Looking at my Starbucks coffee cup today, I realized that it reads, “Careful, the beverage you’re about to enjoy is extremely hot.” I find this to be an extremely poor choice of phrasing, as it is, to me, the equivalent of saying, “Watch out, the girl you’re about to have sex with has filled her vagina with broken glass.” Or for you ladies, “Easy now, that guy’s dick shoots controlled bursts of sulphuric acid.” All these statements are deterrents, in my opinion.
Admittedly, I’m prone to exaggeration, but wouldn’t a more direct approach be to explain, “Let this drink cool down or you’re going to burn your mouth, dumbshit.” At least that gives some form of direction on how best to approach the situation, instead of just making a casual observation. This all brings me to a larger issue, though, which is: why should any food or beverage ever be served at a temperature that makes it unable to be consumed immediately? Read more »
- Carlo
