Submitted 3 weeks ago by Krudler@lemmy.world to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
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Here’s my “black coffee” this morning.
Double infuriating: everytime I tell people that “baristas” and coffee people can’t comprehend the concept of black coffee, I get back talk. Here’s the first coffee I’ve ordered in 10 years because of this persistent problem, guess what, they lived up to the complaint… they can’t formulate the concept of black coffee in their own mind.
Weird. I only drink black and this has never happened to me. Not sure why you’re getting the short end of the stick
I also only drink it black and have never had this happen to me.
Apparently the “you can’t order a black coffee anymore” thing is a common conservative fantasy
I honestly was blissfully unaware until I stumbled across the above video
Well, that’s a new one to me. Thanks for the link!
I’m not sure
But one thing I am sure of, is there’s always somebody like you who pops up to insist the problem does not exist
You’re probably a barista
Yeah, that’s not what I said. Enjoy your creamer
Damn who put milk in your coffee?
You know how people with anti-tailgating bumper stickers are also the worse and most clueless drivers going ten under the speed limit?
I think we’ve found the reason why people don’t care if your order is correct or not.
All you’ve managed to do is prove that you are the issue here. They’re probably making the wrong order because you’re a POS. Tens or hundreds of millions of people order black coffee every day without any issues, most who’ll never get a wrong order in their life. If you keep getting the wrong thing then there is surely something wrong from your side.
I truly think this is either just bad luck on your part or poor communication.
You’ve probably never been a barista.
I get coffee with c & s sometimes, black sometimes, depending on what I feel like. But I always make it crystal clear exactly how much cream and sugar I want. If I want it black, I don’t just say “black coffee please”. I say “coffee, NO cream NO sugar”.
They get orders for coffee many times a day, and most people want c & s, and most people even expect it without specifying it. So even though you say “black”, it may not register unless you clarify that that means no cream, no sugar.
I also drink it black and have never had this happen to me.
OP went to McDonald’s (it reads McCafé, and the colours are right) and is trash talking minimum wage employees because he couldn’t be fucked to be clear in communication.
Your expectations are way too high for McDonald’s. They are not baristas, and most importantly, they are most likely teenagers. It’s not impossible you got someone else’s coffee, too. Stop being a child about it, and politely ask to switch it out.
OP, you have issues. Also, your car is fucking disgusting, I feel bad for whatever mechanic has to work on it.
Honestly, the coffee at the McDonald’s in Germany and the Netherlands is really good. Better than many coffee shops and Starbucks. It’s the only reason I sometimes go to McDonald’s. When traveling, it usually is the best you can get at train stations. Especially when drinking black.
Will have to test that out if I ever visit! Here in Canada, it’s mildly better than Tim’s but it’s still just stained water IMO. Rather go to a real coffee shop, or god forbid, Starbucks.
Lol your dirty cupholder is also mildly infuriating.
Mildly?? I forget how filthy so many people are. This was an unwelcome but necessary reminder lol
It’s fucking nasty. My car is due for a clean and this is what mine looks like (we got coffee just this morning)
everytime I tell people that “baristas” and coffee people can’t comprehend the concept of black coffee, I get back talk.
Back talk. As in talking back.
Translation: When I tell you shit, you either agree with the truth I speak, or you shut the fuck up.
Stars forbid anyone fucking disagree with you and speak their fucking minds. Conversations are one way with you: from you to everyone else.
Yea, using the phrase back talk makes them seem like a parent talking to a child. Whether I agree with what they said or not that phrase being applied the way they did it got my hackles raised.
“talking back” is really just an oddly specific way of saying “answering”, generally to acknowledge or ask further clarifying questions.
OP sounds like my parents, anything I say is talking back. They like to talk at people rather than to people.
I recall being backhanded just trying to discuss a difference of opinion. I don’t recall the conversation from 30 years ago, only that my opinion was not wanted.
When ordering a black coffee there shouldnt be anyone else ‘speaking their mind’. It’s a plain coffee, no opinions from the barista required. It’s not a negotiation.
What is this comment?
Clean your car
OP is more infuriating than the post lol
I have never once had a problem with “coffee, black”. Doing more would require extra work, you’re telling me someone went out of their way to put a little cream on your coffee?
At most you were perhaps given the wrong order.
Whatever lives in your car probably infected the coffee. The coffee is the least gross part in this photo.
Looks like hot water with a brown crayon in it.
Let’s not overlook the spots of curdled spoiled cream on top
There is no curdled spoiled cream, I think you’re either having a very bad day and looking for things to complain about, or you have a victim complex.
You talking about the cup or the car?
Trying to ignore what’s going on with the car. Echt.
“Baristas don’t know how to make extremely popular and simple drink” has always been a dumb take.
Can I get a black coffee?
So, like, less sweet?
No, just black coffee
Any creamer?
