Piccolo on Common Sense
A few days ago we went into a Starbucks here in Montreal. I ordered my regular drink, a Double Short Americano, and my wife ordered her Tall Soy Milk Latte. The dude at the counter shouted the order over to the barista - "One Piccolo Double Americano and one Mezzo Soy Milk Latte!!". Huh? The man told us that in Quebec Starbucks is not allowed to use the words Short and Tall.
After a long absence from Quebec I had forgotten how ridiculous the French language protection law can be at times. Somehow replacing English words with Italian words will, I am sure of it, protect the usage of the French language. This in a place where the French language is regularly massacred in prime time television. Maybe they should clean up their act before trying to force others to learn Italian.
One last comment......My thoughts wandered to my trip to Japan last year. There I was able to order a Double Short Americano...where this is a menu item. I just went to the Starbucks Coffee Japan website and, behold, the sizes Short (S) and Tall (T) appear. Maybe in Japan they should be forced to use Petit and Moyen.
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