先是一路看到喝到奶茶的狂喜的人们……

On our way up a series of winding escalators, we spot droves of others who have made the pilgrimage: three boys in school tracksuits posing giddily with their prize; a dazed woman clutching an assorted six-pack to her heart; a couple silently slurping the remains of their two-hour wait.

我们乘坐着曲折而上的几层电梯，一路上看到一群群“朝圣”归来的人们：3个身穿校服的小男孩欣喜若狂捧着手中的“战利品”自拍；一个幸福到要晕厥的姑娘胸前紧抱着一盒六杯不同口味的奶茶；一对情侣静静地品尝着2小时等待而来的饮料。

然后，他们就开始了漫长的排队过程：

We stepped into the line that snakes around the front of the shop and down a long corridor of the mall. Passersby enjoy asking how long we’ve been waiting and then shaking their heads incredulously at our response.

我们排到队伍后面，那队伍蜿蜒逶迤，围着店门口绕了半圈，然后沿着商场长长的走廊延伸下去。路人总爱问我们排了多久了，听到答复后，都难以置信地摇摇头。

《悦游》的记者也体验过一把，他排了2个小时的队，已经心力交瘁……

After about two hours, it’s finally my turn to order. I’m handed a buzzer and asked to wait. About 30 minutes later, it vibrates and lights up. I jostle between a dozen other wild-eyed people, simultaneously racing to collect their prizes.

大约2小时候，终于轮到我点餐。点完后，他们给我一个蜂鸣器，让我继续等待。半个小时后，蜂鸣器震动起来。我和其他十几个两眼发光的激动食客争抢着一同奔去取我们的奶茶。

这种心情，在网红奶茶店前排过队的同学应该都体会过吧……

不过，为了一杯奶茶排队几个小时，真的是因为那么好喝吗？

《南华早报》（South China Morning Post）就关注了喜茶在上海开张时的排队“盛况”，不少人都表示，他们排队只是为了当“潮人”（frontrunner）。

Customers queuing up for the tea said they didn’t actually have high hopes for the tea, but wanted to be frontrunners in Shanghai to have first-hand experience with it.

顾客们排队买茶，并不是对奶茶抱了多高的希望，而是只想在上海当个潮人，成为第一批喝到的人。

一位排队的顾客就说，不论这茶味道如何，她这几个小时的队排得也值。

“I was swamped by news about the tea shop on the internet and I decided to test it. It is worth a few hours waiting no matter how the tea tastes.”