No, just black coffee
Want me to save some space in the cup for your own creamer?
No, just fill my cup up all the way with black coffee
You need professional help, everything about this thread screams that.
Huh, where I’m from, when you order a simple coffee you’ll always get it black and then there is a little station where you can add milk, sugar, creamer yourself and the lids are also at that station. You’ll only get it ‘pre mixed’ when you order a coffee specialty like Latte or Cappuccino.
Also in my personal opinion, from a good espresso machine, percolator or even French press I like a black coffee once in a while, but drip filter coffee is only palatable with milk. Sometimes not even then.
I’m sorry to hear you’ve had such frustrating experiences with coffee. I wonder if my experience could help you in navigating your experience.
When I order coffee I always see how they do it.
I don’t do it to complain. In fact, even if they get my order wrong I rarely ask for a change, because whatever they give me is usually alright.
I see how they do it because I’m curious. I like to know what their process is like. I like to know what machines they use. I like to know how they organize work in the coffee shop. I like to see their technique.
Because of this curiosity, I usually understand quite well why my coffee ends up the way it does.
Yes, I am a customer. Yes, I could insist that my drink has to be different. But I prefer to accept that life is unpredictable. And it’s usually alright.
Here’s a video that could help: youtu.be/OXbQx2hfA5k
Life is alright if you accept entropy as a natural part of it.
It’s not rolling with the punches, it’s being happy with life making itself less monotonous.
I once accidentally got served an iced latte with macadamia nut milk instead of cow milk and discovered that I really like it.
This problem seems to unique to you. What exact words did you use? I only drink black coffee, and in the decades I’ve ordered it from myriad coffeeshops, there has been a single time that I received a coffee with cream on it - and that was because I ordered a “regular” at Café Du Monde, which the menu clearly states is cafe au lait, so I quickly learned that it was entirely my own fault for not paying attention and not using amply descriptive words to communicate my desires.
This is 100% OP not actually saying they want black coffee or (which is my bet) they’re such a POS that their order gets made wrong on purpose, probably with some unsavoury extras in it.
That cream is no doubt heavily interfered with
What’s with all the negative comments, people? Lemmy / Piefed used to be such a welcoming place.
OP, I’m sorry you got your coffee order messed up. Hope you got it sorted.
Because OP is being a twat to minimum wage employees.
Getting the wrong order sucks, losing your shit over a wrong order shows poor emotional regulation.
Lemmy / Piefed used to be such a welcoming place.
Really? When?
Looks like you’ve been here longer than me. In general hasn’t this place been better then r*? I want it to be, at least.
I’ll always add “… No creme or milk please” after asking for it black, I know it’s the same thing twice but it twigs a ‘could this guy have a milk allergy’ thought now and again.
I accidentally had dairy for the first time in years the other day for a similar reason. Local café. Ordered some tofu and a mocha with oat milk. Nothing else. Get my order, and the mocha has dairy whipped cream (the only kind they have). Nowhere on the menu does it say it comes with whipped cream. No one making it stopped and wondered “huh”. And I wasn’t even with anybody to pawn it off onto.
My wife orders oat milk for her cream top kind of drinks that have been trendy lately and they usually give her a warning. I think people are mom and pop cafes are a little more mindful of customers, though.
maybe try looking in the cup before leaving …
or, don’t be lazy and walk inside so you can again, fix the issue…
Thats pus.
Even “long coffee” is darker than this. I guess it’s 25-33% coffee. Infuriating indeed.
Problem I get is some places call it an Americano when us Aussies generally call it a long black. Same shit with cup sizes, it’s maddening when you have to figure out how to order your usual at some place pretending to be more upmarket than they are
As others have said, just avoid McCafe like the plague find an actual coffee spot via recommendations from locals
have your tried loving yourself? Next you’ll be telling us that you only drink decaf. “black coffee” Psh, honestly…
If only there were some cheap and easy mechanism by which one could create coffee for themselves, crafting it exactly as they wish and saving money in the process. Oh well, time to go spend an hours’ salary on mediocrity!
The MacDonald’s coffee machine does not have an option for black coffee. It always has cream in it.
You’re literally just lying.
It’s literally a latte machine and the one I work at only has buttons for the size of the drink you’re making and the on/off switch. It mixes steamed milk into the coffee. That’s what a latte is.
I mean, I have Starbucks right around the corner. They ask if I want cream or sugar, and how much. If I said nothing, they’d add nothing and hand me black coffee.
sheridan@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Clean your car before whatever is growing in it becomes sentient.
sudo@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
The coffee looks gross, but somehow not the most infuriating part of this image
Witchfire@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I had to go back and check. OP what the fuck
Tm12@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Y’all ever watch time-lapsed car interior detailing videos? Very satisfying, albeit disgusting.
Apytele@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
My car looks like that but I’d never be bold enough to post it online, and certainly not while trash talking somebody else.