John Gaquin wrote:

Can anyone truly explain this?

Not I. My preference is for unrotten fruit juices. But I do like my milk
rotten, so I suppose I'm not one to judge laugh.

I used to visit Hamburg a couple of times a year. The first time I went, I
could not locate "coffee to go". When I managed to explain what I wanted
clearly, the revulsion over putting coffee in gasp paper cups was plain
to see.

More recently (and this is a few years back, since I stopped these regular
then), this cultural divide had apparently dissolved with "coffee to take
with" rather widely available.

My addiction and I were grateful.

Coffee in a box, though, confused me. When I first saw it, I thought it a
terrific idea! I only later learned that the idea is to share it with
others, driving out of individual cups. Oh, well.

- Andrew