Difference in diet between USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand (credit, live in)
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Ha funny, coffee here for most is seen like something you'd drink rarely. In Canada are coffee shops everywhere even in lower income areas? Here coffee shops are always in middle income/central areas
Yeah, by far the cheapest places seem to be the most popular. People will get a coffee first thing in the morning before work without fail, and have it set in to their schedule. The two most popular stops that stick out to me are called Tim Hortons and Country Style, which are like $1.50 for a 300ml. Then there are the Starbucks, and then the independently run cafes and whatnot. I work at a delicatessen and if I see someone who looks homeless or in very rough shape come in, it's almost a guarantee that they're coming for coffee. I'm actually surprised about this high coffee per capita consumption in Canada, I thought it was going to be similar everywhere.
It depends, the all-time most ubiquitous coffee place in the country is called Tim Horton's, which will fix the sugar cream/milk ratio how you want before you ever get it. Everywhere else will just give you the bean juice before and send you off to the DIY table.
In those coffee pots?
Here, a cafe will always take your order and make it to your liking (no cream...)..ie the pot isn't sitting there waiting for the next customer. I can't really think of a DIY place unless its like a 7/11
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Originally Posted by Jesse44
Yeah, by far the cheapest places seem to be the most popular. People will get a coffee first thing in the morning before work without fail, and have it set in to their schedule. The two most popular stops that stick out to me are called Tim Hortons and Country Style, which are like $1.50 for a 300ml. Then there are the Starbucks, and then the independently run cafes and whatnot. I work at a delicatessen and if I see someone who looks homeless or in very rough shape come in, it's almost a guarantee that they're coming for coffee. I'm actually surprised about this high coffee per capita consumption in Canada, I thought it was going to be similar everywhere.
Most people in Aus, will have a morning coffee.... clutching it as they enter work, lol (I am one of these ) .. Starbucks closed most of their stores here as there is quite an established market for independent cafes already, as well as a chain named Gloria Jeans (horrible coffee).
Here, a cafe will always take your order and make it to your liking (no cream...)..ie the pot isn't sitting there waiting for the next customer. I can't really think of a DIY place unless its like a 7/11
Most people in Aus, will have a morning coffee.... clutching it as they enter work, lol (I am one of these ) .. Starbucks closed most of their stores here as there is quite an established market for independent cafes already, as well as a chain named Gloria Jeans (horrible coffee).
The American Starbucks company is no longer in Australia, the trademark was bought out by a local company, which now owns and runs the shops, their are about 20 Starbucks in Australia, all in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
Gotcha. Yeah, the most common coffee here is the stuff brewed over a large filter in to large glass coffee thermos'. Depends where you go, but the turnover is super high in the mornings and evenings so it only sits there if its a slow or a bad place day, realistically.
All the independent places use espresso machines and make everything that comes with that, as well as the more upscale kinds of chains which I guess are Starbucks and Second Cup primarily. I want to say that probably there are mostly independent cafes in our bigger cities, but I can't remember since I spend very little time in our larger cities. I just happen to live in a small blue-collar city up North so there is a bit of a difference here.
The most recent trend which needs to end are these ridiculous machines that pour hot water over a plastic container filled with coffee beans and whatever other ridiculous ingredients that keep people cheaply entertained. The machines come with settings so that all you do is throw in one of these coffee things, press a button and you get a coffee to your liking. You can imagine how much completely unnecessary waste piles up if you use this thing everyday. There are stores that are dedicated to selling crazy varieties of the containers.
Tea is still popular in Australia, we have lots of English ex pats of course, and It was certainly the staple hot drink in the area I grew up in (a small rural community).
Tea shops are not a common sight, but do seem to be growing in popularity, they seem to target the high end of town, unlike coffee shops which are everywhere.
Ha funny, coffee here for most is seen like something you'd drink rarely. In Canada are coffee shops everywhere even in lower income areas? Here coffee shops are always in middle income/central areas
the US has hip coffee shops, that have the same connotations are the coffee shops you describe. But otherwise coffee is considered more normal than tea.
A fairly large part of that tea number for Aus would be East Asian style teas, green tea and others, rather than European style. Perhaps a higher proportion than the US and maybe Canada?
That surprises me, still Aussies are no slouch when in comes to coffee shops, Melbourne Urbanspoon has almost 3,800 listings under the coffee category.
We have great coffee in Australia.
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