Talaris said:
Mr F. said:
You get that kind of talk about beer cause beers are incredibly varied. Not all ales taste the same, not all lagers and ciders taste the same, you get the idea. Coffee, like alcohol, is rather varied. Hence why people who like it try and find the best coffee they can. Think of it like games. Not all FPS titles are identical, people will try and find one they like.
That FPS analogy is very good, and made me realise I guess I don't care for coffee (or alcoholic beverages for that matter) is the same way that a gamer might not care for the FPS genre, and thus each one seems the same. Thinking about it, my Greek boss at work introduced me to Frappuccinos, which apparently are really popular in Greece. With the right amount of milk and sugar that tasted pretty nice, so I guess I'll label that one as my favourite. I hope that isn't labelled the equivalent to Call of Duty or Aliens: Colonial Marines as I would have no idea.
By the way I wasn't labeling you a hipster earlier, I was just saying that people tend to judge too harshly when it comes to choosing alcoholic/coffee drinks, and try and shove their own views down my throat. With alcohol I've been scrutinized numerous times (even by the barman no less) for choosing certain brands or types of drinks not considered the "best" or masculine enough.
Anyway to make up for the non-awesome coffee talk, here's a
really really happy song:
God, this analogy is going to get tired and convoluted incredibly quickly.
A Frappuccino is more like... A genre of coffee? Its just one way of making coffee. For people who love coffee its more about the beans then what you do with them.
So... Think of it as a genre. For the people who love coffee, its all about the publisher. The beans. Wait, does that work? *ponders*
Unless you think of chain stores like Nero as the publisher, and the beans as the studios. Perhaps that works. But you get the idea. Many different people will make things within the genre (Frappuccinos) but it depends on who made what goes into the genre.
It always sucks when people frown upon you based on your alcohol choices and whatnot. Just annoys me. Well, it used to. Now that I have settled into what I like (Ale, Bitter, Whisky, Vodka, Tequila, Rum and some lager, with regards to alcohol) I just don't care. What I buy is mainly down to my mood and how heavy my wallet feels. If one drank only the finest whisky one would end up very poor very quickly.
I find it interesting that even as someone who admits no real knowledge of coffee you are still hoping that you are not judged harshly for what you like. Its a strange bit of human psychology. You know that you wont fit in, yet you still hope on some small level that you will. You think you don't care but a little bit of you does. Again, no insult whatsoever.
And as for the whole hipster thing? I am just rather defensive about it. Sometimes I get called a hipster, which just confuses me. I like old music and good coffee. I don't even KNOW any independent coffee places in Lancaster (At some point I hope to find a woman who is willing to wander around town looking for places to drink fine cups of coffee). People look at my interesting dress sense (You don't need a reason to wear a suit, right?) and my love for coffee and cigarettes, combine this with my interesting music tastes and declare me hipster.
Saregon said:
Mr F. said:
I refuse, flat out, to ever buy instant.
Why? Here in Norway we have a couple of really good instants. Not quite the same as proper beans and such, but still good. Also, coffee is absolutely awesome, the nectar of the gods. When I'm home from school in summer and christmas, I drive a taxi, and there most of us go through one cup every time we don't have a passenger, so on a normal day it usually adds up to one and a half to two litres a day. Normally though I drink about a litre a day. I would have more, but it's somewhat too expensive for that.
Two reasons.
One: I am lactose intolerant and soy milk curdles almost instantly in instant coffee which makes it utterly foul.
Two: Its hard to find instant coffee that is not utterly foul and I own a coffee machine. Why bother buying instant, it takes only a few minutes more to put the coffee on and then you have a jug waiting for you on the hot plate until the moment you need it.
If I get a job next year there are two things I want to buy, both outrageously expensive. I want a combined coffee grinder and machine and a gaming PC. In that order. That way I can actually buy real beans and grind them myself so when I am conquering the Meditteranian as the Romans in Rome Total War 2 I can drink coffee as my men die horrific and pointless deaths.
Because if your men aint dying pointlessly you are doing something wrong.
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