Germans love to order espressos. If they say espressi it always sounds pretentious. Sometimes it's espressis. Then everyone who speaks Italian winces (especiall

Germans love to order espressos. If they say espressi it always sounds pretentious. Sometimes it's espressis. Then everyone who speaks Italian winces (especially the Italians). Then again, when I'm ordering an espresso in Italy, my results with just "caffé" are also mixed because it turns into the poison scene from The Princess Bride: - is the guy speaking Italian? - is the guy just asking for a regular coffee because he doesn't speak Italian? - do they maybe call it different in different parts of the country? I will never solve this mystery, I guess.