Americans, how can you drink Starbucks coffee ?

Question

Don't you know any better ? It tastes like a hot chocolate, not coffee. You poor, poor Americans, having to put up with such lousy coffee, and thinking it is good.

1- I am talking about the regular espresso coffee
2- I am not insulting Americans, the coffee is so bad I had to speak out, trying to start a groundswell of resistance at the source.

Answer 1

It's true, we know nothing of coffee. We buy whatever corporate America gives us, thinking it's the best. But the coffee in America is getting better, just not the best. Or perhaps our palette for good coffee is getting better?

The best coffee I've had to date was when I was in Germany. I asked them where it was from and they said, "From Turkey". It didn't need to be a "caramel macchiato." It was good on its own.

Answer 2

I am American and I hate Starbucks coffee! You're right if I want a mocha chino decaf latte with a double shot....I'll have hot chocolate instead. I prefer coffee...just plain old coffee (fresh ground in my grinder) with half and half or sometimes espresso with Amaretto or zambuca(that's my Italian heritage)

Answer 3

I love coffee...sometimes! Starbucks use to be a favorite, but then I found out their the next Enron waiting to happen and their trying to trademark coffees like Columbian, Ethopian, etc. This totally turned me off from those greedy coporate scum-bags.

Answer 4

Some of them do taste like chocolate, others don't -- depends on what you buy. It does tase better than a lot of the commercial coffees you see in the supermarkets like folgers which even the grounds smell bitter.

Answer 5

I am probably in the great minority, but I am an American and have NEVER been inside of a Starbucks or consumed a Starbucks product. It's too expensive, and they are on every street corner, sometimes on the same block! I try not to support businesses that completely saturate a market that way.

Answer 6

i know better that is why i go to places like starbucks and boston stokers. i prefer the real coffee rather than that imitation cr** sold in gas statons cappuccino machines. which is full of sugar and not very much taste. also i would rather drink coffee any day than beer. which looks and smells the same going in as it does going out.

Answer 7

i like starbucks, but can't afford every day. usually i get a tall non-fat vanilla double latte about once a week. that's my 'treat" to myself. i've never had coffee anyplace else than in america and frankly if people outside of the US are like you, i'll stay here and drink "lousy" coffee.

Answer 8

i don't like coffee of any kind, or anything coffee flavored. the only thing i get at starbucks is the passion fruit tea and that is rarely

Answer 9

starfucks is the nastiest of the "coffee' stores. It's incredibly expensive and nasty, burned tasting. The idiots who hang out there are just trying to impress each other, but instead just look stupid for getting sucked in.

Answer 10

I don't drink coffee and don't insult Americans jack