I was at Starbucks in Bangkok recently and noticed that motorcycle taxi riders are ordering complicated Starbucks drinks like “double macchiato caramel”, which is then delivered to customers, mostly in offices across the city. This is an interesting phenomenon where people with higher income levels in the 3rd World no longer want to pick up their own cups of coffee. I know this happens with maids for households chores and other menial labor, but this probably pushing the boundaries of 3rd World labor. The funny part is that when the drink is finally prepared and the barista calls out the complicated mixture by its name, the motorcycle taxi rider is unable to recognise whether that was the drink he ordered and simply stares blankly at the counter. He has to approach the barista to confirm his order everytime a drink is not collected by a customer from the counter.