>I don't like coffee shops where if you ask for "a cup of coffee" they look at you blankly.
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>Also I don't like chains.They are ruining the world. If I go to a cafe in town a I want it to be different to a cafe in town b.
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>They look at you blankly? Wow. I go to the local Starbucks a few times a week - sometimes I get just a cup of black coffee and other times I get a Caramel Macchiato, and they've never looked at me strangely. (Then again, I'm a regular there, and the people who work there always know I order one or the other)
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>I have mixed feelings on chains....but in the case of Starbucks, I've always personally liked the place.

I say "Cup of coffee please ?"
they reply "Americano ?"
I then look blank. I now know what an Americano is but I (peversely I admit) refuse to let on. Also none of these chains can make a decent cup of tea. Boiling water and a useless little teabag don't do it.