Short, Tall, Grande, or Venti

As most of you guys know Starbucks Coffee is a cafe style coffee shop originated from Seattle, providing variety of coffee, blended beveridge included espresso drinks and frappaccino. Because I have lived in both Japan and America, I have opinions on both sides and I would like to compare and contrast them as well. So, have you ever been to Starbucks in America? and tried going to Starbucks in Japan? It is interesting not because of language, but the cup size that they serve in Japan. In America, they would serve in three different size of cups which is Tall (350cc), Grande (470cc) and Venti (590cc). I was introduced to Starbucks while I was in America, and I come to enjoy them since. Since my mind was input to having three sizes I would always get Tall size, and on a good day a Grande. Some years later, I went to Starbucks in Tokyo and I would order the same thing which is Vanilla Latte, Tall size of course, but one of the staff asked me if I wanted the Short size. I asked them what a Short size was and she told me that it is even smaller than Tall size, which serve 240cc. Now to put this in anthropological view, Japanese Starbucks provided even smaller size because many Japanese people cannot finish drinking Tall size, so it would make sense for them to provide a smaller size.

From right, Short, Tall, Venti


Citation:
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