• Belgian Coffee

    From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to ALL on Thursday, January 06, 2022 16:30:20
    Hello Everybody,

    "Have some coffee and chill out."
    ~ Dan Clough

    I had a cousin who had married a gal from Belgium.
    He loved it there, and spent decades passing his time
    with his favorite person. And being from Louisiana,
    the only thing better was drinking coffee. In Belgium,
    he had the best of both worlds. But what is so special
    about Belgian coffee? How can Belgian coffee be any
    better than what Cajuns drink at Caf‚ du Monde?

    I found a site online that kind of explains what the
    experience is like in Belgium. Perhaps Ward D. can fill
    in the details, and if Belgians add chicory as part of
    their brew.

    https://www.travelhoppers.com/2012/08/21/taking-coffee-in-belgium/


    As for Swedish coffee, I am not sure anybody wants to know.
    But Sweden does have some very good appetizers that go well with
    coffee ...

    --Lee

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  • From Björn Felten@2:203/2 to Lee Lofaso on Thursday, January 06, 2022 16:59:41
    As for Swedish coffee, I am not sure anybody wants to know.

    "Many Swedes take their coffee very seriously, to the point where it is not only a beverage in the country, but a way of life. Although coffee can certainly be enjoyed in the comfort of one's home, alone, coffee is, for the most part, a social interaction. In major cities like the capital of Stockholm, coffee shops, chains, and independent locations alike, can be found in abundance."

    From 'Coffee consumption in the world':

    https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/top-10-coffee-consuming-nations.html


    ..

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  • From Dan Clough@1:123/115 to Björn Felten on Thursday, January 06, 2022 10:16:00
    Bj”rn Felten wrote to Lee Lofaso <=-

    As for Swedish coffee, I am not sure anybody wants to know.

    "Many Swedes take their coffee very seriously, to the point
    where it is not only a beverage in the country, but a way of
    life. Although coffee can certainly be enjoyed in the comfort of
    one's home, alone, coffee is, for the most part, a social
    interaction. In major cities like the capital of Stockholm,
    coffee shops, chains, and independent locations alike, can be
    found in abundance."

    From 'Coffee consumption in the world':

    https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/top-10-coffee-consuming-nation
    s.html

    Interesting, but not surprising.

    What do all those top-10 countries have in common?

    Yep. It's fucking freezing cold there for 9 months of the year.



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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:221/360 to Dan Clough on Thursday, January 06, 2022 21:09:00
    Hello Dan,

    And you know this how? I mean, absolutely...

    [..]

    Here's a question for you: The moron known as "Lee Lofaso" recently DC>quoted me in the FidoNews echo, from a post I made in the FidoNet
    Sysop echo. The question is - why are you allowing him access to
    that sysop-only echo? Oh, and I know this because his posts come
    from your system.

    Dear child, did I misquote anything you said?

    Please configure your system properly. If you need help doing that,
    feel free to ask.

    Funny that. Everything seems to be working fine from my end.
    And nobody else seems to be complaining, either. So what's the
    problem?

    --Lee

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:221/360 to Björn Felten on Thursday, January 06, 2022 21:09:05
    Hello Bj”rn,

    As for Swedish coffee, I am not sure anybody wants to know.

    "Many Swedes take their coffee very seriously, to the point where it is
    not only a beverage in the country, but a way of life. Although coffee can certainly be enjoyed in the comfort of one's home, alone, coffee is, for
    the most part, a social interaction. In major cities like the capital of Stockholm, coffee shops, chains, and independent locations alike, can be found in abundance."

    From 'Coffee consumption in the world':

    https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/top-10-coffee-consuming-nations.html


    If Louisiana was a nation it would be ranked #1 for consumption.
    But I will give Belgium credit for being a top re-exporter of coffee.
    In the USA, I know of only one state that grows coffee - Hawai'i.
    Kind of a light coffee, good for dessert or breakfast. Rich flavor,
    not strong. No coffee in Texas really qualifies as coffee ...

    --Lee

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:221/360 to Dan Clough on Thursday, January 06, 2022 21:09:11
    Hello Dan,

    As for Swedish coffee, I am not sure anybody wants to know.

    "Many Swedes take their coffee very seriously, to the point
    where it is not only a beverage in the country, but a way of
    life. Although coffee can certainly be enjoyed in the comfort of
    one's home, alone, coffee is, for the most part, a social
    interaction. In major cities like the capital of Stockholm,
    coffee shops, chains, and independent locations alike, can be
    found in abundance."

    From 'Coffee consumption in the world':

    https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/top-10-coffee-consuming-nation >BF>s.html

    Interesting, but not surprising.

    What do all those top-10 countries have in common?

    Yep. It's fucking freezing cold there for 9 months of the year.

    It is also fucking freezing in Finland.

    --Lee

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  • From Gerrit Kuehn@2:240/12 to Lee Lofaso on Thursday, January 06, 2022 22:39:28
    Hello Lee!

    06 Jan 22 21:09, Lee Lofaso wrote to Dan Clough:


    Yep. It's fucking freezing cold there for 9 months of the year.

    It is also fucking freezing in Finland.

    What's spoiling these statistics more is the fact that they only refer to the "raw" mass of coffee consumption. Maybe the US rank #1 if it comes to comparing volumes of the drink?


    Regards,
    Gerrit

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