Agree about Italian coffee, Backwoodsman; they do indeed make the best, just don't know how to enjoy it. Greeks do know: sprawled over three chairs at the seaside, puffing away on your favourite smoke. It's what's known as a Greek worker's breakfast.

The French do indeed come second, not a close one either. Their steaming bidets of far-too-milky coffee are ideal for dunking. But they don't know how to enjoy it. The Greeks do: slouched over the balcony railings, dunking home made bikkies, talking to the neighbours and dripping coffee on passers-by. It's what's known as a Greek housewife's breakfast.

Starbucks - pah! All standardisation achieves in food and drink preparation and delivery, is to guarantee a minimum standard and eliminate the possibility of excellence.

George - living in Chesham, the first town in the UK (that I am aware of) to have caused its local MacDonald's to up sticks and piss off.