To be feel a little bit annoyed when they ask me if I want milk with my Americano?

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Um, obviously not, hence why I've specified an "Americano". I know whose fault it is - people asking for one and then asking for "a bit of milk" as well

Well some people like black coffee with just a splash of milk ,instead of frothy coffee .I always offer milk at the cafe where I work

NO! you are not being unreasonable. it really irritates me

people who want a white coffee need to ask for a white coffee

still, it makes it easier to identify those coffee places where they know what they're doing doesn't it?

and don't even get me started on "paninis"! which i know are a different matter entirely, but often served in places where they ask if you want milk in your americano

ime it's the only way to get a good coffee with cold milk. otherwise it's a latte in a cup. so sorry, said, it's people like me that are winding you up!

That's my experience too stainesmassif, so an Americano with cold milk is what I ask for. I am that people could honestly feel annoyed about that!

I shall add my support for asking for milk with mine- tho I prefer warm.

What's wrong with paninis?

I always have a skinny latte btw

Yeuch to all your latte's - so milky you can't taste any coffee. Cappucino's mostly milk froth too. The best one to have is a Flat White - it actually tastes of coffee. Many coffee shops still don't train their baristas properly and they get made as Cappucinos though. I am turning into a right coffee snob as we have one of the best coffee shops in the UK round the corner (an independent).

pannini is a plural already

i drink americano with milk

sorry

mrsjammin you are completely correct, I don't really like coffee but have a latte if I'm trying to be a bit cosmopolitan and don't want to walk around with a pot of tea

Thank you for the pannini explanation. I never knew that!

surely you want a flat white? even costa sell those now

and yes. panini is plural
one panini is a panino

I guess a lot of people who order an Americano don't actually know what it is tbh. I used to work in a coffee shop many moons ago and so many people (usually older generation) would ask for an Espresso, have it put in front of them and say "ooo no I didn't want that...."

it's hardly a big deal is it?

no, which is presumably why the op is a "little bit annoyed" rather than outraged and demanding an ANSWER!

YANBU this annoys me as well

Not as annoying as people ordering a cappuccino after 11am.

I don't really get why it annoys you? Surely it's just like people asking for fries and ketchup? or a Fresh Fruit Salad and yogurt? It's just getting a drink the way you like to drink it??

God, I TOTALLY feel your pain. It truly is a terrible, terrible world we live in, isn't it? Still, suicide is still an option if it simply becomes too much to bear, I guess.

People who order really complicated coffees which take 15 mins to make are far more annoying. I can't figure out how that's more painful that saying 'black please'

If editing were an option, I'd ETA that offering milk with an Americano is arguably not as stupid as not knowing how to use the word "hence" in a sentence.

So is there anyone here who actually admits to going into a shop and asking for a "panino"?

YABU, my mum likes to control exactly how much milk goes in her coffee so she has an Americano and a little jug of milk. Nowt wrong with that as far as I can see.

YABU. It's pretty clear that the names of coffees here really don't have much relation to the ur-version. Unless Starbucks have started serving cappucino in pretty small cups, that taste of actual coffee, at an immediately drinkable temperature?

Can I have a cup of tea please?

I find it infuriating that I have to ask for an Americano and not a black coffee, TBH. Who decided a black coffee was called that? It's a very recent thing here.