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Coffees in general.
buvezdevin:
This was a topic of discussion at a Thanksgiving dinner in Florida, with several folks originally from Rhode Island. One former Rhode Islander was describing his initial consternation at ordering a "regular" coffee in Florida and the confusing (to him) conversation that ensued.
He was used to ordering a "regular coffee" and getting a coffee with cream and sugar. When the coffee counter person in Florida gave him a black coffee without sugar, he thought he had someone else's order.
Him "oh, I ordered a regular coffee."
Counter: "right, this is yours."
Him: "um, it's black"
Counter: "right"
Him: "I wanted a regular."
Counter: "right"
Him: "could I have cream and sugar?"
Counter: "sure, here you go"
I think both parties left the conversation confused, based on what "regular coffee" meant to them.
BabylonSister:
In my corner of the Midwest, a regular coffee is brewed coffee, black and unsweetened.
In France, a regular coffee is an espresso (and to set everybody's teeth on edge: it's called "expresso" over there.) I don't think I have ever seen brewed coffee in a café or restaurant.
mrs_deb:
I know I've mentioned before that here in NH a "large regular" at Dunkin' Donuts is a large coffee with 4 pumps of cream and 4 spoons of sugar. Mr_Deb was VERY confused in Maryland when he asked for a large regular and got a black coffee.
I've only been to Starbucks once, with my sister, and she ordered my coffee for me so I'm not really familiar with the vente/tall/half-caf/skinny/no foam stuff people always joke about.
We visited Australia recently and were befuddled by the menu board at the coffee stand in the Sydney airport. Short Black - Flat White - Americano - Ristretto? I had no idea, it was 6am and we'd just flown for 20 hours...I just wanted a coffee with cream! The barista took pity on me and suggested a flat white; it was awesome, and we confidently asked for flat whites the entire visit.
Avi:
I am Australian.
You dont really see drip coffee much in resturants here (at least where I am). McDonalds, Dunkin Donuts and a few places along those lines have drip machines.
We dont have Starbucks in my state at all. We do have Gloria Jeans which is kind of similar I think.
A normal coffee that I make at home is instant granuals and I take it with sugar and milk. Aussies dont tend to use creamer. I do have a coffee press which I use sometimes on the weekend.
Every morning on the way into work I stop at a cafe and get a large Cappuchino with skim milk. This is ordered as a Large Skinny Cap, with 2 sugars.
Most of the time if you buy a coffee at a coffee shop, resturant, or cafe it will be an espresso and you would order a Cappuchino, flat white, short black etc.
MariaE:
--- Quote from: marcel on January 06, 2013, 11:47:53 AM ---regular coffee is drip coffee in The Netherlands.
regular says nothing about milk or sugar
--- End quote ---
Same goes for Denmark.
However, if you don't specify, it is assumed you want it black.
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