Comments on: Podcast 53 – Coffee Drinking in Australia

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 10 May 2015 22:45:39 +0000

In reply to Starck.

Hi Starck,
Many thanks for your comment. I am pleased that you find my podcast useful. I have read that Brazil produces about one third of all the world’s coffee, so I’m sure that Brazilians must know a lot about coffee. I like cappuccino too. Good luck with your English.
Have a great day.
Rob

By: Starck

Starck — Sun, 10 May 2015 19:09:06 +0000

Thanks for the poadcast Ron. It’s very helpfull to improve my english. Here in Brazil we loved coffee too. The most popular here is the short black, but cappuccino is my favorite. Cheers

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 10:31:31 +0000

In reply to Paul.

Hi Paul,

Many thanks for your comment. You did well on the quiz and you have explained well your error with the barista question. It is also interesting to note the differences between American and Australian/English spelling of some words. One problem is that the MSWord application spellcheck uses the American spelling, so it’s easy to make a mistake. For that reason, I think over time Australian/English spellings will become more and more like the American ones. There is not much we can do about that.
Have a great day.
Rob

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 03:52:28 +0000

Hi Rob,
I’m also a coffee lover and always drinking Latte because I think its have more nutrition with a lot of milk. It takes all sorts to make a world. I got 9 out of 10 on the quiz. I chose right on “A barista is a person who makes coffee machines.” But in article barista is a person who can operate coffee machines and make coffee based on espresso coffee. I shouldn’t have such incaution.
I notice you use flavour, centre, and kilometres in this article. At begin I though you probably made some typos then I realize those just different spelling between American English and Australian English.
I really like your podcast and look forward to hearing anything from you.
best regards,
Paul

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 04:50:38 +0000

In reply to Raymond Herd.

Hi Ray. Thanks for your comment. Yes, coffee drinking is a great social activity in Australia, especially Melbourne. There are even some motorcycle dealerships that recognise the value of coffee for their customers! Now that’s clever marketing.
Cheers,
Rob

By: Raymond Herd

Raymond Herd — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 04:21:30 +0000

Hey, Great post Rob. You really have captured the essence of drinking coffee in Melbourne. It is a great tradition down-under and a very social one that comes with great friendships and is a relaxing way to while away an hour or two with friends.