POLL: Would you EXPECT coffee after dinner?

[jrmasm]

Yes because I would always offer coffee with dessert. But I wouldn't think less of someone that didn't serve it.

 

[ncmickeyluvr]

I voted that I wouldn't EXPECT it but I do think it's nice when offered. I drink coffee everynight but I wouldn't think anything bad if someone didn't serve coffee. I always offer coffee when I have dinner guests and most of my friends and family will have some if offered.

 

[jrmasm]

I'm still stuck on the choice to use the word 'expect'. I think I'd assume coffee would served rather than expect it would be served.

 

[lovesmurfs]

If invited to a light meal at 7:00 PM, would you expect coffee to be served with dessert?
Yes or no?

I'm not sure I'd expect it, per se, but I wouldn't turn it down. I can't imagine not offering coffee or hot tea with dessert, though.

 

[design_mom]

I voted "yes" because I think it's traditional. I know my parents would expect coffee after dinner.

I don't drink coffee and would decline if it was offered (and personally wouldn't care a hoot if it *wasn't* offered), but I think it's traditional. (ETA: I like the way another poster put it: some guests might assume it would be offered.)

 

[Micca]

Wouldn't expect it, but might appreciate it. I guess it depends on what dessert is going to be and what the weather is like outside(coffee is nice on a cold night).

 

[Pigeon]

Absolutely. Dessert just isn't dessert without it. At that time, I'd prefer decaf.

 

[BCDisneyFanatic]

I voted that I wouldn't EXPECT it but I do think it's nice when offered. I drink coffee everynight but I wouldn't think anything bad if someone didn't serve coffee. I always offer coffee when I have dinner guests and most of my friends and family will have some if offered.

I voted the other way, but feel exactly the same. I expect to be offered coffee (as in, that's what is 'normally done'), but I also wouldn't think anything bad if it wasn't offered. I would secretly miss it, though, since I LOVE coffee at the end of a meal (and I have no problems sleeping after drinking it ).

 

[claudia]

I always offer it....

 

[Mrs.Toad]

No, and nobody I know in my circle of friends do either (we're in our 40s). My parents, however, always did expect coffee after dinner.

Ditto. I remember my parents and their friends always served coffee after dinner, but in my circle of friends only a few drink it at all, and they get the Starbucks stuff with whipped cream and caramel, and even they don't brew it at home.

I personally can't stand the stuff, the smell or the taste, and at a formal event, where the tables are set with cup and saucer, I always flip my cup over immediately to make sure they don't fill it when I'm not looking!

 

[jiminyC_fan]

You wouldn't get it at our house at anytime of the day or night. Yuck!

 

[DisneyDizzy]

I used to! Then we moved to Utah where a large part of the population don't drink it for religious regions. Have to say the first time I was offered chocolate cake and lemonade I was taken aback. Now I just learned not to expect it.

I offer it at my house. My Mom is an avid coffee drinker so it is just ingrained in me, I guess.

 

[Aisling]

I'd expect it, since that's what I'm used to going to dinners, but it would be perfectly fine if it wasn't offered.

 

[nmmom95]

I'd expect it, since that's what I'm used to going to dinners, but it would be perfectly fine if it wasn't offered.

I agree with this.

 

[gina2000]

Yes, I would assume it would be served with dessert. If no dessert, then optional though in our circle it's always offered. It's just what we do.

 

[JessicaR]

I'd expect it, since that's what I'm used to going to dinners, but it would be perfectly fine if it wasn't offered.

Same here.

My family drinks espresso after dinner, every night.

 

[pansmermaidzlagoon]

no, I probably wouldn't notice - and I'm a coffee drinker.

 

[mouseclick1]

I'm still stuck on the choice to use the word 'expect'. I think I'd assume coffee would served rather than expect it would be served.

I did vote that I would expect it, though that sounds kind of harsh like I would think it is rude if it wasn't offered. Not the case - I would just assume it would be offered since that is the way it is with my friends as well as my family.

 

[JVL1018]

You would never come to my house for dinner and not get offered dessert and coffee or tea afterwards. It's a must for even the most casual of dinners.

And I don't even drink coffee, LOL. But I have a small coffeemaker and coffee on hand just in case someone wants it.

 

[MIGrandma]

No, I wouldn't expect it. But it would be nice if it were offered, especially if cake is the dessert being served. But I wouldn't be upset if it wasn't offered.

And if I were the one hostessing the dinner I would provide it for my guests who wanted it with their dessert.