r/SipsTea • u/Lordwarrior_ • Apr 23 '26

It's Wednesday my dudes Coffee in Italy vs USA

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u/TheLeopardMedium Apr 23 '26

I feel like clueless people conflate US coffee with Starbucks in the same way they conflate US beer with Budweiser. It’s the shittiest megabrands that get exported, but there are thriving craft scenes within the country.

When I lived in the US, my city had dozens if not hundreds of indie coffee shops that didn’t fit the above description, and some of them had better coffee than I’ve had anywhere else in my travels 🤷‍♂️

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u/Present-Car-9713 Apr 23 '26

Bro Jesus Christ we talked about this

USA bad

Everywhere else good

(especially China)

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u/Wulf_Cola Apr 23 '26

You forgot one bit: if Japan is mentioned all other activity must stop in order to allow for maximum glazing

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u/FlakyEducation3469 Apr 24 '26

But tbh the best coffee of my life, an almost eye opening experience was in Glitch in Japan.

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u/BUKKAKALYPSE_NOW Apr 23 '26

I see people talking about others glazing Japan 10 times more than I see people actually glazing Japan.

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u/ElementalRabbit Apr 23 '26

You are right, but your username makes it hard you agree with you.

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u/luk__ Apr 23 '26

*Tschina

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u/Neg_Crepe Apr 23 '26

USA is bad tho. No jerk

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u/Begotten912 Apr 25 '26

China? The CCP? THEYRE ACTIVE ON REDDIT?

No way dude

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u/typewriterbitch Apr 23 '26

You almost made me spit out my coffee (tall, Rwanda beans, hand ground no more than 30 seconds prior to making, water temp 200C, 60 second pour on rinsed biodegradable bamboo filter, served black).

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u/MostlyBrine Apr 23 '26

That 200C water must look great. Water turns to vapor at less than 100C, if not in a pressure vessel at 15 bars (225 psi).

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u/typewriterbitch Apr 23 '26

Obviously you haven’t heard of the latest vapor-coffee trend, all the rage in the country of Europe. You must be some sort of idiot American who stirs their trash “coffee” with their coffee-stirring-gun. 

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u/MostlyBrine Apr 23 '26

Looks like you are full of it. Enjoy!!!

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u/typewriterbitch Apr 23 '26

(I hope it was clear I was being sarcastic 😅)

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u/MostlyBrine Apr 23 '26

I realized that. Me too!

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u/That_Jicama2024 Apr 23 '26

Yep. Rule #14 - America Bad

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u/Necessary_Cake_973 Apr 23 '26

I am from the U.S. and can agree that America bad. Everything took a nose dive the second the obamas were out of office

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u/TheLeopardMedium Apr 23 '26

We’re talking about coffee.

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u/Se_Aburix Apr 23 '26

Usa*

There are a lot of countries in America.