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Why English is Hard, or, “How to Speak Starbucks-ese” in the Mornings

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watch well…then I’d be out of here.

go to link But I’m here, and ready today to deliver a rare true confession: I am a food snob.

https://geolatinas.org/pbfp0ao9 Here’s another: I actually like Starbucks most days.

https://www.marineetstamp.com/j7ab5g2et9u AND YET… another: I make fun of food snobs and those who like Starbucks.

click here In other words, I laugh at that with which I deeply identify. Take this scene for example. The first time I saw it I felt as though someone had secretly invaded my soul and written the secrets they stole into a script for this particular segment:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnlm2e3EN78]

watch As I watched that snippet alongside my c. 1989 hubby, I longed for the world to stop so I could run up, kiss the screen and scream, “THANK YOU. Thank you SO much, Sally, for articulating the choices in my head about the food I eat!” I felt empowered, validated…and, I was prepared to access my new-found confidence.

https://mocicc.org/agricultura/62od52nffm The very next day, when I ordered my salad dressing “On the Side” rather than digging it out of my bowl or sopping it up with a napkin, I smiled. And then I prayed a second time for the food I was about to receive.

https://onlineconferenceformusictherapy.com/2025/02/22/us23r74n6 Another true confession: I have been a very particular orderer ever since. Which leads me to my main topic: When I go to Starbucks in the morning and order a breakfast sandwich, it goes something like this between the cashier and I…

source “I would like a Bacon Gouda Sandwich toasted open-faced please.”

source [I painstakingly make sure the waiter is making eye contact with me while I do this so they can also see that I am holding my hands in front of me, praying style, then opening them as I say the words “open faced” so they understand that I do indeed mean when I said.]

https://www.mreavoice.org/frake17 “Okay, that’s a Bacon Gouda…anything else?”

https://danivoiceovers.com/1kygpd66k0 “Open faced, right?”

Order Tramadol Overnight Mastercard “Yeah, right. [ pause ] You mean, you don’t want the bun on top?” Continue reading Why English is Hard, or, “How to Speak Starbucks-ese” in the Mornings