thekristydave » Starbucks http://www.thekristydave.com the further adventures of Kristy and Dave Thu, 30 Dec 2010 08:37:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 The American Invasion http://www.thekristydave.com/2008/06/the-american-invasion/ http://www.thekristydave.com/2008/06/the-american-invasion/#comments Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:59:44 +0000 Kristy http://www.thekristydave.com/?p=29 Chania\'s StarbucksIn the beginning of April, the entire town of Chania was getting a facelift. Stores were shut down, buildings gutted and coats of paint were being applied. Everyone was preparing for the coming tourist season. A few weeks ago we noticed one of the souvlaki shops near the παλαιό λιμάνι or old harbor had shut its doors and was being renovated. Figuring this was just another example where a shop decides it needs freshening up, we were expecting a nearly identical souvlaki shop to open in a few days. In its place was this Starbucks.

We have been blissfully absent of any major American brands (save Coca-Cola, of course) since we arrived here. I have heard there is a McDonald’s on the island, but it is only open for the tourist season and it is in the next town over. Our more “intellectual” city has shunned the presence of such American trash, until the American trash got a new more intellectual appearance.

I have been keeping an eye on the place, and it never seems as full as some of the other coffee shops in the harbor, so I am hopeful that the American invasion will fail. We, in distinct protest of the presence of this place, will continue with our happy adoption of the true Greek coffee: the Frappe.

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