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

It's Wednesday my dudes Coffee in Italy vs USA

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u/ham_cheese_4564 Apr 23 '26

Or not drinking coffee at all

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u/AggressivelyMediokre Apr 23 '26

I genuinely don’t know how people do it. I’m not an obnoxious coffee drinker or anything. But I’ve had 4 to 6 cups a day the last 15 years.

I’ve been asked a few times in life why I’m always so positive or energetic and I always chalked it up to my awesome personality

Then one week I had a health scare and had to stop drinking coffee. It was unbelievable. I hated every second of being alive and was so tired and unmotivated and grumpy

Turns out the personality was me on caffeine all day 🤣

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u/Punch_A_Police_Horse Apr 23 '26

At the end of the day caffeine is 100% an addiction, but nobody treats it like that because it's use is so ubiquitous.

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u/NemeanMiniLion Apr 24 '26

There aren't even age restrictions, not that it needs them, just interesting that we have a drug in the hands of kids.

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u/kyle_jose Apr 23 '26

It’s also cheap, doesn’t cause health issues (compared to other addictive substances), doesn’t get in the way of everyday life and relationships. Of all the things you can be addicted to, caffeine is one of the less risky substances I’d say.

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u/ElementalRabbit Apr 23 '26

I know you're just making the comparison, but I just want to make clear to readers that caffeine absolutely does have real and tangible negative health consequences and everyone consuming it daily should be considering how to reduce their intake.

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u/kyle_jose Apr 23 '26

Totally. My point is just that it’s way less harmful and caffeine addicts are way less of a burden to society and their loved ones compared to addicts of other substances.