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Feb 04 2009 3 Comments

Costly Tokyo Coffee?

The global recession may well be having an increasing impact on Japan, but at the same time, there’s obviously still an abundance of wealth walking about as, tough times or not, this drinking den hasn’t deemed it necessary to ease its yen-based restrictions just yet.

Tokyo coffee shop

And needless to say my pitiful attempt at gaining entry received a rigid rejection right there on the street due to a lack of both the required Rolex and a beautiful, brand-laden lady-friend.

Categorized: Food and Drink, Language

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  1. Paul says

    2/4/2009 at 11:31 pm

    Ha ha! Perhaps they were just trying to answer any queries as to the flavour of their coffees in a beat generation kind of way e.g. “What’s your coffee like then?” “Rich, man.” “Oh, okay. Do you sell amaretto biscuits as well?” “Sure thing, daddio.”

    Also, you might like this oddment from the land where anything is possible: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/02/04/mii_police_hunt/

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  2. Paul says

    2/4/2009 at 11:37 pm

    What’s your coffee like then? Smooth?

    No, it’s Rich Man.

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  3. タイプ P says

    12/2/2009 at 2:55 pm

    nice pic.
    where is this taken?

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