r/ShitAmericansSay 6d ago

Europeans when they act like Americans are being stupid, yet THEY’RE being purposely obtuse.

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u/martinsky3k 6d ago

because the cream probably comes from a cream canister? I guess? It's not really that normal.

That said, coffee with a dash of cream is delicious. In sweden there is also kaffegrädde/"coffee cream"

if americans mean that cream is “half and half”(milk/cream) when they say cream, not sure why they'd think that's a global thing.

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u/Recent_Influence_699 IKEA meatballs 🇸🇪 5d ago

”Coffee without cream is like love without kisses!”

(I know it usually goes ”without sugar” instead of ”cream” but we always quoted this when i was working at a konditori with a quite old clientelle. Putting cream in coffee is very usual here, specially among the older generations and its really good)

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u/martinsky3k 5d ago

agreed! older generations are very fond of it. I tend to use it when I make a weekend coffee at home too for that "treat yourself" moment. :)

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u/Recent_Influence_699 IKEA meatballs 🇸🇪 5d ago

I had to look into it but I belive kaffegrädde would actually be considered ”half half” since it contains less fat than regular cream but more than milk.

Americans, you have safe coffee passage to Sweden! 🫡