07 October 2011

Interactions

Dry Cleaning Shop, Amsterdam

"I'd like to drop this jacket off for dry cleaning."
"Is this leather and silk?"
"Yes, it's both, but the spots are only on the silk area. Can you spot clean?"
"No we cannot. We have to send it to a leather cleaner. But I suggest you wear it more and bring back to clean because cleaning leather is very expensive."
"So I should wear it dirty to make it more dirty?"
"Yes."

01 October 2011

The Weight of Coffee?

Pacific Coffee Company, China

From a Chinese barista to an Italian coffee-holic, I'm not sure how this means of measurement indicates the balance of milk, foam and coffee. But before a 12 hour flight, does it matter?