Is coffee over rated?

same ol sh1te · 16-07-2014 01:39PM

I have a serious caffeine addiction, I drink about 15-20 espresso shots per day so no it is not over rated. If I wake up late for work I'll not leave the house till the coffee brews otherwise I'm in poor form for the day and my work rate suffers

newport2 · 16-07-2014 01:40PM

Frogurt! wrote: »

It's the gang of muppets who deem it fashionable to go parading a Starbucks cup around on their way to work.

Starbucks sell tea too. How do you know which cup paraders to let irritate you? Or are people who buy tea in cafe's "muppets" too?

Maybe it isn't the coffee, maybe it's just paper cups that annoy you.

Frogurt! wrote: »

Surely, it would be nicer to have it at your desk.

How do you get it from whereever you buy it to your desk without "parading" it on your way to work?

Frogurt! · 16-07-2014 01:43PM

newport2 wrote: »

Starbucks sell tea too. How do you know which cup paraders to let irritate you? Or are people who buy tea in cafe's "muppets" too?

Maybe it isn't the coffee, maybe it's just paper cups that annoy you.

I worked with these people, dozens of them. It was never tea. Seems I hit a nerve.

newport2 wrote: »

How do you get it from whereever you buy it to your desk without "parading" it on you way to work?

If I feel like the taste of a decaf, I bring it in, in a modest flask in my backpack.

_Redzer_ · 16-07-2014 01:44PM

same ol sh1te wrote: »

I have a serious caffeine addiction, I drink about 15-20 espresso shots per day so no it is not over rated. If I wake up late for work I'll not leave the house till the coffee brews otherwise I'm in poor form for the day and my work rate suffers

It only takes about 5 days to overcome a caffeine addiction, so if you're that addicted, it wouldn't be any harm to try and overcome it, or cut down on it.

Coffee is a waste of time compared to going for a run or a swim in the morning to wake you up and keep you going for the day, though.

megaten · 16-07-2014 01:45PM

Coffee is great. Making it gives me an extra few minutes a day where I'm not working.

Arthur Beesley · 16-07-2014 01:50PM

I don't know - I've never had coffee and had maybe 2 sups (as opposed to cups) of tae in my life.

endacl · 16-07-2014 01:52PM

Coffee. The most important meal of the day.

\ thread.

Arthur Beesley · 16-07-2014 01:52PM

PizzamanIRL wrote: »

It's handy if you want to poo.

I have no problems on that score, thank you for your concern though.

ankaragucu · 16-07-2014 02:03PM

Fox_In_Socks wrote: »

Out of my way, I need to RUN to get a choco mocha cappa bullsh*t thing before I catch my train!

Hold on, I'll just stick my sunglasses on top of my head as I'm in a whilrl!

OK, I've got my frapa capa thing...mmmmm....oh that's good coffee, but you know you can't get good coffee in this country.

When I was on the J1 in Toronto, I did the coffee run for the guys and they had this nice, like shop somehwere down the street, think it was called Waynes Coffee, or something, nothing like Starbucks, it was DIVINE!

I'm in my super stressful job, it's like I need the adrenaline, and I just NEED my coffee in the morning or I don't function, OUT OF MY WAAAYYYY!!!!

Saying it better than I ever could.
Bravo.

ankaragucu · 16-07-2014 02:05PM

FTA69 wrote: »

I agree with the OP. There's nothing more frustrating than delaying starting work or a task because someone "hasn't had a coffee yet". It's hot water and a few f*cking berries. I was in a meeting a few weeks ago and vetoed a few people ducking out for "a quick coffee" and I swear to God the heads on them were priceless. Needing a hot drink to start work is a load of effete and limp-wristed b*llocks.

You'd swear it was f*cking methamphetamine the way people go on about it.

Exactly.

Kevlar Bay · 16-07-2014 02:06PM

newport2 wrote: »

Starbucks sell tea too. How do you know which cup paraders to let irritate you? Or are people who buy tea in cafe's "muppets" too?

Maybe it isn't the coffee, maybe it's just paper cups that annoy you.

How do you get it from whereever you buy it to your desk without "parading" it on your way to work?

Paraders typically hold the cup high enough for everyone to see.

Amirani · 16-07-2014 02:08PM

LordChessington wrote: »

I like coffee. But most of all, I find the word funny for some odd reason.

"Coffee". Hehehe

Or in New York - "Cawfeee"

newport2 · 16-07-2014 02:10PM

Kevlar Bay wrote: »

Parades typically hold the cup high enough for everyone to see.

