# Small cups of coffee in Europe

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-cups-of-coffee-in-europe/633166>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** coffee\
**Created:** [August 30, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-cups-of-coffee-in-europe/633166 "2012-08-30T17:37:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2012, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-cups-of-coffee-in-europe/633166/41 "2012-09-02T21:00:27Z")

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> [@Jaledin](#):
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> What a bunch of bullshit. Yeah, an express is small cup. But they’re meant to be … wait for it … fast!

Nitpick: Espresso actually means ‘squeezed’ (i.e. it’s brewed under pressure).

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**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2012, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-cups-of-coffee-in-europe/633166/42 "2012-09-02T23:20:10Z")

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> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#):
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> I’ll never forget traipsing around Rome, cursing the tiny, bitter cups of coffee they serve, and then suddenly turning a corner and seeing a Dunkin’ Donuts store! I heard angels sing and a shaft of light beamed down on me from Heaven. Fortunately, it was only a block from my hotel, so it became my first stop every morning: 24 ounces of piping hot bliss!

Please let this be a whoosh. Please.

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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-cups-of-coffee-in-europe/633166/43 "2012-09-03T06:25:23Z")

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> [@Svejk\_1](#):
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> Only in Italy - elsewhere, they’re experiencing the same upswing as in the US, but they’re by no means exceedingly common.

They seemed relatively common in Hungary–that’s where I first came across them–but it’s possible I had an anomalous experience. All three flats I rented there had moka pots included in the kitchen. I’ve never been happy with the coffee they produce. It doesn’t really make anything resembling espresso to me, and the coffee it does make, well, I’d rather just have a French pressed coffee.

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**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-cups-of-coffee-in-europe/633166/44 "2012-09-03T18:41:02Z")

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> [@Roderick\_Femm](#):
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> I’ve never been to Europe (sob)…

And now you’ve got the perfect excuse: research!

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