Lattes

[forsyth]

How did drinking lattes become this sign of elite out-of-touch-ness? Seriously. Starbucks are EVERYWHERE. All sorts of people to to Starbucks. It's the freaking McDonald's of coffee. So how's drinking coffee in milk make somebody an elitist? I don't get it.

Comments

[forsythferret.livejournal.com]

The anti-Starbucks crowd I know tend to be the more radical lefties, actually. Because Starbucks is a corporate symbol that's frickin EVERYWHERE.

I have one thought on the use of lattes as symbols of "elitism". They do run $2-5 depending what exact drink youg et, so I guess the logic is if you have the money to blow on $5 coffee, you must be elite? Or maybe it's just because it's not soda or beer, and that oughta be good enough for anybody!

[amazingadrian.livejournal.com]

People used to look at Wine the same way, until they realized the more expensive stuff really was better. Somehow, I don't think it's the same with Starbucks, but there is a burgeoning market for gourmet coffee. Like people look for the best grape crops of the year for wine, so too, are they starting to look at the places that grow and harvest java beans, as well as the different methods and climes they're processed in.

I read in a magazine that the mid '00's were lousy years for coffee, and that global warming was already affecting some crops. Though the same magazine said the '07 batch from South America had improved.

It may be the wave that Starbucks is riding on, especially with the advent of Free Trade coffee.