Regular Coffee

[franci]

Sorry, regular coffee is black coffee. Unless you specify sugar or milk, it will be black.

It depends where you are ordering it from. Any donut shop in Ontario a regular coffee will be 1 cream, 1 sugar.

If you go to a place that thinks making coffee is an art form and they call themselves baristas you'll more than likely get a black drip coffee.

 

[lir2016]

Sorry, regular coffee is black coffee. Unless you specify sugar or milk, it will be black.

This must be a regional thing because a “regular coffee” has always referred to 1 cream and 1 sugar.

As a black coffee enjoyer, I have always had to specify that I want my coffee black.

 

[lir2016]

If you truly like coffee, it should only be ordered black. Unfortunately, Tims doesn't serve coffee, they serve warm coloured water.

Tim’s medium roast black is nasty. Their dark roast black is alright

 

[jeff2]

Unfortunately, everyone is right here. Regular does mean 1 cream/1 sugar in almost every coffee shop in Ontario specifically because of Tim Hortons influence. It also is means Medium sized coffee in some places, drip coffee in others, and black coffee in others still.

Just be clear in what you want, with the proper amount of additives and you're good. Also, chill.

Yeah, for Tim's, I order a large regular and it is always fine. I could see it being a minor annoyance so I think we can call off the deportation. At the Bagel Stop, I get them to heat the cream/milk mixture I make for the coffee in the microwave. I like my coffee hot.

 

[SciFi-Guy]

"Regular coffee" means different things in different places.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/regular_coffee

The discussion reminded me of this funny scene.
https://youtube.com/shorts/ZONYR4RXuFQ?si=ZKgfAOx2w2-wanA_

 

[unassuming]

https://youtube.com/shorts/ZONYR4RXuFQ?si=ZKgfAOx2w2-wanA_

Vinny Barbarino knows all, the definitive definition of “Regular Coffee”!!!!
Good enough for The Boy in the Plastic Bubble, good enough for everyone!
Mods, please lock this thread!

 

[tombrady12]

So regular coffee = black coffee? When did we stop saying black coffee?

 

[Candymancan]

Is it socially acceptable to say Black coffee?

 

[philonius]

So regular coffee = black coffee? When did we stop saying black coffee?

Exactly. If regular coffee meant black coffee we wouldn't say black coffee. A lot of caffeine revisionist history going on here lol.

 

[shakenbake]

This must be a regional thing because a “regular coffee” has always referred to 1 cream and 1 sugar.

As a black coffee enjoyer, I have always had to specify that I want my coffee black.

I always ask for black no sugar.

 

[bigbiz]

Regular coffee is always plain (black)

Saying regular is to distinguish it from whatever type of other Roasts or special beans that the particular place have.

 

[philonius]

This thread is gonna get spicier than a politics one.

 

[YoYoHoward]

Can’t help but wonder how immigration plays into this - “new” Canadians presumably wouldn’t know “regular” means they should add things, but then again “new” Canadians frickin’ LOVE Timmy’s.

It’s surely a serious issue that Carney should heavily fund.

 

[Valcazar]

I ordered a "Regular Coffee" at a non big name coffee place in the Eaton Center. I then walked down to the other end of mall before I took a sip, to my dismay, it was black, no milk/cream and sugar, So I walked back , pissed off and told the girl that I ordered a reg.coffee and that it was black.
Her response- "Regular is black" , I then told her otherwise , and asked for cream and sugar to be put in. and that if i wanted it black , I would have asked for black.. how ignorant of her to be working at a coffee shop!

You ordered a coffee, she gave you coffee.
I don't understand the problem here.

 

[Valcazar]

"Regular coffee" means different things in different places.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/regular_coffee

Which should surprise absolutely nobody.
And, over time, what is "regular" is going to change as well.

 

[jalimon]

Where I grew up in Quebec to my knowledge, regular coffee was a reference to the size. You would have regular or large.

 

[Jubee]

Talked about this with a buddy today, a coffee freak and according to him...

regular = 1 and 1
"double double" = 2 and 2

 

[wigglee]

Exactly. If regular coffee meant black coffee we wouldn't say black coffee. A lot of caffeine revisionist history going on here lol.

This regular means black is a notion promoted by the elitist coffee snobs who refuse to admit that Tim's is the standard coffee terminology in Canada. Not the best coffee but the dark roast regular ( meaning one cream and one sugar) ain't bad and they sell more coffee than all the rest put together.

 

[Andy Bernard]

What do you ask if you want not-an-espresso than? To me it's a regular coffee. A drip coffee. It's never been what we put in it to me. Also, I never go to Tim Horton. That girl is not wrong, she just doesn't live in your own bubble.

You just order coffee. Then specify black or with whatever else you want in it. That's how I've done it my whole life.

 

[boomboom]

1st world problem has close to 50 posts
We all have different opinions on what a regular coffee is
Just like she's DDG or GND looks
Ordering coffee is like confirming what the SP allows or not. Be specific & no surprises
Had you ordered coffee & got tea... then you have a legitimate gripe IMHO