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can I have a really really milky coffee please

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    #62
    Leslie91
    Registered Users Posts: 4,017 ✭✭✭Leslie91


    Yeah the tall, grande etc bollix is not for me.

    But I'm ok with Americano, Latte and Cappuchino.

    Edit: oh and I forgot espresso, cool with that too.


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    #63
    Dack Janiels
    Site Banned Posts: 14 ✭Dack Janiels


    Local-womanizer wrote: »
    Or it's an easy target as you can get better coffee for cheaper in plenty of other places?

    It's bollocks that you think if someone doesn't agree with you they are trying to be cool and alternative.

    You are coming across as someone who works in a certain coffee shop tbh!

    You're talking 'bout something I ain't talkin 'bout son. I'm sayin' it ain't swill, it's not the best, but it's not due the degree of criticism it gets, those who use hyperbolic phrases like swill or rubbish in reference to Starbucks coffee are coming down on it harder than they would other coffees because it's held up as a model of a particular set which they wish to place themselves above or they wish to mock in some condescending way. They ain't critiquing Costa coffee as vociferously even though it's no better and actually costs about 10 cent more for most basic drinks, Americanos and Espressos etc. Present what I'm sayin' how you want baby, but I ain't arguing what you be stressin'.


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    #64
    bigneacy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,222 ✭✭✭bigneacy


    Dack Janiels wrote: »
    I ain't saying it's the nicest, but it sure as hell isn't swill. It's an easy target that people bash to seem cool and alternative, but that's just bollocks because the coffee, while not awesome, is decent, know what I'm sayin baby, whassup? I bet 99% of people who call it swill would be waxing lyrical about it if they were served the very same cup of coffee in an alternative coffee joint called fuking Nietzsche's or something.

    Jesus , you're fierce irritating.
    Are you so insecure that you need everybody to agree with you? You're argument is also nonsensical. Starbucks is by far the most popular coffee chain in the world. Yet, by your logic not liking Starbucks is sheep-like behaviour. The definition of which is following the crowd. The crowd is going to starbucks. You actually contradict yourself on this point also - calling people who slag starbucks; sheep... but they do it "to seem cool and alternative" :confused: i.e. not following the mainstream.

    EDIT: also, your writing style is ridiculous - you are giving guff to people for seemingly wanting to be cool and alternative and you are going out of your way to write like a 70's blaxploitation movie??


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    #65
    Dack Janiels
    Site Banned Posts: 14 ✭Dack Janiels


    bigneacy wrote: »
    Jesus , you're fierce irritating.
    Are you so insecure that you need everybody to agree with you? You're argument is also nonsensical. Starbucks is by far the most popular coffee chain in the world. Yet, by your logic not liking Starbucks is sheep-like behaviour. The definition of which is following the crowd. The crowd is going to starbucks. You actually contradict yourself on this point also - calling people who slag starbucks; sheep... but they do it "to seem cool and alternative" :confused: i.e. not following the mainstream.

    EDIT: also, your writing style is ridiculous - you are giving guff to people for seemingly wanting to be cool and alternative and you are going out of your way to write like a 70's blaxploitation movie??

    Naw naw naw baby, you got me twisted. I'm not stressin' Starbucks, go where you want. I'm sayin' criticisin' Starbucks in a hyperbolic manner, calling it swill etc, is following in a sheep-like manner an "alternative" point of view. Don't go sayin' that you can only be a sheep by following the most popular thing baby, cos that's some bullsh1t. If you weren't a sheep you'd say something like Starbucks is a bit overpriced, maybe not as good as it's popularity would suggest, but to go that step further and say it's swill or some such statement stinks of being a typical pseudo-alternative dude who wants to look edgy by bashing something mainstream, ie: a sheep. You gettin' all red faced and sweaty there bro? Here's a wet dishcloth, mop up baby!


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    #66
    Cienciano
    Registered Users Posts: 14,233 ✭✭✭✭Cienciano


    BraziliaNZ wrote: »
    sounds like a good idea, I think our interpretations of those Italian words are way off anyway. My Aunt asked for latte in Rome one time, and they gave her a glass of cold milk. So we should really just use English words ffs.
    When I was in italy I got sick of ordering tea and getting a load of questions I didn't understand and ending up with crap tea. You know when they give you the teapot or cup of hot water and the teabag on the side that it's pointless. I just started ordering cappuccinos, made life far easier!
    DavyD_83 wrote: »
    More boomtime amrericanism wankology being removed from daily life.
    Sounds good to me.
    You want coffee; you say: "Coffee"
    Almost too sensible to work in the Ireland of today, but I live in hope.

    I want to punch people who understand Starbucks' ridiculous ordering system, and even moreso those who defend it.
    Never mind the lingo, the entire drink is boomtime americanism wankology. What the hell was wrong with tea? And not that mint, earl grey, lemon etc crap. Just tea.
    Anyone that says they can't function in the morning till they had their coffee deserves a punch too.


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    #67
    Sinfonia
    Registered Users Posts: 3,854 ✭✭✭Sinfonia


    Shenshen wrote: »
    *lol

    I never understood why Ireland was selling coffee with US names in the first place.

