Coffee?

[tarannau]

Simple espresso, after meals or a couple a day. I used to work in a place with ridiculously expensive bean to cup machines - sadly wasted on the boss who liked to whip up ridiculously underpowered latte milkshake bastardisations - and grew quite attached to the convenience.

But then, after numerous espressos a day I'd go home and gulp water like it was going out of fashion, guaranteeing a night of broken sleep getting up to go to the loo. I've learnt slightly from that, switching to tea during the day increasingly and even moderating myself a little.

 

[HackneyE9]

I used to drink 8-10 cups a day, then I stopped cold turkey for health reasons.

I tried a very diluted cup the other day and started shaking after 2 sips.

I still love the smell of it though.

What "health reasons", if you don't mind me prying? I only ask 'cos I sup two mugs of black filter coffee each morning, and the one time I gave up caffeine for Lent I got the mother of all migraines.

 

[Paulie Tandoori]

You mean a black coffee? WTF is it with this "americano"? Is it a young persons thing?

For me a large cup of very strong black coffee lasts me through the day. No more caffeine required. A weak black tea to be polite occasionally, though.

trouble is, if i ask for a black coffee, they give me an instant.

so the universally accepted term in london-town is "black americano" now if you want a fresh brewed black coffee. even old people like me need to get with the slang man

 

[Hi-ASL]

Bit racist?

 

[softybabe]

Cappuccino iz teh buz