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some interesting things on coffee....cause I hate it |
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I'm not going to admit that I know how to cure what ails this world, but I am going to start with what does. One of the worlds worst problems is coffee consumption. I've calculated my yearly intake of coffee and tea products to be over $900 on average. True, my out-of-pocket bill comes to maybe $50 of that (I work at a coffee shop and get it for free), but still, think to yourself carefully and figure out how much coffee you drink daily. Think about the number of mochas and coffees you drink each day (here comes some easy math so skip ahead if you wish), multiply that by the price of these drinks and that's your daily coffee intake. Then multiply this by 365 and there's your yearly intake. If you're anything like me, that daily intake is about $2.75 which brings your yearly intake to over $900. If you don't drink coffee, don't even think about starting. Coffee is evil. Coffee makes you think you're awake when you're really not. It gives you a false sense of motivation only to knock you down three hours later. It even kicks you when you're down by making you feel more tired than before you drank aforementioned coffee. Also, an addiction to caffeine is expensive. The average drip coffee (for those of you who can drink it without getting an immediate ulcer) costs about $1.25 comparing various coffee houses on and around campus. The average mocha is over two times this amount at about $2.75. If soda gets you buzzed (don't even think about coffee) that's at least $1.00 each. And alternatives including tea, Sobe, etc. are all between $1.00 and $2.00, usually. Price isn't the only bad part about coffee, either. It contributes to the production of ulcers (it eats away at your stomach lining) and it increases the chance of heart attacks by increasing blood pressure. It also dehydrates your body and is a diuretic, making you piss every ten minutes, further dehydrating you. The sellers of coffee are the worst, though. They know it's addicting and purposely market towards people when they're under the age of 20 (I've worked for two different coffee shops, they really do this) to get people addicted while they're young and to make a killing as they get older. Not only are they getting rich off of an addiction, they pay the people who work for them shitty wages (I started at $6.00 but have since been given raises). On top of that, many shops pass out frequent buyer cards of some sort to tempt people into buying a certain amount of drinks at their store in order to get a free drink (after buying 9 or ten, usually). On top of it, they charge outrageous amounts for drinks because they realize addicts are willing to pay an inexcusable amount to feed their addiction. All coffee isn't bad, though. Decaf is okay in some respects. It doesn't give you a fake high because it has very little caffeine (obviously); however, it does have caffeine. Some people don't realize this. If it's a coffee product, it has some form of caffeine in it, no matter what. The decaffination processes currently used can remove around 90% of the caffeine from coffee beans, but not all of it. So, just because you drink decaf doesn't mean you're about to not get any caffeine in your cup. However, I don't understand the concept of decaf coffee anyway. It's a hot black liquid that tends to taste worse than normal coffee (usually from the decaffination process used) and on top of it, has very little of the precious awake juice to get you going in the morning. People I've talked to say they just like the taste of coffee, which I must say is bullshit. Coffee tastes like crap and I'll be the first one to tell you this. I always used to tell people I like coffee, but recently, I haven't been able to drink it because I can't stand the taste. It tastes awful, burns your tongue when you try to drink it too quickly, and when you wait for it to cool down a little, it cools down too much and it tastes even worse than before. So basically, coffee is a nasty black sludge that no one in their right mind should ever drink, but it is damn addictive and I know I have a craving for a warm cup o' Joe right now. Must resist temptation... Must resist... must... I have to go. I'm falling asleep and need some more coffee. Damn addiction
Kai_Chi · Tue Oct 18, 2005 @ 02:37am · 7 Comments |
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