[Exclusive] Starbucks Hong Kong staff labels Korean customer ‘Kim’ as ‘Kimchi’

A South Korean customer who ordered coffee under his surname, Kim, at a Starbucks location at Hong Kong International Airport on the evening of Oct. 11 was taken aback when he discovered that his drinks had been labeled “Kimchi.” Kim, 38, had stopped at the store before boarding a flight to Seoul with his wife. When his order was called out as “Kim,” he collected the drinks without checking the labels. It was only while waiting to board that he noticed the name printed on the cups. Baffled by th