Caffeine

[Henry Carter]

3-4 a day for me plus a cup of tea here and there. Us aussies love our tea and coffee.

On that note, I have a question for the american guys reading this thread after spending a week in Hawaii recently. Is coffee as bad everywhere in America as it is in Hawaii i.e is it just a culture thing that Americans have not embraced the cafe culture like us/Europe?

The only places I came accross that made proper coffee (out of an espresso machine and frothed milk) were starbucks/coffee bean etc, basically awful chain varieties, and they were all awful! Everywhere else seem to want to pour as much pot coffee down your through as possible, a very quantity over quality approach.

So is this the case all over the US? Do you guys have nice little cafe's where you can read the paper on a sunday and have some really well made coffee? Just interested to know.

 

[Rikkar501]

Local coffee shops have exploded here in America. Hell, even in my current medium sized midwest city there are probably 6 or 7 (not including sbux) that all serve very high quality coffee where you can sit and relax or take a date to. Small coffee shops are even more popular on the coasts, especially the west coast (Portland, Seattle, etc.).

 

[pickpackpockpuck]

2 small cups of coffee a day with a little 2% milk and just enough sugar to balance the bitterness. No soda, no red bull. But coffee I can't do without. Even if coffee didn't have caffeine I would drink it.

 

[periodical]

I do about 3-4 cans of diet soda and maybe a coffee if I'm desperate. I'd like to think this places me on the healthy side of average american.

 

[Henry Carter]

diet soda is awful for you, depending on who you talk to.

You don't meet many thin people that drink it thats for sure. I just dont drink soft drink these days except on very rare occasions, but coke (not diet) can be really good after a ride or run on a hot day. Coffee, tea, water and the occasional juice is it for me apart from alcohol of course.

 

[bosatlbwi]

Originally Posted by Charlie's Wardrobe

diet soda is awful for you, depending on who you talk to.

You don't meet many thin people that drink it thats for sure. I just dont drink soft drink these days except on very rare occasions, but coke (not diet) can be really good after a ride or run on a hot day. Coffee, tea, water and the occasional juice is it for me apart from alcohol of course.

+1 diet soda is worse for you than regular soda. Sure, it has less calories but it is full of so many chemicals I would never drink it.