Back to the Макс Фрай books... All of them, the best and the worst alike, have one thing in common. All the humans and most beings described like coffee. Well, they seem to be manic about it. Very occasionally, some drink tea, not so occasionally wine and stronger booze, but Coffee Is The Thing!
What makes me puzzled and baffled is How come the ardent Coffee-lovers do everything in their power to mock at the drink... Well, cinnamon and pepper are OK, I suppose even some (but not loads, like they add) sugar is no big crime; I can even understand coffee with cream, but adding things like syrup and caramel and even worse is something beyond my comprehension. Some of the recipes (both coffee and cocktails) are enough to make one puke...
And they drink their coffee from paper/cardboard cups!!!