A quick question, for which I don't yet have an answer: Is coffee gendered? That is, is there such a thing as masculine/feminine coffee? If so, how would each taste?
I'll get around to my thoughts, once I've formed them. But for now, please leave a comment.
Any examples of this, or from your own experience?
ReplyDeleteYes and no. I've had people allege certain drinks are "girly", etc., but nothing more concrete than that. It's not something I've thought about at all, until recently. And that was only because a customer prompted me, by saying that a certain coffee tasted masculine.
DeleteI'm at a loss for this one. Every time I try to "genderize" a bean, taste or drink, I come up empty. I waver between male, upper society female, working class male, artistic and refined female, etc. Maybe coffee should be the ultimate gender-bending reference point.
ReplyDeleteI work at a coffee shop in the south and I've had men write their drink order down and give it to me. They end up saying "I don't want my friends to hear my drink called out so I will be waiting in front of you". BUT I get small dainty women that make comments like "I'd like some hair on my chest with my coffee", which to me means they think their dark roast with an extra shot no room for cream is manly. Someone somewhere said coffee was gender divided and it has made people paranoid.
ReplyDeleteWow, I've never had anything quite that explicit happen, but great stories. I Especially love the idea that someone would request their drink NOT get called out.
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