Living in Napa and a self proclaimed coffee snob, not only are most coffee shops expensive, their baristas are not well-trained even in the high-end coffee shops. I wouldn’t mind spending $5 or more for a coffee drink, but if it’s not good, it’s not worth it. And getting even more off topic (sorry OP), it’s very frustrating because most of these shops (and I’m not talking about Starbucks), have great beans, grinders and espresso machines and have the capability to produce outstanding coffee drinks, but in not adequately training their staff, they’re hosed.
Nothing is permanent. But if Trump does just a small part of what he has promised, those actions will be supportive of a strong dollar (despite what he has said about wanting a weak dollar).
Look at this graph. Once the market came to the conclusion that Trump was the likely winner, € sold off.
This is kinda political chit chat.
(I have no horse in this race)
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I’ll bring it back to topic–if Trump does what he says with tariffs, the price of coffee in the US will go up. And given the way corporations are, it may go up more than is. necessary just to cover the tariffs, but also because they can conceal a higher profit in a higher increase than necessary
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No, it’s not. What I am doing is explaining the FX impact of various potential policy changes. Not political at all. This will feed (irony) into pricing of the cost of food, dining, etc. Anticipating the impact of all sorts of events, be it weather, elections, wars on the markets and prices is what I do every day.
Pettiness.
The price of a cup of coffee is…. petty?
The convo was mentioning some politician. I mentioned the convo was political and another member flagged the political comments.
That isn’t petty, is it. (That is a rhetorical question)
It’s polite to avoid talking about Politics and Religion at the Dinner Table or on Hungry Onion. That’s civility.
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Someone said if the US imposed tariffs on coffee the price would go up in the US and people will reduce their consumption in the United States… But the price of coffee would go DOWN in the rest of the world because there will be more available. Note that when tariffs were imposed on Reggiano Parmigano eight yeas ago the price went down by €2 for a kilo retail in Parma and they saud that it was because the US was buying less.
The price of goods, particularly imported goods, is inextricably tied up in politics, so if you’re going to talk about prices, politics is a constituent part.
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Exactly.
People need reminders.
Not necessarily.
It’s also possible to talk about prices of food and drinks on a Food and Drink Board without going into a discussion of Politics or Politicians’ policies.
I’m sure there’s a place to talk about Prices and Politics on Reddit.
There’s a thread here about the price of burgers in Toronto. Not one mention of any politicians at any level.
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I don’t think that its that clear cut. While, especially these days, I admittedly tend to focus and be emotionally involved with the political part, I don’t think that there’s any reason to think that the other parts cant be discussed without it. I can talk/write about a dessert I’ve recently had without mentioning the amount of sugar my almost pre-diabetic body consumed, how bad it was for me to do so &/or how profit making commercialism has contributed to my mind set. I can also discuss the quality of a restaurant meal without even mentioning how much it cost (even though that’s one of the factors I consider when choosing where to eat). Similarly, I can bemoan how expensive something is without positing why I think it’s become so & what political ideology/practice I blame. I guess what I’m saying is that I would be silent if I thought that the political component of everything made it unavoidable. Of course, there are those who believe that my silence might be an improvement, but that’s another post.
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So all the discussion of increased minimum wage affecting dining out is forbidden? Or the discussion of the requirements to dismantle dining sheds? I suppose I’ll have to start flagging those.
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I suppose you can flag whatever comments or posts you deem go against the community guidelines.
However, it takes at least 2 flags for a post or comment to be hidden, and the moderator team generally has the last word on whether a comment or post is removed.
Relatively democratic, I’d say — not to get political or anything 
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I posted something about cancer and plastics, a scientific article… and someone tagged it for removal. If we can’t agree science is safe and good to talk about, we’re doomed.
As for coffee tariffs…American productivity is related to coffee and caffeine consumption. Mess with that at your own risk.
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I didn’t flag anyone.
I reminded people not to talk about politics.
Can you see the increased polarization that occurs in the thread when one starts talking about politics?
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Well, I think that we are all doomed, but that’s coffee of another bean.
As for agreeing to talk about a “safe” topic like science, I shudder at what’s become of its definition. At T’giving, there was talk of a relative (not present) who thinks that COVID vaccines are a conspiracy & not to be taken. We were unanimous in thinking that she has gone off the “deep end”. Later in the dinner, one of our relatives talked about taking anti-depressives & how, alongside weekly visits to her therapist, they have helped her. Her sister started advising her that these meds were unnecessary and that it was a big Pharma marketing ploy that people need pills to overcome depression. She cited “research” she has read and stopped short when I reminded all that I’ve spent an entire career working with mental illness sufferers. I’ve seen many survive only with the help of meds &, although I firmly believe that much of the hype around “take a pill” is not good, declaring all anti-depressive meds as a sham is as absurd as the anti COVID vac declarations she had just derided in others. Nothing like a little ensuing silence on a “safe” topic. Keep posting scientific articles and we’ll try to act like adults, drink our (expensive) caffeinated coffee, and have a rational discourse on their findings.
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I remember being at a party when the COVID vaccines were first distributed. One guest told me that the government put a tracking device in the vaccine and they were watching/tracking me. I told him I feel really sorry for the individual that gets to track me, as I lead a really boring life.
I started thinking about this poor guy sitting at his desk (watching this little blip on his computer screen) and screaming “DAN, DO SOMETHING – ANYTHING – OMG!! YOU ARE SO BORING!!”
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