Dunkin' Donuts

I lived in New Jersey for a year about 10 years ago. I worked with a venture software company in New Jersey on a joint development project. From this experience, New Jersey represented my impression of the U.S. In particular, my specific impressions of New Jersey were Dunkin’ Donuts and Bruce Springsteen. There were three Dunkin’ Donuts stores in the town where I lived in New Jersey. On the way to work, I often stopped at Dunkin’ Donuts and got some coffee and donuts for my breakfast. While I drove and ate them, I always listened to WPLJ New York airplay. At that time, Bruce Springsteen’s songs got played a lot, so my impression of the U.S was Dunkin’ Donuts and Bruce Springsteen.

After I came to California, the most surprising thing was that I couldn’t find a Dunkin’ Donuts store. There were as many Subway stores as Dunkin’ Donuts in New Jersey! I checked the official website and Google maps, but I couldn’t find any stores from the store locaters or maps. I just found their coffee beans at a supermarket. It seems that the stores used to be in California. I don’t know when they disappeared from California.

I’m not disappointed because there are some local donuts shops in Campbell. I especially love Manley's Donuts and Bascom Donuts. They are not only yummy but their staff members are very friendly. Now I enjoy donuts while I’m driving and listening to Katy Perry’s songs which are got played a lot. I’m sure I’ll miss these shops after I go back to Japan.