If there’s one thing that consistently gets lost in translation between the Australian and American accents, it’s the way we each say ‘e’.  On face value, this might not seem like much of an issue, but matters come to a head very quickly when you’re in the line at a Starbucks in North America and the final stumbling block in your placing an order isn’t that you want a grande fat free, super skinny decaf piccolo latte with a shot of sugar free hazelnut syrup (I made that up, you didn’t think I’d seriously have that as my regular order at Starbucks, did you?  Then again…. ) but rather what to write for your name on the side of your cup?

I have quite a few ‘eee’s in my first name and when they come after an ‘egh-l’, you can tell that I was put in the Starbucks line to create disruption to the ordering process.  My name has been spelt ‘La’ and ‘Laa’ and it was only a matter of time that I was going to get myself a triple A ‘Laaa’.  Which is why my Starbucks name came into being.

If I do say so myself, Lala is the perfect Starbucks name.  Four letter total, two repeated and legible in even the most messy scrawl.  As I’m usually on holiday when ordering at Starbucks, Lala also gives off that perfect vacation vibe.  Lalas embrace holiday hair, a messy bun at the nape of the neck with a pair of sunglasses perched high on their brows in lieu of a headband.  They wear Birkenstocks with everything and they always seem to have two more shopping bags than they can safely carry down the street.

Do you have a Starbucks name?