Are you addicted to coffee?

[tempestv8 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close tempestv8]

According to the media, a large number of Australians are!

http://au.news.yahoo.com/070829/2/14asr.html

If there are 21 million people in Australia, and 25% are addicted to coffee, this means that the coffee business must be a great business to get into!

[marcstolk Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close marcstolk]

Re: Are you addicted to coffee?

I bet a large portion are "instant" coffee drinkers! Not the sort of business Im interested in....

[recurve_boy Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close recurve_boy]

Re: Are you addicted to coffee?

Rubbish! I can quit any time I want, thank you very much!

[Viviane Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Viviane]

Re: Are you addicted to coffee?

So can I.  As long as Im willing to put up with the 6 weeks of headaches and mood swings that come from caffeine withdrawal.... :P

[james74 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close james74]

Re: Are you addicted to coffee?

Yes.

[Boris Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Boris]

Re: Are you addicted to coffee?

The "problem" is going back to instant. Its just backward.

[robusto Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close robusto]

Re: Are you addicted to coffee?

Lets just put things into a context here. This is a reference to a poll conducted among Home Beautiful magazine readers.

That means anyone who is not a buyer of that magazine is automatically disenfranchised from voting.

Most if not all of those readers are women.

Most are of a specific demographic.

Hardly a result to be extrapolated to the stunning conclusion that a quarter of Australians are coffee addicts.

[muppet_man67 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close muppet_man67]

Re: Are you addicted to coffee?

I have actually been surprised how well I can do without it. a new job and getting up early (Im not working in a cafe anymore) means that I dont have time to make myself one before work or at work. I thought I would find it much tougher. Im certainly not addicted.

[marcstolk Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close marcstolk]

Re: Are you addicted to coffee?

Good point robusto

[Sullo Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Sullo]

Re: Are you addicted to coffee?

Anyone takes my coffee off me Ill call my friends in the CIA and they will dissapear
Im not addicted....



just kidding

sorta

[GrindOnDemand Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close GrindOnDemand]

Re: Are you addicted to coffee?

Depends on the quality, bean freshness, grinding-buzz in ear-shot, pour, extraction-time observed ... blah, blah

Prefer a glass of water, if on offer is a stale warehoused mult-nat-blend. So in short Im addicted to great espresso base, but not what many a punter sees/tastes as coffee.

My business name links the idea of coffee as addictive ... so Ive got a bloody lot to answer for!!!

Clinically, caffeine is the defining addictive element (durr!)

Cafe-ically, taste/aroma/aesthetics ... if its all there then definitely coffee is addictive beyond the physiological/brain receptor things happening. Its more sensory ...

End the wank here

Tony ... GOD

[Ray_C Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Ray_C]

Re: Are you addicted to coffee?

Hey Tony, is everything alright? You sound a little upset over something, maybe not enough caffeine hey..

By the way do you always refer to yourself as God?

I happen to know Him personally and Hes one of a kind...

Ray.

[scoota_gal Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close scoota_gal]

Re: Are you addicted to coffee?

LOL @ Ray...

I think Tony means "Grind On Demand"... ;D

[greenman Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close greenman]

Re: Are you addicted to coffee?

Addicted I dont know, but passionate about a good coffee yes.
I usually have 3-4 double shots a day, my last one not exceeding 5pm so that I can sleep that night.
One has to have some little pleasures in life, I dont smoke, seldom drink alcohol so I think Im allowed the joys of the coffee bean to add some spice to my life!!!
Got to run my Rancilio is calling............................

[Sullo Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Sullo]

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Ok its 920 Ive been up since 6 been for a 5km walk and Abbeys put out about 9 coffees not all for me thou, that mean we are all addicted?