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My coffee order wasn’t weird?

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MeetyouatMidnight · 09/10/2024 18:34

Went to a local volunteer run cafe and a woman at the till was training someone.

I asked for a black americano with a shot of vanilla.

She looked at me like I was crazy and said “you mean a white americano”. I explained I definitely did not.

(I don’t have dairy and don’t really like any sort of milk in coffee anyway, but I like something to sweeten it. I prefer it to a sweetener.)

she said SO loudly “I’ve never seen that before! A latte or something yes, but really!”

and then the girl started to make it but was getting confused so the woman kept very loudly, in a quiet cafe, banging on about how she would be confused because it was a strange order but the customer is always right…

Am I a freak and I never realised!?!?

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NeverEnoughPants · 09/10/2024 18:42

BusySittingDown · 09/10/2024 18:39

Well an Americano IS black so you just need to order an Americano with a shot of vanilla. If you want it with milk it is then that you have to specify. You said that you wanted a black Americano - she probably thought that she had misheard or that you had meant to say white but mistakenly said black.

You'd think that was the case.

But that's my best mate's drink of choice, and almost every time we go to a cafe, whoever is ordering needs to specify that she wants it black - if we don't specify, either they ask, or they bring a little jug of milk.

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MeetyouatMidnight · 09/10/2024 18:41

BusySittingDown · 09/10/2024 18:39

Well an Americano IS black so you just need to order an Americano with a shot of vanilla. If you want it with milk it is then that you have to specify. You said that you wanted a black Americano - she probably thought that she had misheard or that you had meant to say white but mistakenly said black.

On the board it says white americano/black americano!

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BusySittingDown · 09/10/2024 18:40

Ah no, I've misread your OP! She's never seen that before? Really?

BusySittingDown · 09/10/2024 18:39

Well an Americano IS black so you just need to order an Americano with a shot of vanilla. If you want it with milk it is then that you have to specify. You said that you wanted a black Americano - she probably thought that she had misheard or that you had meant to say white but mistakenly said black.

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MeetyouatMidnight · 09/10/2024 18:37

I will admit I’m not the most cultured and was a bit worried there was some sort of “only syrup with milk” rule I’d missed over the years 😂😂

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WeeOrcadian · 09/10/2024 18:37

She's the odd one here OP

ticklecrabs · 09/10/2024 18:36

What an oddball. That is a totally normal order.