1 McDonalds have automated?

2 McDonald's was for high-school grads who couldn't do better, Starbucks is for college grads who can't do better.

-j

3 Speaking of changes, it seems like #every #word in the #English #language is now #spelled with a #pound #sign.

4 I'm still trying to figure out why a female coffee server is a barista but a male one is... a barista? Shouldn't he be a baristo instead?

5 Despite the -a, it's apparently neutral gender in Italian, and people who assume that there should be a corresponding male -o word are obviously expressing their toxic masculinity in order to maintain their patriarchal dominance over womyn of coffee.

-j

6

I think J just won the thread.

7 I'm sure he's very proud.  Most privileged white males are.

8

Starbucks is for college grads who can't do better.

Sadly, that is not solely restricted to the US.  Friends of the family who have been to Taiwan recently tell me that coffee shops are everywhere now, both Starbucks and local chains/independent establishments.*  The running joke (Prompted by the less than energetic state of Taiwan's economy over the last few years.) is that all the college graduates who are unable to find jobs are now opening coffee shops - which at least indicates some hopes about entrepreneurial spirit.

*Yes, it appears that while tea is still commonly drank, coffee is now the dominant drink...In an Asian country.

9 I'm sure he's very proud.
Insufferage-able.

-j