• Alabaster_Mango
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    Scorned? Lol, what a bunch of prudes. Some people just can’t let others enjoy things. Espresso used to be considered hoity toity here in Canada, but that was years ago. It’s pretty normalized now.

    I was under the impression that even if it was the norm, espressos were always referred to as espressos. Neat. I know a good chunk of the world also heavily uses French presses in their coffee making, but the end result is functionally similar to drip coffee.

    Edit: I believe I’ve been misunderstood. Not having drip coffee doesn’t make one a prude. Scorning others for their preferred beverage preparation makes one a prude.

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      Not sure I’d call them prudes, it’s just that anywhere that serves coffee - every coffee shop, restaurant, bakery, pub, etc - has a grinder and a “professional” (multiple taps) espresso machine, it’s just “standard” - I don’t think I’ve seen a coffee pot other than in niche American-styled dinners, or hotels for tourists. Asking for an Americano is a thing though, but what you get is an espresso in a mug. The “drip” variety usually tastes either very bland or quite burnt, and doesn’t punch the same way, so the common view is that it’s “watered down” coffee and not well regarded.

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        I believe I’ve been misunderstood. Not having drip coffee doesn’t make one a prude. Scorning others for their preferred beverage preparation makes one a prude.

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      In southern Europe, almost everywhere has an espresso machine. Only fancy hipster coffee shops have filter coffee. They’re not prudes, they just dont see the point in having to have a completely separate machine for coffee that only gets used once a week just to accommodate a bunch of annoying ass tourists.

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        I believe I’ve been misunderstood. Not having drip coffee doesn’t make one a prude. Scorning others for their preferred beverage preparation makes one a prude.