• easily3667@lemmus.org
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    19 hours ago

    Seems to be right. Not that the making fun of was accurate, but if you have a bunch of toxic men who think espresso puts hair on your chest, seeing folks drink drip coffee is probably embarrassing even though itā€™s objectively got more caffeine and a completely distinct flavor.

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      8 hours ago

      Americano is not (supposed to be) drip coffee, itā€™s a shot of espresso with added hot water.

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        7 hours ago

        Reread what I said

        If it helps, assume I know what Iā€™m talking about. That should steer you straight.

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      I donā€™t know if it was so much ā€œMake fun ofā€ as the sentiment was ā€œThey canā€™t handle itā€ similar to how certain cultures eat relatively spicy food tease those who canā€™t handle it. I donā€™t have direct evidence for that part, and my source was a friend of mine who was a foreign exchange student from France who explained it to me as such.

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        7 hours ago

        Right thatā€™s the toxic masculinity/hair on your chest aspect. Espresso is in general easier on your stomach than drip and itā€™s certainly easier to drink (worst case itā€™s a shot). So even though the driver was toxic masculinity, as per usual that toxicity wasnā€™t even valid.

        Ironically in the middle of being toxic the Europeans invented something called an Americano that Americans donā€™t drink, doesnt have the rich flavors of what itā€™s making fun of, has less caffeine than what itā€™s making fun of, and is actually harder to drink (because of the shit flavor) than the thing it waters down. Itā€™s a massive dumb backfire driven by toxic masculinity from the romance states.