
Received this gem here in New Delhi yesterday and after consulting my collection…I’m happy to say: yes! It’s a new one!

Who knew having an uncoventional name, combined with a love for coffee, could be so much fun? 🙂

Received this gem here in New Delhi yesterday and after consulting my collection…I’m happy to say: yes! It’s a new one!

Who knew having an uncoventional name, combined with a love for coffee, could be so much fun? 🙂

Nugal.
From a barista here in New Delhi today.
Backstory is here.
Truly the gift that keeps on giving.
I love coffee.
I have a weird name.
And I live in Singapore and travel regularly in Southeast Asia.
That’s a recipe for some serious Starbucks barista mixups!
Herewith, a collection of misspellings of my name from Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta and more locations over the last year.
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This one’s from Kuala Lumpur.
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Can’t remember the location of this one.
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This one’s from Jakarta.
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Singapore, I think.
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This one’s also from KL.
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Another one from Singapore.
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And another from Singapore, I think. This one’s pretty close, and completely logical.
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Can’t remember where this one’s from. But it’s certainly phonetically accurate.

This one’s from Manila
Life would be so boring if my name were James or John.