He's turning Chinese, I think he's turning Chinese, I really think so

When I picked Randy up at the airport, we stopped at a Starbucks drive-through. I ordered him his once-usual Quad Venti White Chocolate Mocha. One sip and he nearly spit it out.
"Ugh that's sweet."
Then he took a bite of my gingerbread and really did spit it out.
"What was that? Gingerbread? Like heck!"
You see, the Chinese don't really have a palate for sweets like we do in America.
Then a few days ago, we ordered take-out from the Hunan in Squirrel Hill. Randy naturally ordered his food extra-hot. He claims he could barely detect any hotness to his food.
Tonight, though, was really the confirmation that Randy is being Sino-ized. He was looking at a sculpture in Point Brugge where we were eating dinner, and was about to tell me about a Hai Tian artist when he caught himself, and realized the artwork was produced by a Haitian.

Comments

The Girl said…
I think it's only in America that Starbucks is that sweet :) I FINALLY found a Starbucks that's only a 1 hr train ride away. And most definitely... it's not nearly as sweet as what it was back home.
Jen Ambrose said…
They don't even have white chocolate at the Shenzhen Starbucks
Jen Ambrose said…
Wait, there's a Starbucks in Guantanomo Bay, but not anywhere near you?
The Girl said…
Nuremburg is the closest one. You forget we live in the middle of nowhere, Germany.