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I've noticed this becoming popular, but funny enough they don't do decaf.

Depends on if they have a menu that is a superset of the standard coffee shop fare or not. This one in SoMa unsurprisingly has decaf, in the form of espresso, because they want to be ready for their foot traffic. https://delahcoffee.com/

Yemeni Coffee [1] is very special and unique coffee. and decaf is very American thing.

[1] https://cornercoffeestore.com/yemen-coffee/

> decaf is very American thing

This is not true. The American's didn't come up with it, the Americans don't drink the most of it per-capita[*], and the Americans don't drink that much of it.

It would be fair to say "decaf is a rich country thing", though.

[*] although in absolute terms, they import more of it than any other single country, but there's a lot of them

I meant American in the sense that is is consumed so much by Americans. And yes it is also related to economy and many places you will find barely any shop that will offer that. That is not the case in the US.

edit: I feel like I was ignorant about this and my assumption was wrong and not based on facts. sorry about that.

> That is not the case in the US

Indeed, American abundance is legendary

https://s.hdnux.com/photos/27/30/53/6130392/6/960x0.webp

idk in Romania you have decaf almost everywhere but I've heard we have a lot of (specialty) coffee shops so maybe we're the outlier

I miss “5 to go”s everywhere.

Probably too chain-y but was pretty sweet.

Yeah if you drink lattes it is pretty good value for money. If you want to make at home try coffee from https://www.mabo.coffee/

It seems very common for people to think that if there’s something they’ve heard about from American pop culture (or the internet), but isn’t popular in the few countries they’re familiar with, it must be uniquely American.

Yes! I wasn't sure how to express that without sounding like a dick, but I remember a comment a few weeks ago where someone was suggesting Amex was unheard of in Europe, where what they really meant was it isn't in Ireland, where they were.

do they call it irex there?

What do they call a quarter-pounder? :) (pulp fiction)

Wait, which country is the most decaf-drinking per capita?

I think decaf is a very "American" specific thing? Haven't really seen it in Asia or Middle East.

Uncertain, but it might be useful for a coffee place open at night :)

Lots of places have decaf in Korea.

Majority of cafes in Australia offer it. I don't think that many people order it, but enough for them to keep it available.

Never seen it in Africa, other than transit hubs with westerners.

Yeah wouldn’t want it on your menu in….America?

Its pretty common where I live in Asia. Most people here dont particularly like the idea of caffeine at night, although late night coffee is rare where I live.

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