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   From: basho@narrowroad.jp   
      
   banana  wrote in   
   news:FZGJOLAw9ycEFwLt@borve.demon.co.uk:   
      
   > What should decent people call 'Americano' coffee?   
   >   
   > Not being a calf, I don't drink latte or cappuccino.   
   >   
   > I drink coffee 'Americano', i.e. espresso topped up with hot water.   
   >   
   > But it's getting embarrassing to order it!   
   >   
   > If pro-war American nationalists can call chips 'freedom fries' instead   
   > of 'French fries', can some anti-war opponent of the American empire   
   > please think of a term to replace 'Americano' for coffee???   
   >   
   > Suggestions welcome!   
   >   
      
      
      
   when I order in cafes in London, I just ask for a "black coffee".   
      
   Every place understands this - and this probably because they understand   
   why the term is not used in ordering too.   
      
   would be interested to hear if you try this and what the results are.   
      
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