Thankfully so, considering it's filled with near boiling water. Should definitely be kept visible for other pedestrians for safety reasons.

frozenfrozen · 16-07-2014 02:11PM

i asked the nice girl in the coffee place what kind of magic coffee they have she didn't know what I was talking about at first but then she offered a supa chicka wocka flocka latee grande biggysmallsy popacapachinos so I ended up just getting an americano which is coffee with more hot water so it doesnt look as small in a mug

BeerWolf · 16-07-2014 02:20PM

Tea is overrated - you leave me coffee out of this!

Kevlar Bay · 16-07-2014 02:26PM

newport2 wrote: »

Thankfully so, considering it's filled with near boiling water. Should definitely be kept visible for other pedestrians for safety reasons.

Only people nearby need to see it, no need to hold it at chest level or above.

LizzieJones · 16-07-2014 02:27PM

BeerWolf wrote: »

Tea is overrated - you leave me coffee out of this!

Coffee is vile. Only thing worse is Beer.

ankaragucu · 16-07-2014 02:28PM

Let me say again(for the third time) I have nothing against coffee.I drink it myself and because I do I know that whether I have a cup or not it doesnt affect my day one iota.All this talk of needing a coffee before being able to function is in the head.Maybe my workplace is worst than most but I've seen it loads of times when new young guys but mostly gals, start working here they are not drinking coffee like the 'muppets' do to begin with but after a few days with them they are just the same.Parading around with their coffees, trying to create the impression that they are busy doing something.Maybe some of them do it as a way of fitting in?
Someone else decsribed it well when they mentioned that you'd swear they were on mdma.The actual affect doesnt bear any resemblence to how much people go on about it.That is my main point.

suicide_circus · 16-07-2014 02:31PM

Caffeine is a drug which has it's uses

Dyr · 16-07-2014 02:34PM

tbh I used to say stuff like that, while on the odd occasion it was true it's mostly nonsense

I knocked coffee on the head there a few months ago to no noticeable effect

Davarus Walrus · 16-07-2014 02:35PM

I like coffee.

This modern coffee culture gets on my wick though. If it isn't some hipster ballbag calling himself a barista and going on about single estate beans, then it's some neckbeard in work shítting on about his aeropress. More than likely before he takes his 'brew' and sits down at his laptop to write a self-congratulating post on the atheism forum about how enlightened he feels. It's a hot drink.

Kevlar Bay · 16-07-2014 02:50PM

This fits in to a wider culture of people wanting to let everyone know how busy they are, even if they aren't.

Paramite Pie · 16-07-2014 02:51PM

I'm pretty sure I didn't need coffee to study for my Leaving Cert. So I'm not quite sure how I ended up being so dependent on it for college exams.

I stopped drinking coffee with breakfast and I limit myself to an afternoon coffee (to be social). I'm functioning just fine.

iDave · 16-07-2014 02:53PM

Davarus Walrus wrote: »

I like coffee.

This modern coffee culture gets on my wick though. If it isn't some hipster ballbag calling himself a barista and going on about single estate beans, then it's some neckbeard in work shítting on about his aeropress. More than likely before he takes his 'brew' and sits down at his laptop to write a self-congratulating post on the atheism forum about how enlightened he feels. It's a hot drink.

Wow come in to a coffee thread to have a pop at atheists. Kudos.

BeerWolf · 16-07-2014 02:55PM

LizzieJones wrote: »

Coffee is vile. Only thing worse is Beer.

Then I must be a very vile person! :pac:

newport2 · 16-07-2014 02:56PM

Kevlar Bay wrote: »

This fits in to a wider culture of people wanting to let everyone know how busy they are, even if they aren't.

Which goes hand in hand with threads like this, illustrating a wider culture of people wanting everyone to know how offended or annoyed they are, even if what they're giving out about has SFA to do with them, as is the case here.

Davarus Walrus · 16-07-2014 03:00PM

iDave wrote: »

Wow come in to a coffee thread to have a pop at atheists. Kudos.

Ok, a theist if that placates you. A theist neckbeard drinking coffee.

_Redzer_ · 16-07-2014 03:04PM

LizzieJones wrote: »

Coffee is vile. Only thing worse is Beer.

Fúck in hell, next thing you'll be slagging off the whiskey!

LizzieJones · 16-07-2014 03:07PM

_Redzer_ wrote: »

Fúck in hell, next thing you'll be slagging off the whiskey!

That will never happen. I actually like whiskey. Really good whiskey that is. Neat.

catallus · 16-07-2014 03:26PM

I like frappuccinos in this weather. Apparently there's 1000 times the rda of sugar in them, so naturally enough I add extra cream to counteract that!

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