Even halfway around the world, there's nothing like that first Starbucks Peppermint Latte of the season! I so indulged yesterday, along with a number of colleagues both Western and local.
Since we were all speaking English, including the woman behind the counter, one of my Taiwanese fellow teachers made a casual request in English. "Please give me some sugar," she said to the clerk.
Trina was kind enough to explain to her what that phrase usually means if you say it to anyone other than a coffee salesperson.
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