Point of View: Function follows form
Dave TrottThe Gate London
When Starbucks first started I was standing in the queue in the Oxford Street branch. In front of me was a Geordie bloke. He said to the barista: 'Can I have a small coffee, pet?'
In a foreign accent, she said: 'You want a tall coffee?'
He said: 'No pet, just a small one.'
She said: 'A tall one, yes?'
He held his thumb and forefinger apart and said: 'No, no, just a small one, like.'
I leaned over, I said: 'In here a tall one is a small...