I finally found a to-go coffee mug, so I can be economically smart and take my second (and third) cup of coffee with me in the morning instead of stopping in various cafes and ordering double espressos throughout the day. The only problem? The only place (and I mean the ONLY place) they are sold in Paris is in Starbuck's, and the only ones they had either said "France" with a picture of the Eiffel Tower, or they said "Paris" with a picture of the Eiffel Tower. So, not only am I instantly labeled as an American as I carry my coffee mug around with me on the metro and the streets (Parisians are not into the to-go concept. In their minds, you must sit and order your coffee and you drink it there. Take it in a cardboard cup? Oh, the horror!) but I am labeled as a really lame American tourist who actually buys and uses a to-go mug with the city's name on it. It's the equivalent of wearing an "I <3 New York" t-shirt in the middle of Manhatten.
I have, however, come to terms with the increased amount of staring my really stupid to-go mug brings. I don't care. I have a huge, steaming mug of coffee to distract me.
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