Posted on 11/11/2016 12:47:42 PM PST by nickcarraway
'All Americans must be accompanied by adult': Coffee shop sign splits opinion after Donald Trump win
A London coffee shop has split opinion with a sign warning “all Americans must be accompanied by an adult”.
The "ironic" message was spotted by passers-by outside a cafe in Clerkenwell, near City University, and sparked a flurry of opinion on whether it was witty or offensive.
It comes from the same controversial serial sign-writer and coffee shop boss who owns Jonestown Coffee, which found itself at the centre of an online storm over another sign last month.
Thousands of people have reacted to a photo of the sign posted online – with many Americans teasing Britain amid claims they have “no right to talk” after the Brexit vote in June.
Danny Sullivan said it was “ironic” in a country that voted for Brexit.
Joshua Guerci, from San Francisco, said: “England brexited, they don’t have a right to judge us.”
The chalkboard sign was put up by café Goswell Road Coffee, in Goswell Road in the city of London.
It comes after the world was left reeling by billionaire businessman Donald Trump’s US election victory on Wednesda.
The cafe is owned by Jonestown Coffee, who were criticised after a sign they wrote which read "please don't feed the crackies".
A spokesman for the company said: "Again, our signs are for the LOLz only. We, as a company, have no political view or standing."
An online row quickly broke out on social media between Americans who found the sign funny and those who were offended.
Oliva Ralston, an American living in London, said people had responded with a “serious lack of sense of humor”
Silly Brit—it’s the adults that voted Trump in. The children and the insane have been running the asylum lately.
All British must be accompanied by their Imam
ALL Americans must stay away from idiot limeys
I don’t think we need any Brits lecturing us.
I’m sure this jackass voted for London’s first Muslim Mayor.
BTW - I’m not going to London anytime soon.
LOL - how about the next one is All Mooselimbs Must be Accompanied by their Parole Officer?
Don’t they owe us for a butt-saving?
Brits can’t make coffee. They think it is tea with a bigger cup. Vomituous.
Thats another one of the reason my forefathers left that dentistless muslim loving joint
America rarely, if ever, cares who Canadians and Britons elect to office. Britons and Canadians use any American election that involves conservatives or Republicans winning to work out their inferiority complexes by making smug, arrogant statements.
Bet their knickers were in twist over Brexit too.
It’s funny in a way, but very insulting to any American Tourist or expatriate.
Make Britain Great again Nigel.
The Brits are still trying to pretend they matter to anybody.
Like we care what some bucktooth Brit’s think of us.
STFU before we kick your asses again, limey.
Say goodnight, Jonestown Coffee - or at least Ta Ta to a good size percentage of your revenue.
All publicity is good publicity. How much did that sigh cost them to make? Genius. :-)
It’s a chalkboard.
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