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He uses Starbucks as an example of how Chinese elites came to treat American consumer habits as proof of class status and worldliness.
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Starbucks
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...American. So for the longest time, Chinese thought that going to Starbucks was a sign of class that you've made in the world. If..."
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"...American. So for the longest time, Chinese thought that going to Starbucks was a sign of class that you've made in the world. If..."
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"...remember like the last season of game of thrones there's a starbucks yeah there's a firebox in the scene that's like"
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"you know those are like starbucks cups of the production we don't care anymore you know yeah right but like they were on to..."
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"...the the american dream is to be able to go to starbucks one day and drink a latte that literally is the chinese dream..."
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