Definitely don't ask for it in Spanish!

[lemminary@lemmy.world]

(Rebranded to "Nito" a while back)

[bytejunk@lemmy.world]

In your area, that may be true. Around here, and by experience in a good chunk of southern Europe, asking for a coffee will get you an espresso 100% of the time.

Asking for drip coffee will probably get you scorned and sent off, or if they're nice they may offer to make you instant coffee if they have it.

[state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de]

Back when I was a kid, "bimbo" was another slur for black people.

[hoimo@ani.social]

Are there other types of percolators? I thought the recirculation and constant heating of the reservoir were required features.

[accideath@lemmy.world]

The recirculation of the coffee is not strictly necessary. Sure, it wouldn’t be a classic American percolator but there are other coffee makers that work by very similar principles but without burning your coffee (like drip brew filter coffee machines or my favorite, moka pots). Percolated in general just means "filtered" or "strained".

[alligatorblizzard@sh.itjust.works]

Where are you that still has Tim Hortons? All of the ones in the Twin Cities are no longer in business. I'm slightly disappointed, but based on what I've heard from Canadians if I get to try it I'll probably still be slightly disappointed.

[shortfuse@lemmy.world]

Nobody outside of Spain calls it like that:

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q="Cafe negro","Cafe solo"

It's "Cafe Negro" everywhere else

[sxan@midwest.social]

Just curious: where was that? Since I was a child, "Bimbo" meant a dumb, attractive, woman, and implied promiscuity. I heard it most in (Italian) gangster movies, mostly. From what I can tell, the racial slur meaning is used in Germany.

Funny; I lived in Germany for a couple of years and never heard that version, but then, I didn't hang out with the types that would be inclined to teach it to me. I got standard cuss words and some colloquial Bavarian curses.

[state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de]

I haven't heard it since I left elementary school. I only realized later that there were some really racist kids on that school. Also, it was the 80s. It's shocking to me now that I learnt basically all the racist and antisemitic jokes I know during my time at elementary school.

[alabaster_mango@lemmy.ca]

Scorned? Lol, what a bunch of prudes. Some people just can't let others enjoy things. Espresso used to be considered hoity toity here in Canada, but that was years ago. It's pretty normalized now.

I was under the impression that even if it was the norm, espressos were always referred to as espressos. Neat. I know a good chunk of the world also heavily uses French presses in their coffee making, but the end result is functionally similar to drip coffee.

[shardikprime@lemmy.world]

Literally no Latin or center American will be offended by the word negro

[shardikprime@lemmy.world]

Negro, please

[shardikprime@lemmy.world]

It's bartin time

[shardikprime@lemmy.world]

Wait what

[bitwaba@lemmy.world]

In southern Europe, almost everywhere has an espresso machine. Only fancy hipster coffee shops have filter coffee. They're not prudes, they just dont see the point in having to have a completely separate machine for coffee that only gets used once a week just to accommodate a bunch of annoying ass tourists.

[bytejunk@lemmy.world]

Not sure I'd call them prudes, it's just that anywhere that serves coffee - every coffee shop, restaurant, bakery, pub, etc - has a grinder and a "professional" (multiple taps) espresso machine, it's just "standard" - I don't think I've seen a coffee pot other than in niche American-styled dinners, or hotels for tourists. Asking for an Americano is a thing though, but what you get is an espresso in a mug.
The "drip" variety usually tastes either very bland or quite burnt, and doesn't punch the same way, so the common view is that it's "watered down" coffee and not well regarded.

[alabaster_mango@lemmy.ca]

I believe I've been misunderstood. Not having drip coffee doesn't make one a prude. Scorning others for their preferred beverage preparation makes one a prude.

[alabaster_mango@lemmy.ca]

I believe I've been misunderstood. Not having drip coffee doesn't make one a prude. Scorning others for their preferred beverage preparation makes one a prude.

[mongostein@lemmy.ca]

Personally, I’d be like “what the fuck are talking about?”

[hk65@sopuli.xyz]