Photo by Kristy Chan via verified TV Most Facebook Page 'Starbucks Uncle' enjoying a cup of coffee in the midst of flood Share on Facebook Share on Twitter In a Starbucks outlet in Chai Wan District in Hongkong, an old man enjoys a cup of coffee holding a newspaper in the middle of a flood during a typhoon this week. The photo has gone viral ever since it was shared via TV most. It has almost 19,000 likes and around 2,500 shares. Nobody seems to know the name of this old man, but since it has been a trending photo, the old man is now dubbed as “Starbucks Uncle.” Hong Kong experienced flash floods and monsoon downpours recently. One of the badly affected areas during the typhoon was the shopping center in Hong Kong Chai Wan district, where ‘Starbucks uncle’ was. Hong Kong is now preparing for a much stronger typhoon that hit the Philippines a few days earlier, Typhoon Haima. According to BBC, the photo was captured by 23-year-old medical worker, Kristy Chan. Apparently, she was just taking photos of how bad the weather was during the typhoon. She merely wanted to share the photos to her family and didn’t expect any of it to go viral. Kristy Chan said, “It was quite funny. Maybe he already has that many life experiences so the flood didn’t bother him at all.” The photo has now been internet’s favorite photo and has had a lot of memes. Let’s look at some of them. This Is How Twitter Reacted to ‘Starbucks Uncle’ Thought for the day #StarbucksUncle pic.twitter.com/TV44w5ITGA — Nigel Smith (@OakleyNige) October 21, 2016 #starbucksuncle pic.twitter.com/ePLrBJfSOq — Alyse Bertagnoli (@AlyseBertagnoli) October 20, 2016 How @Univ_Of_Oregon students feel studying during winters in Eugene… #Oregon #Starbucks #StarbucksUncle pic.twitter.com/NNXJNDT9Kd — David Koller (@WhereIsKoller) October 20, 2016 Meet #StarbucksUncle, the internet's newest hero https://t.co/kn6kgw7EtG — Katherine Marie (@TheRosieFiles) October 20, 2016 https://t.co/OEorKDsdya Screw the flood! I need my #Starbucks! #starbucksuncle — Wong Han Siang 黄瀚翔 (@speedknight) October 21, 2016 Ive decided that #StarbucksUncle is my spirit animal bc you KNOW imma make the necessary sacrifices for that venti iced caramel macchiato ?? — Jess (@Jessallstar22) October 21, 2016 Half way through the semester has us feeling like #starbucksuncle #odospnw pic.twitter.com/UV7347ZCNi — PNW Dean of Students (@PNW_ODOS) October 20, 2016 Facebook Comments
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