    So this, I think, is a rather brilliant little excercise in honesty. I like it.
    They're Italian names, not US names.

    Caffè is the Italian word for 'coffee', and by default refers to espresso.
    Americano, Caffè Latte, Caffè Macchiato, Latte Macchiato etc. are also Italian terms, and all refer to espresso-based drinks; the coffee is produced via water pressure.

    They therefore differ from coffee brewed through other methods (filter etc.)
    Coffee produced with a french press for example, would not be understood as a Caffè Latte simply by the introduction of milk, as it is not espresso-based.
    Dack Janiels wrote: »
    I ain't saying it's the nicest, but it sure as hell isn't swill. It's an easy target that people bash to seem cool and alternative, but that's just bollocks because the coffee, while not awesome, is decent, know what I'm sayin baby, whassup? I bet 99% of people who call it swill would be waxing lyrical about it if they were served the very same cup of coffee in an alternative coffee joint called fuking Nietzsche's or something.
    Espresso by Starbucks (in my experience) has always been dark, watery and bitter, as a result of either old beans, poor baristas, or both.
    Espresso should be light brown and creamy throughout (produced with fresh beans and good baristas).


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    #68
    ScumLord
    Registered Users Posts: 28,789 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    BraziliaNZ wrote: »
    My Aunt asked for latte in Rome one time, and they gave her a glass of cold milk. So we should really just use English words ffs.
    I think they do that on purpose, I thought I had it twigged in Spain. I'd just order Americanos and for the most part I'd get a nice big plain cup of coffee but every so often I'd get little espresso cups and not wanting to look like a coffee noob that didn't know any better I'd just take it and act like I expected it. Which I suppose is the biggest noob thing to do.

    Me: Americano? please..
    Spaniard: "Se... I bet this potato eater doesn't have a clue, I'll just bring him an octopus and see how he reacts"


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    #69
    hatrickpatrick
    Registered Users Posts: 17,797 ✭✭✭✭hatrickpatrick


    Anyone would think they were trying to use up all the milk, so Pat Mustard would call by more often


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    #70
    CrazyRabbit
    Registered Users Posts: 8,659 ✭✭✭CrazyRabbit


    I still prefer my name for all coffee; Vile Smelly Liquid.
    Yuck.


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    #71
    OneArt
    Registered Users Posts: 1,910 ✭✭✭OneArt


    The "tall" "grande" "venti" bollocks always confused the f*ck out of me.

    "Can I have a normal black coffee please."

    "A tall Americano?"

    "No, just the normal-sized one..."

    "So a grand Ameri..."

    "JUST GIVE ME THAT SWEET LIQUID COCAINE!"


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    #72
    ScumLord
    Registered Users Posts: 28,789 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    CrazyRabbit wrote: »
    I still prefer my name for all coffee; Vile Smelly Liquid.
    Yuck.
    Like all good things you have to do it until you're addicted. Then it's nice.


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    #73
    Jimminy Mc Fukhead
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 305 ✭✭Jimminy Mc Fukhead


    Hey Baby. Don't be critisising Starbucks in no hyperbolic manner. :cool:


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    #74
    eth0
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,635 ✭✭✭eth0


    Back in my day if you went into a shop and ordered a Caffe Mocha it wasn't long before you'd be hauled off to Sarsfields Court.


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    #75
    MadsL
    Registered Users Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    kingtut wrote: »
    Caffe latte is described as ‘really really milky coffee’,

    What Debeham's fail to point out, is that like all Irish/UK lattes it will be superheated to the temperature of the sun by the repeated application of steam to a jug which has been topped up all morning.

    It will then be poured into a takeaway cup which will efficiently concentrate the scalding temperature onto a focused spot on your tongue which you will then be rubbing on the roof of your mouth for the rest of the day. Your latte will return to room temperature somewhere around 2015.

    For this torture it will be €3.95, no please or thank yous given.


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    #76
    MistyCheese
    Registered Users Posts: 4,005 ✭✭✭MistyCheese


    kingtut wrote: »
    Caffe latte is described as ‘really really milky coffee’

    But what if I don't want a really, really milky coffee, what if I just want a really milky coffee? :confused:


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    #77
    Immaculate Pasta
    Registered Users Posts: 1,663 ✭✭✭Immaculate Pasta


    This is the best news I've heard in six years.

    :cool:


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    #78
    looksee
    Registered Users Posts: 28,150 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    Go on then, I'll buy it, what happened six years ago?


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    #79
    Skill Magill
    Registered Users Posts: 2,568 ✭✭✭Skill Magill


    Dack Janiels wrote: »
    You just order it the way the bad guy does in the diner in A History of Violence.
    He didn't fair too well on that score!


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    #80
    Catari Jaguar
    Registered Users Posts: 6,649 ✭✭✭Catari Jaguar


    Dack Janiels wrote: »
    No not really, it's just seen as cool to criticise it. Sheep!

    Starbucks is to coffee what McDonalds is to a steak. Vile place.

