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Originally Posted by minminRW
Original meaning of アメリカンコーヒー is "Light Roasted Coffee" because common coffee in USA was lighter roasted than European one. (This fact was true before Starbucks.)
Most of common Japanese misinterpret American coffee as weaker coffee because it is less bitter than dark roasted coffee.
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Thank you for clearing that up. Very interesting.
The first time I actually saw a Starbucks was in Japan. It soon became my regular pick up coffee before work shop. The coffee seemed reasonable and one or two pastries were satisfactory.