slb@drutx.UUCP (Sue Brezden) (02/18/86)
>But somehow we have >associated black coffee with dieting and hence non-black coffee as >fattening (I suspect the old 'if it tastes good it must be fattening' >theory.) It is interesting to me that this depends on where in this country you were brought up. In the western part of the country--specifically Colorado and Nebraska--very few people use milk or sugar in their coffee. (At least natives.) When someone uses either or both, I can usually assume that they come from the east--and am ususally right. I grew up drinking black coffee and just always assumed that that was what "normal" people drink. When I went to New York, I ordered coffee, was asked "Regular?", said "Of course", and DIDN'T GET BLACK COFFEE. Very confusing. -- Sue Brezden ihnp4!drutx!slb ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nirvana? That's a place where the powers that be and their friends hang out. --Zonker Harris ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~