    Desserts cleverly disguised as coffee.. "Yea I'll have a venti mocha with a shot of toffee nut syrup, with whipped cream, extra caramel drizzle and chocolate dusting... oh and make it with low fat mik. I'm on a diet" :rolleyes: Fukn bleh.


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    #81
    Grayson
    Registered Users Posts: 16,154 ✭✭✭✭Grayson


    GreeBo wrote: »
    Ahh nothing nicer than a good ole EXpresso when you are in a hurry. Much better than DHL.:rolleyes:

    Big X you got there. Trying to compensate? ;)

    btw, for those that don't know. The reason a Venti cup is called a Venti is because of the size. There's 20-something fluid ounces in it.

    Apparently, originally there were only two sizes. The short and tall. A Short is an expresso. Tall was a cup. Grande was brought in then. It was called Grande because it's bigger and was then the biggest. Then Venti. Now there's a bigger one in the US called a Trenta. It has 30 something fluid ounces.


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    summerskin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,760 ✭✭✭summerskin


    Grayson wrote: »

    Big X you got there. Trying to compensate? ;)

    btw, for those that don't know. The reason a Venti cup is called a Venti is because of the size. There's 20-something fluid ounces in it.

    Apparently, originally there were only two sizes. The short and tall. A Short is an expresso. Tall was a cup. Grande was brought in then. It was called Grande because it's bigger and was then the biggest. Then Venti. Now there's a bigger one in the US called a Trenta. It has 30 something fluid ounces.

    That's because they are all fat cûnts


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    #83
    mauzo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,033 ✭✭✭mauzo


    I actually like McDonalds coffee.....


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    #84
    mfceiling
    Registered Users Posts: 12,788 ✭✭✭✭mfceiling


    Is it grand or grand-ay?

    Does canyon remember when you asked for a coffee and they shovelled 2 spoons of nescafe from a 5 gallon tin drum into a cup of boiling water....

    Grand-ay, frocha, mocha, skinny, venti, tall, small, latte my arse...


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    #85
    Degringola
    Registered Users Posts: 415 ✭✭Degringola


    mitosis wrote: »
    Your aunt's interpretation is certainly way off. Latte is milk. If she wanted coffee why did she ask for milk?

    I think that's because in the English speaking world we've shortened it to just Latte and forget that it actually just means milk.

    Happened me in Ljubljana, I asked for a very, very hot Latte and got boiling hot milk.

    Unlike an earlier poster, my main beef with newfangled coffee if there's milk involved is that it's always only lukewarm and by the time you get half-way down, downright cold. So in order to get a normal-hot coffee you have to insist that they make the milk really, really hot.

    I also think Insomnia coffee is weird tasting, vile and undrinkable.


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    Grayson
    Registered Users Posts: 16,154 ✭✭✭✭Grayson


    Degringola wrote: »
    Happened me in Ljubljana, I asked for a very, very hot Latte and got boiling hot milk.

    I drank espressos for a week once in Croatia because I kept asking for coffee and that's what they kept giving me. Pretty much anywhere in Europe if you ask for a coffee, the presume you mean an espresso.


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    phasers
    Registered Users Posts: 18,159 ✭✭✭✭phasers


    Grayson wrote: »
    Big X you got there. Trying to compensate? ;)

    btw, for those that don't know. The reason a Venti cup is called a Venti is because of the size. There's 20-something fluid ounces in it.

    Apparently, originally there were only two sizes. The short and tall. A Short is an expresso. Tall was a cup. Grande was brought in then. It was called Grande because it's bigger and was then the biggest. Then Venti. Now there's a bigger one in the US called a Trenta. It has 30 something fluid ounces.
    It's ESPRESSO


    Also these new coffee names are retarded. Fair enough changing the sizes to small, medium and large, that makes sense, but those new coffee names look like they're written so toddlers can understand them. Why change their proper names? If you're that stupid that you don't understand the different types of coffees then you shouldn't be drinking coffee.


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    #88
    MistyCheese
    Registered Users Posts: 4,005 ✭✭✭MistyCheese


    Grayson wrote: »
    btw, for those that don't know...

    My favourite part is where no-one asked.


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    #89
    Furious_George
    Closed Accounts Posts: 215 ✭✭Furious_George


    Shane-KornSpace wrote: »
    feck the naming system.
    even in Starbucks, I ask for a large black coffee.

    +1 its just habit because its what I have always ordered. In my local cafe I walk in and they have a large black coffee poured for me before i reach the counter.


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    GreeBo
    Registered Users Posts: 27,113 ✭✭✭✭GreeBo


    Grayson wrote: »
    Big X you got there. Trying to compensate? ;)



    expresso.

    There I was...being nice, tryin' ta learn ya something....and what did you do?
    You went and phucked it right up with your first effort.


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    #91
    AgentOraiste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 45 ✭AgentOraiste


    eth0 wrote: »
    Back in my day if you went into a shop and ordered a Caffe Mocha it wasn't long before you'd be hauled off to Sarsfields Court.

    Or the Boilerhouse..


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