Topic 1-Public parking spaces made private

 

Having your own apartment and driving to work is a sweet dream for many Chinese urban dwellers. However, in reality, many of us live in an apartment without our own parking space in the residential community. What makes a headache is your neighbor installs private locks in public parking areas, or even worse, in public recreational spaces. What can we do to solve that problem?

 

Topic 2-Customer angry at being constantly asked about Starbucks coffee cup size

 

Recently, a customer posted an open letter to Starbucks China CEO on the internet, complaining that Starbucks barista had to ask him every time “are you SURE you want the tall size for your coffee?” “Tall” being the smallest size of Starbucks coffees and called 中杯 in Chinese which can be confusing for people. Why is he bugged by this? Is that a bad customer service?

 

Topic 3-University students asked to punch in and out for class

 

A Chinese university has recently launched a new system, asking students to punch in and out on an attendance machine for each class they take. Will it be enough to get students to go to class on time?