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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Yes. I love it when I get the rare opportunity to go for a coffee.
My husband always just asks for a 'normal coffee' though, which makes me giggle. Give him a kettle and a jar of nescafe and he's happy  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Yes. I love it when I get the rare opportunity to go for a coffee.
My husband always just asks for a 'normal coffee' though, which makes me giggle. Give him a kettle and a jar of nescafe and he's happy "
What do you go for ? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I like a coffee in the mornings before I leave for work, but I rarely if ever visit a coffee shop and I live near a few of the big name ones.
I did visit Costa once to see what it was all about and I saw people on their laptops. Whats that all about. 
I mean why take a laptop to for a coffee. I see it all the time. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I sometimes think why don't us brits have tea shops lol
We do, they're just shit! 
They're normally quaint and don't tend to put in half the effort that coffee shops do. "
Ah,I haven't really noticed them. I've been meaning to try macha tea. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"That's my favourite place to have a social
Same here! So easy to arrange, public and safe to meet a stranger from the internet, with no expectations from either side   "
Lol I was reading an old forum and someone turned up for a social at a coffee shop with a bag full of sex toys 
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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago
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Have you ever watched the video of the three young guys in America, who were arrested and cuffed for not buying a coffee in a Starbucks, when they said they were waiting for a fourth person to arrive?
It may have been in Philadelphia; the US TV presenter Noah does a great analysis of it! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I hate coffee so I'm one of those weird people that asks for Hot Chocolate instead
I'm one of those who usually asks for an oxo in hot water "
Not Bovril? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I hate coffee so I'm one of those weird people that asks for Hot Chocolate instead
I'm one of those who usually asks for an oxo in hot water
Not Bovril? "
No I haven't seen that for a long time. I like an oxo with a bit of pepper. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Have you ever watched the video of the three young guys in America, who were arrested and cuffed for not buying a coffee in a Starbucks, when they said they were waiting for a fourth person to arrive?
It may have been in Philadelphia; the US TV presenter Noah does a great analysis of it! "
No I haven't seen that. I will google for it.
I did see a video of people getting arrested for buying bottles of water. Not everyone's humour but it made me laugh how quickly it escalated. |
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"That's my favourite place to have a social
Same here! So easy to arrange, public and safe to meet a stranger from the internet, with no expectations from either side
Lol I was reading an old forum and someone turned up for a social at a coffee shop with a bag full of sex toys
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Many women have a secret vibe with them at all times  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"That's my favourite place to have a social
Same here! So easy to arrange, public and safe to meet a stranger from the internet, with no expectations from either side
Lol I was reading an old forum and someone turned up for a social at a coffee shop with a bag full of sex toys
Many women have a secret vibe with them at all times "
Lol it was the bloke who turned up with them and slapped them on the table infront of the lady
I would of ch#ked on the coffee ... probably with laughter |
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"That's my favourite place to have a social
Same here! So easy to arrange, public and safe to meet a stranger from the internet, with no expectations from either side
Lol I was reading an old forum and someone turned up for a social at a coffee shop with a bag full of sex toys
Many women have a secret vibe with them at all times
Lol it was the bloke who turned up with them and slapped them on the table infront of the lady
I would of ch#ked on the coffee ... probably with laughter "
You meet guys from Fab? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"That's my favourite place to have a social
Same here! So easy to arrange, public and safe to meet a stranger from the internet, with no expectations from either side
Lol I was reading an old forum and someone turned up for a social at a coffee shop with a bag full of sex toys
Many women have a secret vibe with them at all times
Lol it was the bloke who turned up with them and slapped them on the table infront of the lady
I would of ch#ked on the coffee ... probably with laughter
You meet guys from Fab? "
Nope I'm strictly fanny mate |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I love coffee shops. Nice hot coffee and a treat, take a small crafting project to work on and some headphones and I'm happy.
Even happier when it's a coffeeshop in Amsterdam. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I love coffee shops. Nice hot coffee and a treat, take a small crafting project to work on and some headphones and I'm happy.
Even happier when it's a coffeeshop in Amsterdam. "
You take a crafting project and headphones ?
How long do you stay in a coffee shop ? |
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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago
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At 0700 hours every morning in Starbucks Botanic Avenue Belfast, whilst I was checking the latest forum posts and hot photos on fab, a young group of devout Christians beside me were holding a Bible studies class; quite a contrast in interests! |
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I like small independent ones to enjoy nice coffee and cake in a lovely quiet setting . The usual chain ones are too noisy these days but ocassionally go to one if desperate of a coffee there isn't a droive through close by. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I don’t see the attraction myself , but then again I don’t drink coffee very often, sometimes I walk around with an empty takeout coffee cup in my hand so I don’t look out of place ! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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There is local coffee shop which really puts thought into a coffee bean they serve and I adore their chai latte. M sticks with His double espresso. Independent all the way, though I have a soft spot for Starbucks eggnog latte. |
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"There is local coffee shop which really puts thought into a coffee bean they serve and I adore their chai latte. M sticks with His double espresso. Independent all the way, though I have a soft spot for Starbucks eggnog latte. "
Recently discovered chai latte after asking for chai tea and they got it wrong.
