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nfotxnAh, once again went to Queen of Net and played UT. Notice the lack of definite article such as "the"? Apparently a very Korean thing to do, and righteously so.
At risk of sounding like a public service message a la Bob Rae era NDP ruled Ontario, I am very down with multi-culturalism (adlib. old-school record scratch) for this very reason. Most pampered third-generation middle class sub-urban princes and princesses with venture capital would never buy into the business of opening a cybercafé anymore. The profit margins are low in comparison to a franchise or über-hip lifestyle café with triumphant interior decorating and terrible food. Often I wish those stale chocolae and macadamia nut tarts could sprout legs and run free than be sold once again for $4.25. And always tag $0.25 on to the price. It adds ups and gives your customers the illusion that the bake goods aren't made in a food services factory in that weird bedroom community 45 minutes away three weeks ago for minimum wage.
So the Koreans have taken over the market, as an observation of mine. And good on 'em! Although again this is personal oppinion but I do find they're both technically savvy and more apt to employ people with good work ethic. Yeah, I guess I am comparing coffee shops and cybercafé (this is largely unedited, stream-of-consciousness writing here). And I think they serve the same purpose: wasting time in public places. I find the newer breed of Asian/Korean run (oppinion/observation) operations work for me best. Excellent value, you get the use of a computer for about the same price you'd pay to sit in a coffee shop drinking premiums and the often the option of snack food is quite reasonable. There's ramen, imported non-branded snack foods and your standard Coca-Cola and/or Pepsi Cola Corp. beverines available at convience store prices.
The death of Starbucks? I think not, people like feeling important and are willing to do outrageous things to "achieve" that and there's the convience due to sheer multitude factor. But I think barring events of disaterous consequence to their business the new breed of convience store style cybercafé is a legitmate and under-estimated player full of potential for economic success and cultural pertinence in the 21st century.
At risk of sounding like a public service message a la Bob Rae era NDP ruled Ontario, I am very down with multi-culturalism (adlib. old-school record scratch) for this very reason. Most pampered third-generation middle class sub-urban princes and princesses with venture capital would never buy into the business of opening a cybercafé anymore. The profit margins are low in comparison to a franchise or über-hip lifestyle café with triumphant interior decorating and terrible food. Often I wish those stale chocolae and macadamia nut tarts could sprout legs and run free than be sold once again for $4.25. And always tag $0.25 on to the price. It adds ups and gives your customers the illusion that the bake goods aren't made in a food services factory in that weird bedroom community 45 minutes away three weeks ago for minimum wage.
So the Koreans have taken over the market, as an observation of mine. And good on 'em! Although again this is personal oppinion but I do find they're both technically savvy and more apt to employ people with good work ethic. Yeah, I guess I am comparing coffee shops and cybercafé (this is largely unedited, stream-of-consciousness writing here). And I think they serve the same purpose: wasting time in public places. I find the newer breed of Asian/Korean run (oppinion/observation) operations work for me best. Excellent value, you get the use of a computer for about the same price you'd pay to sit in a coffee shop drinking premiums and the often the option of snack food is quite reasonable. There's ramen, imported non-branded snack foods and your standard Coca-Cola and/or Pepsi Cola Corp. beverines available at convience store prices.
The death of Starbucks? I think not, people like feeling important and are willing to do outrageous things to "achieve" that and there's the convience due to sheer multitude factor. But I think barring events of disaterous consequence to their business the new breed of convience store style cybercafé is a legitmate and under-estimated player full of potential for economic success and cultural pertinence in the 21st century.
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Date: 2002-05-14 02:48 am (UTC)But you have to admit, the definite article seems rather superfluous, don't you think? There are many languages (Russian, Japanese) that lack a definite article, and instead rely on the demonstrative, which more than make up for the missing use of the article. After all, the only difference between "a" and "the" is that the latter implies something specific, and the former general; doesn't the demonstrative do the same thing? THIS car; THAT house. They're specific instances.
See what happens when you get a linguist going? ^_-