Comment by dont__panic | Hacker News Reader

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I've worked as a barista in the US and I've never heard of using different milk for cappuccinos vs. lattes -- instead, I've always just imbued more air into my cappuccino froth than when I make latte froth. Is it especially common for Italian coffee shops to use different milk for each, or am I just misunderstanding your comment?

On the (admittedly off topic) note of you getting downvotes: I suspect some of it probably has to do with your English writing skills, unfortunately. I would suggest giving a service like Grammarly a shot to try to make your writing a little more professional, because a lot of folks will dismiss comments outright that look poorly written without even considering the underlying thoughts being expressed. It definitely sucks when you're trying to communicate in a language other than your primary language.

There was nothing wrong with his English. It was easily comprehensible and was some first-hand or ground level knowledge from an Italian person. I completely disagree with the idea that HN is so petty that they would dismiss an informative and useful post over "unprofessional" writing. What professionalism are HN users expecting from the comments on an article about Italians and coffee?

It used to be very common, but not anymore (I guess one of the reasons is that it also costs a bit more and many - like me - are discovering to be mildly or moderately lactose intolerant).

In some places they care more than others, but you can make a perfect cappuccino with simple whole milk.

My problem with English is twofold, I'm not the best at it and I find writing from the smartphone painful, even in Italian.

I'll give a shot to grammarly, thanks!

Nothing wrong with your English mate and nothing with a little Italian “flavour” in anything you’ve written, IMHO as an Englishman.

English is such a mixed up language but you can mangle it up in loads of different ways and it’ll still come out fine.

I worked as a "barista" at Panera and I also just steamed the cappuccino longer. Needless to say Panera is not the highest quality coffee you can find.

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