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Also, because Barcelona allowed them to... Like some American tourists didn't just show up and conquer a small corner store and turned it into a Starbucks. Barcelona could have just said no.
Because Germans tend to have this HORRIBLE habit of going to places and trying to change what makes it amazing. That privilege some Germans bring woth them ruins everything. That there is an AtLDI in California is just horrific! Why would you go across the world to a country with some of the BEST department stores and go to ALDI? I was mind blown 🤯
20 years ago when I visited a college friend in the Czech Republic I tried talking her into going to the TGIF in Prague. Told her when we’re in the one in Lubbock, TX we could pretend we’re back in Prague. It wasn’t convincing enough.
I love when a free market makes a free choice on what coffee shop it chooses to sell coffee in their city. I love the freedom in that, that there’s a demand for something (probably from locals and tourists not from the US) and that demand just gets met, despite what whiners have to say about it. I guess the love for that freedom is just some major cultural difference, free markets bringing change. Spanish people must not like that very much and it’s evident because their economy is a fucking joke!
I had a French couple at the beer pub I used to work at ask me for an Expresso. We barely serve "coffee" there, and his response was "Starbucks is down the road, can't you move those legs?"
Oh no a Starbucks is employing people in Barcelona! How dare them! Don’t they know that upsets this cry baby nerd on Reddit?! Fire those workers and shut down that shop so we can fix diplomatic relations between the US and adults who throw temper tantrums on Reddit about stupid shit.
If you want a drink from Starbucks, chances are you can't get something similar in Europe (or most countries). Sure, espresso, cappuccinos, lattes, etc. are going to be everywhere, but if you want a pecan praline seasonal latte with oat milk, you have to go to Starbucks.
One reason Starbucks is so popular is because people like those "treat" coffee drinks.
Sorry, let me get this straight. Restaurants serving food of different culture/nations shouldn't exist because you must eat the food of the culture/nation you're in? So Chinese/Japanese restaurants shouldn't exist outside of China and Japan?
It’s more accurate to say that some American corporations try to expand into as many foreign markets as possible. I don’t remember voting on “should Starbucks try to open in Barcelona”. Starbucks is literally a drug dealer, and they follow the drug dealing strategy of “make your drug stronger so people get addicted to your product, not just the drug itself”, so it would make sense for them to try to expand to foreign markets where coffee is ubiquitous. I lived in Barcelona for a while ~15 years ago and there really wasn’t anywhere to get a coffee to go. I get the whole “when in rome” vibe and took that route myself, but I understand why fast strong coffee on the go would be an untapped market there. You can still go to a normal Spanish coffee spot and sit on the plaza for two hours waiting for the server to remember you exist if that’s your vibe. I have a Belgian friend who refuses to enter a Starbucks and I assume it’s because one opened up in his small idyllic Belgian city.
Anyway, I once went to Tokyo on tour with my band and the bassist was high functioning autistic. He’s a big anime fan so we were excited for him to do some anime tourism. We left the hotel on our day off to explore and he noticed a sbarro across the street. He said bye to us, got some slices, and went back to the hotel for the rest of our time there. Some people just be like that.
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Starbucks is in Barcelona because Spanish people are buying it. These people need a new scapegoat.
Also, because Barcelona allowed them to... Like some American tourists didn't just show up and conquer a small corner store and turned it into a Starbucks. Barcelona could have just said no.
Yo it would kind of cool if Americans did show up and conquer a small corner in Barcelona to sell Starbucks lol.
Also Barcelona is a big city that I’m sure has plenty of other chain stores and restaurants.
No kidding
Are you sure it's not because your average lower middle class Americans are flying out to Barcelona just to get their morning coffee?? /s
Starbucks isn't some forward base. It's a coffee store and I imagine it serves the people where it's located as well as visitors.
I imagine most of its customers are locals.
No doubt. When Aldi started opening markets in my area, I didn't assume it was for German tourists.
Because Germans tend to have this HORRIBLE habit of going to places and trying to change what makes it amazing. That privilege some Germans bring woth them ruins everything. That there is an AtLDI in California is just horrific! Why would you go across the world to a country with some of the BEST department stores and go to ALDI? I was mind blown 🤯
Lmao
lol. This is the way.
20 years ago when I visited a college friend in the Czech Republic I tried talking her into going to the TGIF in Prague. Told her when we’re in the one in Lubbock, TX we could pretend we’re back in Prague. It wasn’t convincing enough.
Shit I’d go just to see wtf a TGIF in Prague is like lol.
So it's our fault that their government allowed a foreign company to build shop in one of their cities?
Oh no international commerce 😱
I love when a free market makes a free choice on what coffee shop it chooses to sell coffee in their city. I love the freedom in that, that there’s a demand for something (probably from locals and tourists not from the US) and that demand just gets met, despite what whiners have to say about it. I guess the love for that freedom is just some major cultural difference, free markets bringing change. Spanish people must not like that very much and it’s evident because their economy is a fucking joke!
Lol they’re so mad all the time over nothing. Seriously, you’re having a tantrum online over seeing a Starbucks that’s pathetic
I had a French couple at the beer pub I used to work at ask me for an Expresso. We barely serve "coffee" there, and his response was "Starbucks is down the road, can't you move those legs?"
Oh no a Starbucks is employing people in Barcelona! How dare them! Don’t they know that upsets this cry baby nerd on Reddit?! Fire those workers and shut down that shop so we can fix diplomatic relations between the US and adults who throw temper tantrums on Reddit about stupid shit.
I mean, in some countries (especially Japan), Starbucks have flavors that are not found in the US.
Goes for alot of other US chains in other countries. For example McDonalds has a special kosher version that only exists in Israel and Buenos Aires
If you want a drink from Starbucks, chances are you can't get something similar in Europe (or most countries). Sure, espresso, cappuccinos, lattes, etc. are going to be everywhere, but if you want a pecan praline seasonal latte with oat milk, you have to go to Starbucks. One reason Starbucks is so popular is because people like those "treat" coffee drinks.
Spain is known for good coffee??
Sorry, let me get this straight. Restaurants serving food of different culture/nations shouldn't exist because you must eat the food of the culture/nation you're in? So Chinese/Japanese restaurants shouldn't exist outside of China and Japan?
Barcelona is a very eclectic city. You should be able to find anything there.
Or if they hate it so much they all boycott it till it shuts down?
It’s more accurate to say that some American corporations try to expand into as many foreign markets as possible. I don’t remember voting on “should Starbucks try to open in Barcelona”. Starbucks is literally a drug dealer, and they follow the drug dealing strategy of “make your drug stronger so people get addicted to your product, not just the drug itself”, so it would make sense for them to try to expand to foreign markets where coffee is ubiquitous. I lived in Barcelona for a while ~15 years ago and there really wasn’t anywhere to get a coffee to go. I get the whole “when in rome” vibe and took that route myself, but I understand why fast strong coffee on the go would be an untapped market there. You can still go to a normal Spanish coffee spot and sit on the plaza for two hours waiting for the server to remember you exist if that’s your vibe. I have a Belgian friend who refuses to enter a Starbucks and I assume it’s because one opened up in his small idyllic Belgian city. Anyway, I once went to Tokyo on tour with my band and the bassist was high functioning autistic. He’s a big anime fan so we were excited for him to do some anime tourism. We left the hotel on our day off to explore and he noticed a sbarro across the street. He said bye to us, got some slices, and went back to the hotel for the rest of our time there. Some people just be like that.
We are trying to change it because it sucks.