power users

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

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The speaker at the Sheraton

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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.