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Seems like an expensive investment on the off-chance that you might have guests who really can't handle not having any coffee when they're visiting a non-coffee
by mathw 9y ago
Seems like an expensive investment on the off-chance that you might have guests who really can't handle not having any coffee when they're visiting a non-coffee-drinking household. My solution is the small jar of instant coffee I periodically have to throw out because it's gone mouldy.
- throwanem 9y agoSpeaking as such a guest, I look after my own needs in that regard. Expecting one's hosts to attend to one's vices is just tacky.
- lmm 9y agoThe issue I have is: when a host offers me coffee, what's the polite way to say "yes please, but not if it's instant"?
- krapp 9y agoThere is no polite way to say that. The polite thing to do would be to accept the coffee or not, without placing conditions on the host, or implying that their hospitality is possibly beneath your standards.
- mcphage 9y agoI wish I could upvote you more than once.
- mattkevan 9y agoHa, there's not. Instant is better (just) than no coffee, even though I wouldn't touch the stuff at home...
- freehunter 9y agoIt's like if someone offers you a beer. Bud Light or a strong IPA may not be to your taste, but saying "what do you have" sounds greedy unless they've offered a choice. A free beer is still a free beer. You either turn down the offer or you are grateful for the free beer. There are no other options.
- SnacksOnAPlane 9y ago"What kind is it? I don't want to deprive you of a beer if I won't enjoy it." There, done.
- bartvk 9y agoI had a colleague who'd ask: "What kind of beer? Heineken? That's no beer." After a couple of those, everybody knows your taste :D
- ansible 9y agoI swear I am not a coffee snob, but... If all you have is instant, you're better off not offering anything. That stuff is generally terrible.