Don't ask me, I'm from New Zealand. Mine's a Flat White, thanks!
Some basics I have noticed: - In a standard chain cafe (Starbucks and its ilk) in the UK it is fairly unusual to have a filter coffee. People tend to have a Cappucino or Latte, or Americano if they want it black. - If you are drinking in the cafe it will be served in a proper cup - the paper cups are only for takeaway. (Which, by the way is slightly cheaper, because of the way these things are taxed.) I'm only flagging this as an issue because I'm Brit picking for someone who has their characters sitting in a Starbucks with paper cups, so I guess it's the norm in the US? - You don't add cream to coffee, you have milk. (And milk is likely to be given to you in a little jug if you ask for it - I don't think most decent cafes do the whole little UHT pottle thing you have in the states. But then, I tend to have mine made white to start with, so I may have just not noticed?)
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Date: 2012-04-29 05:01 pm (UTC)Some basics I have noticed:
- In a standard chain cafe (Starbucks and its ilk) in the UK it is fairly unusual to have a filter coffee. People tend to have a Cappucino or Latte, or Americano if they want it black.
- If you are drinking in the cafe it will be served in a proper cup - the paper cups are only for takeaway. (Which, by the way is slightly cheaper, because of the way these things are taxed.) I'm only flagging this as an issue because I'm Brit picking for someone who has their characters sitting in a Starbucks with paper cups, so I guess it's the norm in the US?
- You don't add cream to coffee, you have milk. (And milk is likely to be given to you in a little jug if you ask for it - I don't think most decent cafes do the whole little UHT pottle thing you have in the states. But then, I tend to have mine made white to start with, so I may have just not noticed?)
Someone help me out, here?