Back in the day when I was a cop this statement would have raised some red flags.
These days I can chuckle about such a statement.
I was amazed in Venezuela one time when one of the local executives told me he typically drank 12-16 cups of coffee a day. But, when I met with him the next day, I realized his coffee cup was not much bigger than a shot glass.
Was the coffee in Venezuela like that I experienced in Sao Paulo, Brazil? So thick you could stand the tiny spoon up in the cup, but delicious with a little sugar.
Uncle Jesse, I never understood why it is considered quite rude to have more than three cups of coffee at one sitting in Turkey. Then I had some authentic, Turkish coffee. Since, traditioanally, men carry substantial knives over there, I can understand why they frown on more than 3 cups of that stuff at a go.
Ed
You don’t carry a knife?
Like most thread pirates, I carry a substantial, digital cutlass!
(Avast there ye swabs, you’ve been boarded and hijacked!)
In the Real World ™, I don’t generally carry substantial knives to coffee houses. I generally carry a very modest, Swiss Army penknife.
When the Thread Pirates are finally hauled in before the Interent Admiralty, we’ll be forced to sing
“42 charm mugs of beer on the wrist, 42 charm mugs of beer
take 1 off, give it a quaff, 41 charm mugs of beer on the wrist”
until we break down, give in, bathe, and go to charm school…
Ed, the dread Pirate Toad
UJ, the coffee I’ve had in most South American countries I’ve traveled to has been like that. Can’t speak for Colombia, though. Been there, but never tried their coffee as restaurants were not safe for US citizens in those days.
now that is cool. thanks for the post.