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[–] OpenStars 2 points 1 week ago

OMG that sounds AMAZING! Especially how the foam does not fully separate from the liquid as in a regular cappuccino or macchiato. I hope I get the opportunity to try one someday soon:-).

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[–] OpenStars 3 points 1 week ago

I dunno what you said prior to deleting your comment but if you were worried about (your instance) not being from the USA, I just wanted to say that I hoped you felt welcomed to discuss things here too:-). Fwiw I like to think of it more like "topics of interest to Americans" than "America ~~first~~ only".

[–] OpenStars 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Casey's cappuccino or whatever they call it is basically a shot of pure sugar & caffeine... so yeah me too:-).

[–] OpenStars 2 points 1 week ago

THREE!? TIL... wow. So that does sound nice then, to spread out that same amount over the course of a day rather than concentrated all at once.

[–] OpenStars 1 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Yup.

Community for asking and answering any question related to the life, the people or anything related to the USA.

And your answer is related to topics that interest people in the USA!! 😆

I've always heard how Europeans like to talk about people in the USA who like their coffee. TIL otherwise - I guess Turkish coffee is a thing as well. Now I suppose there needs to be an AskEurope...?

[–] OpenStars 3 points 1 week ago

"cheap and convenient" is certainly a style, and if it works for you then imho that's just as valid as any of the other snobbier options:-).

Hrm, perhaps we can call that style "Zen":-).

[–] OpenStars 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Oh wow that sounds a lot to me - I hope that's safe? Though by the time I combine my coffee + variety of teas throughout the day I'm probably on the higher side of caffeine intake than I should be as well, so I can't judge:-P.

[–] OpenStars 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

5 minutes, wow - I'm used to more 1-2 minute black teas so that surprises me. TIL that coffee needs more time - probably it's putting in more love. 💕

[–] OpenStars 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

To be clear: the places that get it wrong aren't aiming it to make it more of a latte are they? The USA tends to do odd things, like make sushi sweet, or Italian foods sweet, or Chinese foods sweet - basically add a bunch of sugar to literally everything - and I wonder if even for that Italian-style drink if they tried to "Americanize" it?

[–] OpenStars 1 points 1 week ago

It is hard to beat convenience:-). I don't drink many cappuccinos - when I do I love them, but for whatever reason I just don't. Usually when I do, it is to sit down and chat with someone. Otherwise to-go it's a drip coffee or perhaps espresso or a full latte. There are so many varieties to choose from:-).

[–] OpenStars 2 points 1 week ago

I visited Seattle and had a FANTASTIC Italian coffee there. Also Seattle's Best - another coffee shop that originated from Seattle - is kinda good. A ton of people (especially those from Seattle, it seems:-D) criticize Starbucks for (INTENTIONALLY!) offering its "burnt" style of coffee... and I agree:-). Though tastes are personal so if someone likes that, then that's great, but yeah I really do not. :-P

There are many other things to enjoy doing in the world, besides coffee.

[–] OpenStars 3 points 1 week ago (6 children)

No way - you are just as welcomed here as anyone else!

I just wanted to help this community grow, and people in the USA tend to go more for coffee than Europeans, although as you are pointing out, the reverse is not necessarily true... :-D

I also liked how you pointed out that "coffee" can be a much more diverse variety of beverages than people may naively give it credit for being:-).

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