likely to:

-Flick to the sports section of the newspaper

-Spend Saturday night in front of the TV with takeaway food

-Listen to pop music

-Drive a sedan

-Live by the beach or water

-Have more than 500 friends on Facebook

Flat White fans are more likely to:

-Flick to the travel section of the newspaper

-Spend Saturday night on a date

-Listen to rock music

-Get around via taxi

-Live in a CBD apartment

-Have between one and 50 Facebook friends

Long black lovers are more likely to:

-Get their news online

-Spend Saturday night at the cinema or theatre

-Listen to classical or acoustic music

-Drive a four-wheel drive or sportscar

-Live in a house in the suburbs or country

-Have between one and 50 Facebook friends

Interesting, I’ve just found out I have been making my own filter coffee the wrong way LOL. This is a nice video to show you how to make a nice filter coffee. Simple, easy, nice.

VideoJug: How To Make Filter Coffee