冒泡泡的英國

愁 予／選注

Go Froth and Multiply

It is shortly after 11 o'clock on a midweek morning， and at the shopping centre at Angel， Islington， the escalator turns in a-slow， passengerless loop.2 Amid the usual chain stores--Borders bookstore and Gap--stands a coffee shop named Tchibo，its name a bright yellow scrawl against a vivid blue background.3Inside， it is much like any normal cafe: the room is filled with the huff and splutter of the coffee machine， and a couple of customers sit sipping cappuccino and eating cake.4 But there is one curious difference: the beechwood shelves of Tchibo are lined with an assortment of fancy goods--sparkly evening shoes and brassieres，cardigans， hairdryers， frying pans--so that the effect is something strangely akin to Costa meets Argos.