Comments by "Helmuth Schultes" (@helmuthschultes9243) on "American Reacts to Why Starbucks Failed In Australia" video.

  1. I am no coffee drinker, so really no expert, as at most have a coffee I get stuck with at some business meeting/diner maybe once or twice a year. But Starbucks? I can not state knowing if any at all exist. There are plenty of coffee shops all over, every shopping strip along roads, shopping centres, larger fuel stations, many smaller taleaway food shops all serve a wide range of coffee. One acknowledged great 'barrista' created coffees is the McDonald's chain, that operates a ' Coffee shop ', with cakes etc This is to my understanding not so in USA. Except little mainly burger only takeaways in shopping centre foodcourts, basically all "MACCAS" have their cafe part as well as the Burger section. Their Baristas are rated highly, and have a good turnover too. Most people get their coffee at the many specific small coffee shops or attached to cake/bread bakery and other takeaway, usually with some seating food shops, almost all can serve coffee as required. One thing uncommon seems to be that always standing ready pot of hot 'percollated' coffee, one sees so often in American food serving places. Coffee here seems to be prepared, eg Expresso, cup fresh as orders are received. Yes, at conferences and large gatherings large pots of coffee are used to serve the large numbers of coffee cups, but never sitting hours long as hot kept ready pots, always brewed and served. And addional fresh brewed when emptied. If left over, say after a break in conference is over, disposed and fresh made in time for next break, never kept hot to be still reserved later.
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