Once in the KanaSigh, I attended an event from arguably the greatest bastion of American imperialism.
The speaker at the Sheraton

that day was none other than
Starf--ks Hed of North Asian operations. Only Americans think Japan is in North Asia. He told me the Frappuccino saved Starbucks. Not me. Until I lived in Japan, I'd not purchased a Starbucks product. What saved Starbucks for me was not being in the US of Gestapo.