I've said it before and I'll say it again. Cream and sugar make bad coffee palatable. Oh, and kona is a good coffee.
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breadnatty08
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Black here but I'm with Pup on this one. If it's terrible coffee, like nasty gas station or diner coffee, plenty of sugar and cream please.
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Kaat72
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Black is best; milk is short of okay if really necessary, but never ever sugar. Never. Please.
sfbloodbrother
Extreme Android User
I've said it before and I'll say it again. Cream and sugar make bad coffee palatable. Oh, and kona is a good coffee.
I use carnal Vanilla to put in my coffee
If it's terrible coffee, like nasty gas station or diner coffee, plenty of sugar and cream please.
If it's that bad, I'd rather drain a few ounces of old motor oil from the crankcase. Really bad coffee should be illegal.
A few things I just won't do ...
- Stay to the end of a bad movie.
- Wait in line for anything on Black Friday.
- Order a steak "well done".
- Polka.
- Drink bad coffee.
We just don't get any good coffee in Xilinhot. It's mostly instant Nescafe 1+2 coffeemix which looks like this...
Sachets of powder, which is some kind of coffee essence mixed with sugar or aspartame and creamer. I tend to avoid it. Even in the UK I didn't drink much coffee, and certainly wouldn't put sugar or artificial sweetener in it.
It really comes down to the fact that Chinese and Mongolians just don't drink much coffee, a nation of tea drinkers. Until about 30 years ago China just didn't have coffee at all, or if you could get it, it was imported and extremely expensive. In fact good real coffee is still expensive now, and often imported. It's exactly the same with chocolate.
Sachets of powder, which is some kind of coffee essence mixed with sugar or aspartame and creamer. I tend to avoid it. Even in the UK I didn't drink much coffee, and certainly wouldn't put sugar or artificial sweetener in it.
It really comes down to the fact that Chinese and Mongolians just don't drink much coffee, a nation of tea drinkers. Until about 30 years ago China just didn't have coffee at all, or if you could get it, it was imported and extremely expensive. In fact good real coffee is still expensive now, and often imported. It's exactly the same with chocolate.
I use Creamer and Sugar in my coffee, the only time i use to drink it black was when i used to be a Tile setter 
I won't be moving to China any time soon.
If I climb the hill behind my house I can see the factory where Godiva Chocolates are made. (Hint: it's not Paris, New York or Geneva like it says on the box
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I won't be moving to China any time soon.
If I climb the hill behind my house I can see the factory where Godiva Chocolates are made. (Hint: it's not Paris, New York or Geneva like it says on the box
How chocolate was introduced to China is fascinating, there's even a book written about it...
Chocolate Fortunes: The Battle for the Hearts, Minds, and Wallets of China's Consumers: Lawrence L. Allen: Amazon.com: Books
Hershey had a go and pulled out. Cadbury tried to make chocolate the British way in Beijing, but it smelled and tasted like cheese, due to the milk not being particularly fresh. AFAIK there's only two manufacturers have made a success of it, Nestle and Mars. Most chocolate bars I see are Dove or Snickers, which are Mars.
There's a lot of Ferrero Rocher imported around holiday times, but rather expensive. In fact Ferrero Rocher was the first chocolate to be introduced to China, imported via Hong Kong. Although I did see some Kinder Surprise chocolate eggs recently which I though was unusual, and those are made by Ferrero.
Glad I'm not crazy about Chocolate 
I worked for the Hershey Companies when I was in college, though not the chocolate factory. I was in the public relations department for the entertainment division (which runs the amusement park, the arena sports venue and the stadium for outdoor concerts.) I'm not surprised they couldn't put together an international model. The corporation as a whole is a conglomeration of happy accidents. The Hershey story is pretty much "It works. We're not sure why but we're sure we couldn't do it again."
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Kaat72
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Watching The Dome
Morning tj
I don't know. I've been off the last couple days been looking at ranches to buy. 80 acres with a house and barn on it
wyndslash
Android Expert
Very nice. Post pics?
I'll see what I can find. I might end up building another house on it. It's a modular house there now but with 80 acres at a good price makes it worth it.
How is that show, i have watched an episode yet
Completely awesome.
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Kaat72
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How is that show, i have watched an episode yet
I like it. The book was better, more detailed though.
wyndslash
Android Expert
Codegerm
Android Expert
Okay I'm having my coffee, I'll be able to face the day now lol.
I had an odd problem with an app on my tablet that would keep updating to the latest version even though I don't have auto updates turned on. The funny thing is that it wouldn't show in the "my apps" list on the play store, but when i searched the app there, it would show as installed. I ended up removing it. I have it on my phone and it shows on the my apps list there no problem. The app in question is "System Panel Lite".
I had an odd problem with an app on my tablet that would keep updating to the latest version even though I don't have auto updates turned on. The funny thing is that it wouldn't show in the "my apps" list on the play store, but when i searched the app there, it would show as installed. I ended up removing it. I have it on my phone and it shows on the my apps list there no problem. The app in question is "System Panel Lite".