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> Greg Zywicki > wrote:
>
> > Also, I'm sure I'm the only one without the ridiculous American
> > disdain for sweetener and dairy in coffee. You can drink black
>
> The only significant group of Americans that I can think
> of who seem to drink black coffee are Navy and ex-Navy
> people. I know around New York City and its suburbs
> ordering a coffee "regular" will get you cream and sugar
> added in. They wouldn't be calling that "regular"
> if it was unusual.
>
> Oddly, I prefer coffee with just cream, unless I'm
> in France and drinking cafe at a bar. Then I prefer
> black with one lump of sugar. It's just different.
>
> Bill Ranck
> Blacksburg, Va.

I must be surrounded with an unusual number of coffee snobs. Here in
Michigan, among the people I know, black coffee is revered and
additives are disdained. Especially among men.

Greg Zywicki
Half and half, and one teaspoon of sugar per 6-8 oz of coffee.