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Old 15th July 2007, 04:28 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Do we see some sign of sensitivity?.... Nah!....

Starbucks closes controversial Forbidden City cafe - Yahoo! News

Title: "Starbucks closes controversial Forbidden City cafe", from AFP, datelined Sat., Jul. 14, 2007.
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Re: Do we see some sign of sensitivity?.... Nah!....

Today the Forbidden City, tomorrow the world...oh, I wish. I despise Starbucks.
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It had to go.
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I'm surprised it was ever allowed to open in the first place.
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Re: Do we see some sign of sensitivity?.... Nah!....

Starbucks in the Forbidden City? What about Burrito Express in Museum de Louvre?
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Re: Do we see some sign of sensitivity?.... Nah!....

If we ever get a Martian colony going on the red planet, Starbucks will definitely be showing up there too.
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Re: Do we see some sign of sensitivity?.... Nah!....

You mean there isn't one there already?
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