The real mystery is why regular coffee is so cheap in the U.S., compared to say, France or Germany. I think Americans have just come to expect regular coffee t

The real mystery is why regular coffee is so cheap in the U.S., compared to say, France or Germany. I think Americans have just come to expect regular coffee to be $2 maximum, and react irrationally when it is any higher. But iced-coffee is a different beast, where market forces work more normally, and so it is priced on par with lattes and other drinks.