American chain’s China operation flooded with complaints after barista writes “dear, democracy is a good thing” slogan on mainlander’s coffee order in Tsim Sha Tsui district, Hong Kong. — SCMP
A claim that a Starbucks barista in Hong Kong wrote a pro-democracy message on cups intended for mainland customers has provoked an angry outburst against the American coffee shop giant on Chinese social media.
A verified user on the Twitter-like Weibo platform claimed on Monday that his friend had ordered three drinks in Mandarin from the Peking Road branch of Starbucks in the Tsim Sha Tsui tourist district, which is popular with mainland Chinese, and found the barista had written “dear, democracy is a good thing” on the cups.
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