This drink was delightful! Can't wait to go back and try more flavors; today I had the green tea. I hadn't had a bubble tea is 25 years. Last one I had was in NYC Chinatown in the 90s with my uncle. He'd tried it and thought it was fun so he took me to try it when I visited him. .
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.On the surface this doesn't seem like a political act, buying a fun drink, but it is. Lately people have gotten flack for drinking drinks like this--so much plastic. And omg a disposable straw!!! 😲 Now I am as crunchy green as they come, but here's the bottom line. It's aggressions like these against disabled folks and Asian cultures that need to be addressed. If you're going to come after boba tea and plastic straws you're gonna need to come for the iccees at the gas station, the go-gurt tubes at day care, the Starbucks venti fruit tea after yoga. We should be cognizant of all the little plastic stuff we use, but we need to be honest about why we pick on some treats more than others.
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.So yeah. Bubble tea is fun and it's okay to enjoy it! Since I have to use straws now I'm keeping this one to reuse. The cup I'll recycle. Is this a perfect solution? No. But neither is your Diet Pepsi, Becki.
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.#bubbletea #boba #bobatea #bobatealover #microaggressions #straws #disabilities
