every time that i go to starbucks in korea, i see their in-house mugs. i covet them. i want one. every time i ask them if i can buy one, they say that they are for in-house drinks only. they have starbucks mugs to purchase, but they only have the signature starbucks logo. the in-house cups have hangul writing on them.
what better souvenir than a hangul korean starbucks cup?
good luck getting one. the starbucks girls are like nazis.
but when one is in such a predicament, theft is always an option.
no, i did not steal a starbucks cup. i am not above stealing bar glasses in the states, as that is my country and i know how to deal with american people if i get caught. i will not steal coffee cups in korea, as i do not know how to deal with korean people if i get caught.
i may be above stealing cups, but i am not above telling my students that i will love them forever if they steal me a cup. i have told several students that i am in hot pursuit of said cup. i finally told the right person...
as i finished my level five class this morning, sunny, a lovely man in his thirties, reached into his bag and pulled out my starbucks cup. every class within a two or three room radius of my class could hear me yell, 'THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!"
nothing makes a teacher happy like a stolen cup. well, except, maybe a stolen cup full of americano.
one side of the cup says, in hangul, 'for in store use only.' the other says something about starbucks being a creative place. haha, not so creative that one can jack a cup from their store.
this incident reminds me of my first month of classes in korea. i asked a class of students how to find an electronics store. they asked me what i needed, i said 'a dvd player,' and then one student said, 'no, i have one at home, i will bring it for you.'
i have been brought prescription drugs when throwing up like a mad woman. i can only wonder what they would do if i said i needed a box of tampons or condoms.
probably blush.
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