You're missing my point completely
Of course Starbucks (and American coffee chains in general) are massively unpopular in Italy. They still fight over even opening them. The American (and British!) coffee culture (massively milky things in the afternoon for example...) is completely different and unfamiliar, and totally unwelcome there.
I wasn't talking about that - of course the Italians hate Starbucks, as everyone knows. I was talking about dark vs light roasts, bitter vs acid. Italian coffee is dark roast. Look it up anywhere, or ask anyone who knows about coffee. eg
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And dark roasting - and the bitterness you get from that, which a lot of people here don't like - is what marks Starbucks out, vs pretty much any other high street coffee here.
nothing to do with whether Italians light Starbucks, which of course they don't.
Posted By: Bertie Russell on February 1st 2023 at 15:28:07
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- Interesting to read all the Starbucks hating below (General Chat) - Bertie Russell, Feb 1, 12:08:56
- Interesting (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Feb 1, 19:04:13
- Just like anything the market decides..... (General Chat) - usacanary, Feb 1, 21:58:09
- USA, you didn't get the email explaining every wrath (General Chat) - Steven_P_Morrissey, Feb 2, 10:08:06
- It isn’t true that the best products always do best tgough (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Feb 1, 22:49:25
- Just like anything the market decides..... (General Chat) - usacanary, Feb 1, 21:58:09
- That is not what an Italian would expect AT ALL (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 1, 15:13:03
- You're missing my point completely (General Chat) - Bertie Russell, Feb 1, 15:28:07
- That's exactly my bag, but I've never (on the few occassions, long ago tha I've been there (General Chat) - CB41, Feb 1, 12:54:34
- Interesting perspective (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 1, 12:37:01
- I'm partial to a Venti Latte from Starbucks. (General Chat) - Trent_Canary, Feb 1, 12:35:13
- ^ works in Starbucks (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Feb 1, 12:20:29
- definitely not. Don't like their coffee much myself (General Chat) - Bertie Russell, Feb 1, 12:23:47
- oh come on ... you know how it works on here (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 1, 12:20:08
- You’re ignoring the praise that McD’s got. The biggest, Americanest corp of all (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Feb 1, 12:42:18
- fair point ... (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 1, 12:58:49
- VMT (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 1, 12:43:38
- are you trying to say that Starbucks coffee is not to your taste (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 1, 12:59:53
- You’re ignoring the praise that McD’s got. The biggest, Americanest corp of all (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Feb 1, 12:42:18
- Interesting (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Feb 1, 19:04:13
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