On 4/21/2013 1:59 AM, John Sessoms wrote:
From: Brian Walters
G'day all
On my forthcoming trip to the USA I'm just going to *have* to find
good coffee.
In Australia, when my wife and I go to a coffee shop, I order a 'long
black' and she has a 'flat white'. I'm fairly sure that I would get
odd (possibly even unfriendly) looks if I ask for these in the US.
Does anyone know the US equivalents?
Do not order coffee with Cream if you want non dairy artificial
whitener. Ask for "non dairy creamer". Some places will have a choice
of whitening agent, a more or less traditional chemical brew based on
materials that "might" have at one time seen the inside of a cow, (non
dairy creamer), or some type of soy derivative, neither one is a
suitable substitute for cream.
Sounds like what you want are a large coffee & she wants coffee with
cream (aka non-dairy artificial whitener). If you order "coffee" they
should ask if you want cream & sugar. You say "no", she says "just
cream".
Starbucks & fancy coffee shops will have their own proprietary names
for this.
I avoid Starbucks & the like because they make their coffee too strong
& bitter. That's so it will still have some lingering taste of coffee
after they add all the frou-frou junk to it. But, since I don't put
any of that frou-frou junk in my coffee I prefer McDonalds,
Biscuitville, Dunkin Donuts or Krispy-Kreme coffee.
Nowadays most gas (petrol) stations are combined with a convenience
store & they'll have drinkable coffee as well.
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