>>21186186
>completely ignores the point that
>the vast majority of Americans, yes, even the ones who lived in New York, had never heard of [espresso/cappuccino]. It wasn't until the 1980s that they began to get recognition and not until the expansion of Starbucks in the early 90s that the average American was aware of it.
I accept your concession.
>Reading comprehension issue
lmao
How else am I meant to comprehend >>21184988
>No, there wasn't one in your hick town.
?
>Who was the first person in your family to get a drip coffee maker? There was a before time and an after time, right?
No one, lmao. My family are all back in Italy and Switzerland. We don't use automatic drip, you dolt.
>Before the cappucino dispenser and the drive-through Starbucks, [coffeehouses] all played jazz.
lol
Yes. Every single coffeehouse in America played jazz and had poetry slams. lmao </sarcasm>
And then you accuse me of only knowing about the US through media? Jesus Christ. You couldn't have a more stereotyped and utterly incorrect understanding of the era if you tried.
And what in the fuck are you on about with
>before your Indo-Vietnamese pal immigrated
Having a senior moment?
>>21186752
>With a small investment of money for ingredients she likes & time she could make it herself at home and save money.
Yeah, that was my point. I even mentioned it in >>21183129
>I tell the bitch like it is: you're an OAP on a fixed income. You can't go around spending $1500+ per year on bullshit you don't need. You didn't plan your retirement well enough to afford yourself daily takeout coffee. Brew your own at home.
>We even got her an easy to use and easy to clean phin coffee maker after she tried and liked my wife's Indian coffee. We told her that Vietnamese coffee is practically the same thing, except on a one cup at a time basis, like a Keurig, and showed her how to use it but it was a wasted effort.
This woman is just not very bright. She was surprised to learn that there are buildings in Naples

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I hate to break into you. But if this is what you consider coffee, then you don't actually like coffee. You like ice cream sundaes.