Tim Hortons

Timmy Ho's are huge in Buffalo and when I lived there they were a staple for many . Over time they have moved down to NYC & that was , when it first happened , a big thing for those from Up' North
I would agree that the food is no great shakes ( apart from the soups which are great in the winter ) and I would put them on a level with DD.
I do not think that they are Canadian owned anymore.
 
There are always queues at McDonald’s now mainly due to the amount of delivery companies using them, there is always a long stream of deliveroo et al drivers in there nowadays which massively slows down the drive thru
 
The McDonalds at coulby is crazy. Trying to get to the gym or come out of the gym is a nightmare sometimes. Saying that I love looking in the cars and thinking “yep you look like a lard ar@e” and counting them up.
 
Never been to Canada or had a Tim Hortons but if the coffee is good this is the only thing I care about!

Where is the one in Manchester BTW?
 
When did coffee become such an integral part of people's lives, and if it carries such importance, why haven't they learnt to make it themselves?

I like a cup of coffee myself but I don't understand the need to go to a cafe for one, unless I'm hanging around in a hospital for instance and pop to Costa to kill some time. Even then I find it no more enjoyable than the coffee at home.

Even more astounding is the need to carry a cup around with you. Is it because it's copied from actions portrayed on television from the lunatic asylum across the Atlantic, the source of so many poor lifestyle examples?
 
Corcaigh_the_Cat said:
When did coffee become such an integral part of people's lives, and if it carries such importance, why haven't they learnt to make it themselves?

I like a cup of coffee myself but I don't understand the need to go to a cafe for one, unless I'm hanging around in a hospital for instance and pop to Costa to kill some time. Even then u find it no more enjoyable than the coffee at home.

Even more astounding is the need to carry a cup around with you. Is it because it's copied from actions portrayed on television from the lunatic asylum across the Atlantic, the source of so many poor lifestyle examples?
Click to expand...
No.

I have a coffee machine at home but (in the safe times) I used to love the buzz of going to sit in a coffee shop, especially as my job allows me to work from there.

Now it's a way of getting out of the WFH stress. My local coffee shop is a 5 minute walk away so it's a nice break to go and grab a cup o joe.

Incidentally you could flip your argument around and say "You can buy beer cheap in supermarkets, you can even home-brew. Why do people go to pubs. What is the point of sitting at a shaky table and paying over the odds for beer that is so cheap in an off licence?"
 
SmallTown said:
No.

I have a coffee machine at home but (in the safe times) I used to love the buzz of going to sit in a coffee shop, especially as my job allows me to work from there.

Now it's a way of getting out of the WFH stress. My local coffee shop is a 5 minute walk away so it's a nice break to go and grab a cup o joe.

Incidentally you could flip your argument around and say "You can buy beer cheap in supermarkets, you can even home-brew. Why do people go to pubs. What is the point of sitting at a shaky table and paying over the odds for beer that is so cheap in an off licence?"
Click to expand...
That's fair enough, but I've tried home brew, it's just not the same, nor is the buzz from a cafe that you get in a pub, unless I've been going to the wrong cafes.
 
Corcaigh_the_Cat said:
When did coffee become such an integral part of people's lives, and if it carries such importance, why haven't they learnt to make it themselves?

I like a cup of coffee myself but I don't understand the need to go to a cafe for one, unless I'm hanging around in a hospital for instance and pop to Costa to kill some time. Even then I find it no more enjoyable than the coffee at home.

Even more astounding is the need to carry a cup around with you. Is it because it's copied from actions portrayed on television from the lunatic asylum across the Atlantic, the source of so many poor lifestyle examples?
Click to expand...
The first coffee shop in the UK opened up in 1652.
 
Corcaigh_the_Cat said:
That's fair enough, but I've tried home brew, it's just not the same, nor is the buzz from a cafe that you get in a pub, unless I've been going to the wrong cafes.
Click to expand...
It's hard to find a good one. There's one near me called the coffee traveller. As long as you avoid the school run mums it has a good atmosphere
 
Corcaigh_the_Cat said:
When did coffee become such an integral part of people's lives, and if it carries such importance, why haven't they learnt to make it themselves?

