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[Taiwantroll]

First, yet another thing about Korean culture that I find baffling is coffee. I am working in a small town and at least here Koreans drink either very strong pre-packaged coffee shots with whitener, or very weak brewed coffee black. In fact, in most places here when you order coffee you receive it black and it can be just a little difficult with my limited Korean getting some cream, milk, or even whitener. I just don't understand. Now I can appreciate cultural differences but this one defies logic. Not only is it inconsistent but it is a polar opposite. But fine. I can accept it.

But the lady at the coffee shop I like to go to refuses to allow me to order coffee with a little bit of milk or cream because according to her it does not come with milk or cream. She keeps telling me to get a Latte or something with comes with milk. But I don't want anything frothy, just a damn coffee. I have even offered to pay a higher price, but oh no.

So it's on!!

I will keep you updated.

Taiwantroll

[T-J]

Fight the good fight!

I was amused yesterday, I ordered an espresso and the kid behind the counter felt the need to explain to me that an espresso is "a very strong and little drink." As if the foreign guy ordering an espresso had no idea what he was ordering. I know he was trying to be helpful, I just got a kick out of it.

[crusher_of_heads]

Yes, it's kind of odd. I went to a Holly's Coffee and had to ask for milk after getting the coffee-I like sugar in it, but unless it's brown sugar it's nothing, and even brown sugar I'm a miser.


I went to a Dunkin Donuts by Juan Station, and the girl said, in pretty good English said "your coffee doesn't come with milk" and she was polite about it.


I politely replied "Give me my money back, please."

delicious coffee with milk. delicious delicious delicious

[Hanson]

This is also a pet peeve of mine...

Next time you go in for a coffee, bring a small carton of milk (like the ones kids drink at school) and order your coffee black. Then, in front of the coffee lady, pour just a touch of milk in (or until desired beige-ness) to show her and leave the rest of the carton of milk with her. You could even have her taste the deliciousness of coffee with a splash of milk.

[jdog2050]

[Cohiba]

You ever thought of bringing your own milk!

Wow, I wish I lived in "Nowhere" Korea so I could face these
fascinating adventures to.

[Fishead soup]

Most Coffee ladies are prostitutes.

[bassexpander]

What a disappointing thread!

I expected to read about some college student on a scooter fighting an ajosshi in his 40's.

[yoda]

This has been a 15 year pet peeve of mine . . . I just want (strong) coffee with cream. Is that so difficult? Even Starbucks is a crap shoot. Some Starbucks make it strong other places make weakcoffee flavored tea. I've actually resigned myself to ordering Lattes because they are strong and have cream. You all have my sympathy.

[Easter Clark]

^

Lattes? You like a little coffee with your milk?

[jkelly80]

I heart Mochacinnos! ㅋㅋㅋ

[afsjesse]

I live in the boondocks as well and I asked my coteachers about the coffee houses I see, 다방. They told me that is where people go to get laid... not get coffee... I was dissapointed. I miss starbucks, dunkin donuts!

[Goku]

Cofee is such a senstive topic for most people.

We all have our strong personal preferences for the way it's done. I guess we grow up "spoiled" in our countries.

Honestly, if you think about it their way, they have it two ways. Really strong or really light.

We have middles, shades of grey.

From their perspective it must be like a guy coming into an Italian resturant asking for more sauce, less pasta, add more cheese, take out the tomatoes.... blah blah blah. They are thinking "Jesus Christ just drink the damn cofee."

They see it as two stricts. Shrug, I don't know why. Coffee is so much more enjoyable when it's reached that level of perfection for each person. I understand them though.

People don't like to make exceptions to the "rule" of making food or drinks. It creates more problems. I've seen it happen. You let one thing go by and then he comes in everday asking for some strange thing, and you get more and more people doing it. Becomes a huge hassle for whoever makes it. Going back to the pasta analogy.

[ernie]

buy a damn coffee machine.

[crusher_of_heads]