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I argue outside of Taiwan, that it was more popular in the west coast and Hawaii before it ever exploded in popularity in the 2000s in China. Yeah it was around in the mid 90s but most people didn't have the disposable income to enjoy it until China had their economic boom and more people moved from rural areas to work in the city.
Bubble Tea shops recently reached saturation right as their economy is failing. It grew about 250% between 2016 to 2020.
Honestly, it's the younger generation that embrace the drink, hardly something to take cultural ownership of. If anything it's more western, created in Taiwan thanks to American influence. So suck it China.
But what the fuck does he know? He's an actor.
it was actually very popular in SEA during the 90s.
And it's still sorta popular in SG at least. All the queues outside the bubble tea shops during lunch time.
Just no longer so popular that every street has one shop.
Yes, you in sg?
Yes. My family gotta have their weekly 3 cups of bubble tea.
Even in Georgia, you can get it on Buford Hwy, the Chinese (Taiwan) shopping center in the 90s too. I like the tea, what southern kid wouldn't like 150 grams of sugar in 20 ounce of milk and tea? But didn't care for the pearls.
Sidebar, 3 meat and rice, crispy skin pork, char siu, and duck for $6 and feast like a king. Damn I loved that place.