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Dan Brown somehow arrived at the conclusion that, in Britain, people are obsessive about the way they drink tea. They aren't. Standard procedure is to use a kettle and teabags. Not many people bother with tea leaves and teapots. He also concluded that if you ask for coffee when offered a drink, the British person will be deeply offended. They won't be. They may find you some coffee anyway, which will invariably be crap because nobody drinks it enough to care about how good it is.

Not that it's a big point, but Brown's coffee idea is based on the fact that the English drink so much instant coffee. In North America, instant coffee is usually considered undrinkable garbage and a waste of water. American coffee is in its turn regarded as total crap by Italians.

Many supermarkets don't even carry it; those that do will have one or two brands in a corner. The "English coffee is pure shit" is a very common North American perception (if more common in Canada than in the US).All North American food is shit as well if we have to answer that one. So if you dont want to be at the mercy of americans or french railways make your own coffee and carry it in this picnic pack.

French and Italian Railways means  Nescafe at 3 pounds a shit cup very often

•Brown took the 'English coffee is crap' idea to positively crazy heights, though. When Langdon asked a librarian for a cup of coffee in London, she microwaved him some. Now, not only is virtually unknown for anyone in any country to prepare coffee (instant or otherwise) in a microwave, but it appears that it's probably best if you don't. The general idea with Instant coffee is to put a spoonful into your cup, then add boiling water. If anyone tries to cook it, they're clearly an idiot.
Dan Brown somehow arrived at the conclusion that, in Britain, people are obsessive about the way they drink tea. They aren't. Standard procedure is to use a kettle and teabags. Not many people bother with tea leaves and teapots. He also concluded that if you ask for coffee when offered a drink, the British person will be deeply offended. They won't be. They may find you some coffee anyway, which will invariably be crap because nobody drinks it enough to care about how good it is. Not that it's a big point, but Brown's coffee idea is based on the fact that the English drink so much instant coffee. In North America, instant coffee is usually considered undrinkable garbage and a waste of water. Many supermarkets don't even carry it; those that do will have one or two brands in a corner. The "English coffee is pure shit" is a very common North American perception (if more common in Canada than in the US).

•Brown took the 'English coffee is crap' idea to positively crazy heights, though. When Langdon asked a librarian for a cup of coffee in London, she microwaved him some. Now, not only is virtually unknown for anyone in any country to prepare coffee (instant or otherwise) in a microwave, but it appears that it's probably best if you don't. The general idea with Instant coffee is to put a spoonful into your cup, then add boiling water. If anyone tries to cook it, they're clearly an idiot.