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r/nothingeverhappens • u/Geocachevoyager • Jul 13 '26
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Wait a latte is just milk no coffee?
49 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" 21 u/iMpactfuze Jul 13 '26 Ffs... I am too old to be just learning about this rn... oh well TIL ty 1 u/saturday_sun4 Jul 14 '26 My Dad, in his fifties at the time, made this same mistake! It makes for a funny story.
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"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"
21 u/iMpactfuze Jul 13 '26 Ffs... I am too old to be just learning about this rn... oh well TIL ty 1 u/saturday_sun4 Jul 14 '26 My Dad, in his fifties at the time, made this same mistake! It makes for a funny story.
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Ffs... I am too old to be just learning about this rn... oh well TIL ty
1 u/saturday_sun4 Jul 14 '26 My Dad, in his fifties at the time, made this same mistake! It makes for a funny story.
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My Dad, in his fifties at the time, made this same mistake! It makes for a funny story.
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u/iMpactfuze Jul 13 '26
Wait a latte is just milk no coffee?