Re: Starbucks---TRUE STORY of discrimination!!!!!!!

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: : > Not sure if this is true..... : : > : : > > > >It was Friday, May 11th, a nice evening that my good old friend : : and : : I : : > > had : : > > > >just finished our dinner. It was only 10:30 p.m., the night was : : too : : > > young : : > > > >to : : > > > >end. We both still had a lot to catch up since we had not seen : : each : : > > other : : > > > >for 8 months. We decided to drive to my usual hangout coffee : : place, : : > > > >Starbucks on Convent road. : : > > > > : : > > > >After we finished our coffees around midnight on , we headed for : : our : : > > car : : > > > in : : > > > >the parking lot behind the shop. While we were approaching our : : car, : : > > there : : > > > >is : : > > > >one rather attractive Caucasian lady who had a big smile on her : : face : : > > > walked : : > > > >straight to me and asked, "who are you? Who do you think you : : are?" : : > > > >For a split moment, I was puzzled and tried to figure whether I : : know : : > > this : : > > > >lady. : : > > > >I told her, "we are customers at Starbucks, why?" : : > > > > : : > > > >With her impolite tone of voice, she then proceeded closer to me : : and : : > > said, : : > > > >"that parking space is only for the owner of Starbucks. My : : husband : : is : : > > the : : > > > >owner of Starbucks Thailand. I could have had your car tolled to : : the : : > > > police : : > > > >station." She spoke so loud as if we both were deaf! : : > > > > : : > > > >I said, "sorry, i didn't know that. There is no signage that say : : so. : : > > Next : : > > > >time you should put a signage there. By the way, I : : > > Æm a regular customer : : > > >here : : > > >and this is not the first time I park here at this spot." : : > > > : : > > >With her arrogant manner, she proceeded closer to me, and start to : : point : : > > >finger at my face and said, "sorry is not enough and there will be : : no : : > > more : : > > >next time for you! : : > > > : : > > >If our apology is not sufficient, we didnÆt know what the hell : : this : : woman : : > > >wanted from us! At that point in time, we both were stunned to : : hear : : that : : > > >she : : > > >who claimed that her husband own Starbucks, did not want us her : : > > >customers--- : : > > >back here! I and my friend then told her, "Ok, then we won't come : : back : : > > here : : > > >again." : : > > > : : > > >The lady said," Good, don't ever come back, we don't want people : : like : : you : : > > >back here. Starbucks is not for you Asian anyway!" Then she turn : : around : : > > and : : > > >walked back to her husband, the owner of Starbucks Thailand, who : : > > witnessed : : > > >the whole situation and waited a few feet away next to their : : Silver : : > > Volvo. : : > > >We drove away feeling so furious and disappointed! : : > > > : : > > >Ladies and Gentlemen, since Starbucks is not for Asian like us, : : lets : : make : : > > >her wish comes true. Please help forward this to your friends and : : let's : : > > see : : > > >whether Mr. & Mrs. Starbucks can survive here without us Shink!!! : : > > > : : > > >S. Boonnak : : > > >Marketing Manager : : > > >SWT Corporation Public Co., Limited : : > > >90 Moo 5, : : > > >Chaengwattana Road, : : > > >Klong Gluar, Pak-kred, Nonthaburi 11120 : : > > >Thailand : : > > : : > > : : > > Shearman & Sterling Stamford is a registered joint law venture in : : > > Singapore : : > > between Shearman & Sterling, a New York partnership, and Stamford : : LLC, : : a : : > > law corporation incorporated under Singapore law. : : > > : : ********************************NOTICE************************************ : : > > * : : > > This transmittal and/or attachments may be a confidential : : attorney-client : : > > communication or may otherwise be privileged or confidential. If : : you : : are : : > > not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have : : received : : > > this transmittal in error; any review, dissemination, distribution : : or : : > > copying of this transmittal is strictly prohibited. If you have : : received : : > > this transmittal and/or attachments in error, please notify us : : immediately : : > > by reply or by telephone (call us collect at +65 230 3800) and : : immediately : : > > delete this message and all its attachments. : : > > : : > > Thank you. : : >

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