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This story will warm you better than a coffee on a cold winter day
We entered a little coffeehouse with a friend of mine and gave our order. While we were approaching our table, two people came in and went to the counter. “Five coffees, please. Two of them for us and three suspended.”
They paid for their order, took the two and left.
I asked my friend: “What are those ‘suspended coffees’?”
“Wait for it and you will see,” he answered.
Some more people entered. The next order was for seven coffees and it was made by three lawyers ー three for them and four “suspended.” While I still wondered what’s the deal with those “suspended” coffees, I enjoyed the summer weather and the beautiful view towards the square in front of the café. Suddenly a man dressed in shabby clothes who looked like a beggar came in through the door and kindly asked “Do you have a suspended coffee?”
He got a coffee for free ー no charge ー he sat down and took a sip and a smile ran through his face.
It’s simple ー people pay in advance for a coffee meant for someone who cannot afford a warm beverage. The tradition with the suspended coffees started in Naples, but it has spread all over the world and in some places you can order not only a suspended coffee, but also a sandwich or a whole meal.
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The Suspended Coffee Movement:
Response by Melody on feeding America
Suddenly, the idea of a “suspended coffee” is a huge viral hit on various social networking sites. The gist of it is that a customer orders more coffees than he or she intends to actually consume. The extras are considered “suspended.” The barista can gift the suspended coffees to a customer in need.
Should Starbucks get involved with the suspended coffee movement? My answer is “no.”
Trust me, the topic of feeding America’s poor and hungry is one that I take great interest in. I’m going to give you my analysis and commentary as best I can. Feel free to disagree.
Problems with the idea of a “suspended coffee”:
1) In real life, people don’t follow neat scripts. All the examples on the internet have quaint stories of a more prosperous person buying the “suspended” meal, and a poorer person asking for it. I have to wonder if the people creating these nice stories have ever met any inner-city poor who are truly very hungry and sleeping on the streets. First off, they don’t follow scripts. They don’t know the right thing to ask for in nice language. And I hate to admit it, but some of the very hungry who are absolutely deserving a suspended beverage are also the ones who appear at a Starbucks intoxicated and going from person to person begging for money. I have had it happen to me in downtown Seattle. I know this is not the nice clean picture that we like to imagine. But it could be reality.
2) Baristas have plenty to do. Asking them to be the tally-keepers of suspended coffees might not work. I recognize that the examples I give will make some bristle. But in all honesty, I can see the possibility that a store will have a number of suspended coffees, and no one is entering to take advantage of them. I can completely see the possibility that some baristas will use those suspended beverages for their favorite regulars, their friends, or whoever they want. Yes I know, this too doesn’t fit the perfect script. But it could be reality. And Starbucks boasts 70 million customers each week passing through their doors. This could be a nightmare to keep track of.
3) The very poor and hungry need more than a free latte. If you’re truly very poor, you need a square meal. You need a meal program. You need a food bank. You may need a shelter. You probably need bus fare to get to a shelter or meal program. In some ways, and again this will sound harsh, this idea of the suspended coffee makes a more affluent person feel good for doing very little. [692 words]
viral ウイルスのように蔓延した Starbucks コーヒーチェーン店
intoxicated 酒に酔った barista コーヒー専門店の店員
tally-keepers 数を記録する人 bristle いらだつ square meal まともな食事
(1) suspended coffees とは何か、日本語で説明しなさい。
(2) the suspended coffee movement の問題点は何だと論じられているか、論じられている順に3点、日本語で述べなさい。
※48 岡山大學 2014 の問題は以下のやうに５囘に分けて、月曜日と金曜日に解説して參ります。
パート 1： ブログＡ This story will warm ～ a whole meal
パート 2： ブログＢ The Suspended Coffee ～ Feel free to disagree
パート 3： Problems with the idea of ～ But it could be reality
パート 4： 2) Baristas have plenty to do ～ to keep track of
パート 5： 3) The very poor and hungry need ～設問解説、解答例
