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PaperclipPerfector  12hr ago (text post)   605 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for October 30, 2026

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Funnily enough, drinking plain black coffee every day doesn't mean that you know anything about coffee. I ordered a latte in a cafe a few months ago and was surprised to find it wasn't sweet at all, just creamy and bitter, but I really liked the latte art. It was a leaf.

So, a couple coffee questions:

  1. When you're in a cafe, what is your go-to order? It would be a wasted trip if I just ordered plain black coffee.
  2. I have tried espresso a couple times and find I don't really like it that much. Do men commonly get sugar, vanilla, or caramel in their lattes, cappuccinos, and other drinks? Is that the equivalent of going to a bar and ordering "girl drinks"?

Cappuccino for me, on the rare occasion I drink coffee. Espresso if you're in a rush in Europe. Yes, it's totally normal to drink espresso with lots of sugar, and a good place will also give you a little cup of water to wash it down. What makes coffee a "girl drink" is adding pumps of syrup or weird sweet flavours to it, outside of countries that have traditional flavoured sweet coffees like Venezuela or Thailand.

Speaking of which - half and half? Americans, what is wrong with you? I'd rather drink the most scorched black coffee on the planet than have whatever that is floating curdled in my drink.

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