Because it's the morning and I'm enjoying some, here's a post about coffee.
Coffee isn't a very popular drink in Thailand. You'll find coffee shops, especially in the more Westernized parts of Bangkok, but what you often won't be able to get there is a FREAKING CUP OF COFFEE!! By this I mean brewed coffee like we drink by the gallon in America.
If you order "hot coffee" in Thailand you're likely to get an Americano (espresso and water, for the uninitiated). Which isn't bad, despite its humble ingredients. And because everything here is made to look pretty if at all possible, you're likely to get something that looks like the photo above: an Americano with a tiny cup of alphabet crackers and a shot glass of tea, all served on a tiny tray with a demitasse spoon for all your stirring needs. This charms my socks off. It almost makes up for the fact that an Americano, despite its obvious virtues, is NOT A CUP OF COFFEE.
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