After surviving on weak coffee for five weeks, the author buys a cafetière for better coffee on the go while cycling across the US. This decision highlights the stark contrast between good coffee and what passes as coffee in America, often enhanced with cream, sugar, and sweetener. The encounter with an American man enjoying a large breakfast in Kansas underscores the American trend of bigger being better, even if it means compromising on quality.
After five weeks of cycling across the US surviving on weak and tasteless coffee, I decided to buy a cafetière for brewing my own coffee on the go. The coffee in the US is notoriously weak and often tastes more like dirty water than a proper cup of coffee, with many Americans preferring to add large amounts of cream, sugar, and sweetener to make it palatable.
I met a man in Kansas enjoying a huge breakfast consisting of an egg and bacon pizza, a 36-ounce soda, and an americano, served in a vehicle the size of a Panzer tank. This encounter highlighted the American trend of bigger being better, even if it means compromising on quality. Examples include all-you-can-eat restaurants with endless servings of stodge
Coffee Cycling Across US American Culture Size Obsession Quality Compromise
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