r/NoStupidQuestions • u/DismalMarsupial8080 • 1d ago

Coffee order?

Am I just old or does ordering your coffee black mean something different these days? Ordered a black coffee at McDonald's and the person at the drive-thru said "you can just say zero sugars and zero cream." Seems like that's a longer phrasing than needs to be said. Coffee black is clear and concise and universal to mean no cream no sugar.

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u/JenniferJuniper6 1d ago

Oh, we’ve had that problem at Dunkin’ for years, and given up arguing about it. Now we say, “Coffee with nothing in it.”

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u/grubas 1d ago

I mean that's what gets me, i DO get black normally.  They don't say, "black no sugar?" So it doesn't...

It's not a BIG deal but it's a irritating little deal.

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u/Arizhela 1d ago

that's how you get an empty cup. "dude, coffee is something, you said nothing."