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From: slb@drutx.UUCP (Sue Brezden)
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Subject: Re: Coffee Creamers
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Date: Tue, 18-Feb-86 09:31:17 EST
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>But somehow we have
>associated black coffee with dieting and hence non-black coffee as
>fattening (I suspect the old 'if it tastes good it must be fattening'
>theory.)

It is interesting to me that this depends on where in this country
you were brought up.  In the western part of the country--specifically
Colorado and Nebraska--very few people use milk or sugar in their
coffee.  (At least natives.)  When someone uses either or both, I can
usually assume that they come from the east--and am ususally right.

I grew up drinking black coffee and just always assumed that that
was what "normal" people drink.  When I went to New York, I ordered
coffee, was asked "Regular?", said "Of course", and DIDN'T GET BLACK
COFFEE.  Very confusing.
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                                     Sue Brezden
                                     ihnp4!drutx!slb

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