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There's a seinfeld anecdote for just about every situation!Originally posted by LauriG View PostHahaha! Yes, I have always identified with George in Seinfeld. When I drive, I look at others and wonder what's their point in driving at all if they don't even indicate correctly.
I just want everyone else to be excited about things that excite ME! :-D
LG
Speaking of driving, this analogy might explain the indifferent response from the guy at the cafe:
Say over the years you've bought a few cars from the local Mazda dealer.
Then one day, the dealer is sitting in his dealership, looking at the months sales numbers, hoping to make budget etc.
Right at that moment you rock up and start showing him videos on your phone of yourself cruising around in your new Tesla.
I reckon you'd probably get exactly the same reaction as you described.
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Great analogy. You're dead right!Originally posted by herzog View Post
Say over the years you've bought a few cars from the local Mazda dealer.
Then one day, the dealer is sitting in his dealership, looking at the months sales numbers, hoping to make budget etc.
Right at that moment you rock up and start showing him videos on your phone of yourself cruising around in your new Tesla.
I reckon you'd probably get exactly the same reaction as you described.
(That's why I come back here in the forum, to huddle together with others enthusing about their coffee equipment...)
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Too many options,
Beans from here, beans from there, single origins, blends, short / long roasts, light / dark, grass roasts,
Single, double, tripple, small, medium, large, supersize,
Milk from cows, goats, sheep, fava beans, nuts
Light, skinny, full fat variations of the above
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Meanwhile, from a different perspective:
https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-a...24-p52ahw.html
When Sydney husband-and-wife team Linden Pride and Nathalie Hudson took over a much-loved, 100-year-old cafe in New York's Greenwich Village, the response was swift and brutal."What's coming to Caffé Dante is even worse that we thought," one blogger wrote after a local publication found Pride's liquor licence application and shuddered at its unbearably trendy promise of "seasonal flatbreads", "clean, healthy eating" and artisanal cocktails "garnished with salad".
"It's a real loss for New York," New York magazine wrote, lamenting the end of a neighbourhood hangout famed for its day-and-night espresso and old Italian regulars who chain-smoked and played chess on footpath tables.
Four years later though, it seems Pride can do no wrong. Last weekend, Dante, as it was renamed, was crowned the best bar in the world by industry group Tales of the Cocktail. It added to a packed trophy cabinet: best bar in New York, according to Time Out; best American restaurant bar for two years running, according to Tales of the Cocktail, and ninth on the prestigious World 50 Best Bars list.
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From the Yank's perspective: what would be the chances of a couple of Skips from down under improving such a place, let alone not stuffing it up? They had cause to be sceptical.Originally posted by flynnaus View Post
Ps more power to them for pulling it off.
Ps 2 their gain, our loss.
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Flipside, I appreciate the original writers thoughts. I would be pretty disappointed if my favourite coffee shop became a high end cocktail bar, somewhat different animals.Originally posted by flynnaus View Post
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Yep haha, full cream, skinny, low fat, 50/50, soy, almond, macadamia, rice, coconut or oat milk... obviously allergies and intolerances come into play for sure, but lotsa options!Originally posted by fg1972 View PostToo many options,
Beans from here, beans from there, single origins, blends, short / long roasts, light / dark, grass roasts,
Single, double, tripple, small, medium, large, supersize,
Milk from cows, goats, sheep, fava beans, nuts
Light, skinny, full fat variations of the above
And YES @herzog!!! You can truly find a Seinfeld bit to explain or use as an analogy for most things XD
Good thread! Definitely the cleanliness factor, wand covered in milk, portafilters not locked in on rest, and always try to catch a glimpse of how the barista works, if they clearly know the important basics etc. But these won't necessarily turn me away from a place, just I'm less likely to get a coffee from there [emoji14]
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Yes, and you can imagine after the complicated coffee order(s) comes the food one(s) ... no garlic, low salt, dairy intolerant, gluten free, low GI, sourdough and so on.Originally posted by simonsk8r View PostYep haha, full cream, skinny, low fat, 50/50, soy, almond, macadamia, rice, coconut or oat milk... obviously allergies and intolerances come into play for sure, but lotsa options!......
Owning a coffee & food service shop must be a nightmare.
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We Aussies expect businesses to cater to every little self diagnosed allergy/intolerance/preference, we make, we've turned into a nation of fragile, offended, entitled, self absorbed types who expect the world to bow down to every outrageous request/demand we make.
As far as our beverage of choice is concerned it seems the public at large no longer drink coffee, but some sweetened adulterated coffee based concoction.
Hows that for a morning rave?
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