{"id":2198,"date":"2013-09-06T16:37:42","date_gmt":"2013-09-06T07:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/darlosworld.co.uk\/?p=2198"},"modified":"2013-09-06T23:02:34","modified_gmt":"2013-09-06T14:02:34","slug":"starbucks-and-a-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/darlosworld.co.uk\/old-wp\/2013\/09\/06\/starbucks-and-a-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Starbucks and a Song"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I like Starbucks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cheezburger.com\/7781616640\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.chzbgr.com\/maxW500\/7781616640\/hF37AA779\/\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"Get out!\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been said that in Japan you can tell how cool a city is by the number of Starbucks&#8217; it has. Shimonoseki (now has) two of Yamaguchi prefecture&#8217;s three branches (one of which includes a drive-through), but here in Chiba there are at least three within walking distance of where I&#8217;m staying. And yes, I do frequent them quite frequently.<\/p>\n<p class=\"originallink\"><a href=\"http:\/\/darlosworld.co.uk\/2013\/09\/06\/starbucks-and-a-song\">To read the original entry, please click here ( http:\/\/darlosworld.co.uk\/2013\/09\/06\/starbucks-and-a-song )<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cheezburger.com\/7781625856\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.chzbgr.com\/maxW500\/7781625856\/h85523EEC\/\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"I said ... GET OUT!\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But there&#8217;s something I&#8217;ve been noticing as of late and I don&#8217;t know if it&#8217;s <strong><em>&#8216;the norm&#8217;<\/em><\/strong> or not.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_h77NbnBqGY?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Each Starbucks seems to have a set music selection, without any range at all, and yet are quite different when visiting another branch.<\/p>\n<p>Starbucks one (near Shin-Tsudanuma station) plays reggae music, especially Bob Marley.<\/p>\n<p>Starbucks two (in Parco in Tsudanuma) plays Frank Sinatra and big band tunes.<\/p>\n<p>Starbucks three (at Lala Port in Funabashi) plays Elton John and easy listening songs &#8230; ahh, I do enjoy a coffee while listening to Your Song.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mTa8U0Wa0q8?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>So folks, is this a common Starbucks trend, or have I just happened to pick the only three Starbucks&#8217; in the world with an audible agenda?<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Interesting note, including this sentence and the title, the word Starbucks (and variations thereof) appears thirteen times in this entry.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/i56.photobucket.com\/albums\/g179\/mr_darlington\/starbucks.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"373\" class \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sat in Starbucks, writing about Starbucks, drinking Starbucks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li 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Shimonoseki (now has) two of Yamaguchi prefecture&#8217;s three branches (one of which includes a drive-through), but here in Chiba there are at least three within walking distance of where I&#8217;m staying. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/darlosworld.co.uk\/old-wp\/2013\/09\/06\/starbucks-and-a-song\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Starbucks and a Song<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-2198\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/darlosworld.co.uk\/old-wp\/2013\/09\/06\/starbucks-and-a-song\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li 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