Venti

As my coworker and I were on our way to dinner, we noticed a young boy and his mother walking right past us. The boy was probably no older than 10 years of age and was carrying a Venti Starbucks cup, and his mother was carrying something to the extent of a Tall or Grande. I had mixed feelings that made me chuckle and raise my eyebrows for various reasons.

• Since it was part of our people watching activity before dinner started, it was funny to see the randomness that we can come across in our daily lives
• The sheer sight of a child consuming a 20 fluid ounce coffee beverage was just astounding. Yup, Venti means 20 (similar to veinte en español). For a brief moment I had an optimistic thought that it could have been hot chocolate, but that didn’t make the situation better either. No wonder child obesity is becoming such a problem in the U.S.
• Just like cell phones, consuming so-called trendy drinks like Starbucks is becoming popular in the younger generation. When I was a kid, the only trendy drink around was Coca-Cola or Hi-C. What an update…