{"id":5933,"date":"2011-03-13T11:26:50","date_gmt":"2011-03-13T15:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=5933"},"modified":"2011-03-13T11:26:53","modified_gmt":"2011-03-13T15:26:53","slug":"who-am-i-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/who-am-i-13","title":{"rendered":"Who Am I?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m the guy who seems to hold white people to higher standards of service than non-white people. At least when it comes to coffee.<\/p>\n

If I get shitty service from a Starbucks (generally staffed by white people), I avoid returning to it for a long time. If I get shitty service at a Dunkin Donuts (generally staffed by Indians, Pakistanis, or Latinos), I cut them some slack and figure they’ll be better next time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m the guy who seems to hold white people to higher standards of service than non-white people. At least when it comes to coffee. If I get shitty service from a Starbucks (generally staffed by white people), I avoid returning to it for a long time. If I get shitty service at a Dunkin Donuts … <\/p>\n

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