What a winner |
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"Yep we spend a lot of time in coffee shops, mostly independents
Do you find independents taste better ?"
Not always, no. We have d*unk some awful coffee in independents but we've found two that make an excellent brew. I'm general a decent cup from e.g. Costa is better than a rubbish cup from a shop where you sit on a hay sack and the barista wears a leather apron |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'm not really. I'll buy a coffee on the go but most of them feel too busy and cramped for me to enjoy sitting inside. I do like to sit outside with a double espresso sometimes if the weather's either hot or really cold but dry. |
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"I imagine coffee shops are making good money. The last coffee I bought cost me almost 4 quid. The majority of which is water."
You have to factor in the barista's wage, the cost to run the shop, cost of heating the water, the equipment to make the water hot |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I imagine coffee shops are making good money. The last coffee I bought cost me almost 4 quid. The majority of which is water.
You have to factor in the barista's wage, the cost to run the shop, cost of heating the water, the equipment to make the water hot"
Yes but still I can't see it being so much to run as other businesses |
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"I like a coffee in the mornings before I leave for work, but I rarely if ever visit a coffee shop and I live near a few of the big name ones.
I did visit Costa once to see what it was all about and I saw people on their laptops. Whats that all about.
I mean why take a laptop to for a coffee. I see it all the time."
Free wifi and heating i guess for the price if a coffee? And the opportunity of running into the love if your life??
Who wants to meet me in a coffee shop - fall in love and get bummed out by the bins?? Go on… it’s Xmas!!! |
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General love going to my local coffee shop (it’s all that’s left on the high street) but have used them often for a social as they are perfect.
Although it does depend on what time of the day the social is. See after 15:30 then they can become full of families which becomes loud and not so intermit. After 18:00 (if it’s still open) then it’s time to find a bar. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"There is local coffee shop which really puts thought into a coffee bean they serve and I adore their chai latte. M sticks with His double espresso. Independent all the way, though I have a soft spot for Starbucks eggnog latte.
Recently discovered chai latte after asking for chai tea and they got it wrong.
What a winner "
I enjoy both! And make a decent chai at home too using various spices. Milky coffee with cardamom is also nice I think. try. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I like a coffee in the mornings before I leave for work, but I rarely if ever visit a coffee shop and I live near a few of the big name ones.
I did visit Costa once to see what it was all about and I saw people on their laptops. Whats that all about.
I mean why take a laptop to for a coffee. I see it all the time.
Free wifi and heating i guess for the price if a coffee? And the opportunity of running into the love if your life??
Who wants to meet me in a coffee shop - fall in love and get bummed out by the bins?? Go on… it’s Xmas!!! "
Free WiFi and heating yes, but by the time it takes some people to open the laptop and log in I've drank it.. just doesnt seem worth it. After that I just feel awkward loitering around. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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no
baristas annoy the fuck out of me
none of it is am enjoyable experience from stupid cup sizing to pronouncation of italian words...
give me a klix vending machine any day
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No I prefer a cafe . but must admit
I do like the chairs they have in some of the coffee shops . I don't like coffee and don't like having to wait around for them to make it .and the queues waiting to get served |
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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago
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I used to be a coffee shop person: Starbucks, Costa, Clements (Belfast), etc., but since Covid-19 eased, they have just become too expensive, and I now go to McDonalds's and Subway, which is heretical for coffee lovers, but £3.20 for a coffee is ridiculous
Mercifully, I do no drink alcohol, I understand that the prices in pubs, especially in Dublin, are astronomical. |
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By *hagTonightMan
over a year ago
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Yes. I am. I like visiting different coffee shops few times a week and taste their coffee and watch people go past, sometimes you talk to the locals in the coffee shop which is always fun when it happens |
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"I like a coffee in the mornings before I leave for work, but I rarely if ever visit a coffee shop and I live near a few of the big name ones.
I did visit Costa once to see what it was all about and I saw people on their laptops. Whats that all about.
I mean why take a laptop to for a coffee. I see it all the time.
Free wifi and heating i guess for the price if a coffee? And the opportunity of running into the love if your life??
Who wants to meet me in a coffee shop - fall in love and get bummed out by the bins?? Go on… it’s Xmas!!!
Free WiFi and heating yes, but by the time it takes some people to open the laptop and log in I've drank it.. just doesnt seem worth it. After that I just feel awkward loitering around. "
Gotta sip it, not down it! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Can’t do Starbucks or Costa but give me a little small coffee shop with a good selection of coffee beans to pick from and I’m there, Jamaican Blue Mountain is a coffee bean I highly recommend if you like a strong brew |
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I love coffee shops and will happily spend hours in there drinking coffee and people-watching.
I also like them for socials - feels safe and public and doesn't seem to instil the same type of expectation that meeting in a pub can. |
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