American Coffee is Weak Coffee

February 6, 2008 on 10:12 pm | In Humor, Language | | Email This Post

Adding insult to injury.

The translation of アメリカンコーヒー (Japanese for “american coffee”) on this menu has been aptly translated by the cafe staff as “weak coffee”.

Cute.

- Harvey

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    Ironically, “American Coffee” was invented in Japan.

    Wikipedia

    In Japanese we should probably say ミス！！ (My 親父ギャグ, melding “miss” with “myth”, which seem to both be the case with “American Coffee”)

    Comment by Alex — February 6, 2008 #

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    This is very interesting. Would American coffee be the same thing as what we usually call “Americano”?

    Comment by Hyunwoo Sun — February 6, 2008 #

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    At coffee shops like Starbucks, a Cafe Americano is espresso with hot water added instead of hot milk like in a latte. I assume somehow this got interpreted as American coffee being watered down.

    Comment by Brian — February 6, 2008 #

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    My interpretation is that American coffee is like what you get at Dennys, while blend is what you would get in Europe maybe. Remember, before Starbucks and the occasional beatnik coffee bar, Folgers *was* coffee.

    Comment by Adam — February 7, 2008 #

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    Cute AND accurate. Excellent. Ha ha.

    Comment by Deas — February 7, 2008 #

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    Ditto on what Brian wrote. The Americano didn’t really catch on until Starbucks became a big deal — drip coffee was there all along (er, maybe since the beginning of the twentieth century?), and I imagine Americans still consume more drip coffee than any other kind. But I think the Americano and drip coffee are frequently confused, which may contribute to the “American coffee = weak, watered down crap” image, since an Americano is actually an espresso with added hot water. (Drip coffee, on the other hand, is fully brewed, and an ordinary cup of drip has way more caffeine than an espresso because there’s way more of it.) But really, people should just drink tea and be less caffeinated and more relaxed. :)

    Comment by ashton — February 7, 2008 #

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    An Americano is not the same as “American Coffee”, because an Americano dilutes espresso with water, bringing it to about the same strength as normal drip coffee. If you go to a coffee shop in Japan they’ll usually sell both Americano and “American coffee” selections.

    Comment by Alex — February 7, 2008 #

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    Not in MY house!

    Comment by Kitty — February 9, 2008 #

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