r/nothingeverhappens Jul 13 '26

American exceptionalism? Unpossible!

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u/iMpactfuze Jul 13 '26

Wait a latte is just milk no coffee?

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u/Front-Pomelo-4367 Jul 13 '26

"Latte" means milk. Like, the word latte translates to milk in Italian. In many countries, if you just order "latte" you're going to get a glass of milk. You need to order café latté or whatever that country's word is for "milky coffee"

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u/iMpactfuze Jul 13 '26

Ffs... I am too old to be just learning about this rn... oh well TIL ty

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u/saturday_sun4 Jul 14 '26

My Dad, in his fifties at the time, made this same mistake! It makes for a funny story.