I like a cup of coffee myself but I don't understand the need to go to a cafe for one, unless I'm hanging around in a hospital for instance and pop to Costa to kill some time. Even then I find it no more enjoyable than the coffee at home.

Even more astounding is the need to carry a cup around with you. Is it because it's copied from actions portrayed on television from the lunatic asylum across the Atlantic, the source of so many poor lifestyle examples
Click to expand...
It is. They really started popping up in the 90s so I'd say it comes from Friends.
 
Sheriff_John_Bunnell_ret said:
It is. They really started popping up in the 90s so I'd say it comes from Friends.
Click to expand...

Coffee, and cafe culture, has been around much longer than Friends, particularly in London but not exclusivley.

Look at the great coffee shops of London in the 1950's & 1960's when Italian immigrants started arriving and demonstrating that coffee could be more than dull black water. Cafes like Bar Italia in Soho which was centre of the original mod scene, and still does a roaring trade and is much unchanged. Or the 2i's on Old Compton Street which had concerts by the likes of Tommy Steele, Cliff Richard or Hank Marvin.

Or look to Middlesbrough's own Rea's cafe as an example of a place people would meet up, date or simply relax with a coffee long before the advent of Friends.

I have an industrial coffee machine in my kitchen, but I'm no barrista and so I'd much prefer to go to a coffee shop and get a proper macchiato or flat white than I would to make it myself, the same as I sometimes like to go out for a pizza or a Sunday roast even though I could easily make both of them myself.
 
Last edited:
The_Lizards_Jumpers said:
Look at the great coffee shops of London in the 1950's & 1960's when Italian immigrants started arriving and demonstrating that coffee could be more than dull black water. Cafe's like Bar Italia in Soho which was centre of the original mod scene, and still does a roaring trade and is much unchanged. Or the 2i's on Old Compton Street which had concerts by the likes of Tommy Steele, Cliff Richard or Hank Marvin.
Click to expand...
Immigrants, coming over here, enriching our culture. You wouldn’t think it’s possible! I can’t argue against the friends effect But only because it was released long before I was off the age to enjoy a coffee shop!
 
The_Lizards_Jumpers said:
Coffee, and cafe culture, has been around much longer than Friends, particularly in London but not exclusivley.

Look at the great coffee shops of London in the 1950's & 1960's when Italian immigrants started arriving and demonstrating that coffee could be more than dull black water. Cafe's like Bar Italia in Soho which was centre of the original mod scene, and still does a roaring trade and is much unchanged. Or the 2i's on Old Compton Street which had concerts by the likes of Tommy Steele, Cliff Richard or Hank Marvin.

Or look to Middlesbrough's own Rea's cafe as an example of a place people would meet up, date or simply relax with a coffee long before the advent of Friends.

I have an industrial coffee machine in my kitchen, but I'm no barrista and so I'd much prefer to go to a coffee shop and get a proper macchiato or flat white than I would to make it myself, the same as I sometimes like to go out for a pizza or a Sunday roast even though I could easily make both of them myself.
Click to expand...
Coffee bar culture was very common in the 60s. Used to go to one called Contes with a jukebox!
 
The_Lizards_Jumpers said:
Coffee, and cafe culture, has been around much longer than Friends, particularly in London but not exclusivley.

Look at the great coffee shops of London in the 1950's & 1960's when Italian immigrants started arriving and demonstrating that coffee could be more than dull black water. Cafes like Bar Italia in Soho which was centre of the original mod scene, and still does a roaring trade and is much unchanged. Or the 2i's on Old Compton Street which had concerts by the likes of Tommy Steele, Cliff Richard or Hank Marvin.

Or look to Middlesbrough's own Rea's cafe as an example of a place people would meet up, date or simply relax with a coffee long before the advent of Friends.

I have an industrial coffee machine in my kitchen, but I'm no barrista and so I'd much prefer to go to a coffee shop and get a proper macchiato or flat white than I would to make it myself, the same as I sometimes like to go out for a pizza or a Sunday roast even though I could easily make both of them myself.
Click to expand...
Yes I know, but the chains like Costa really started popping up in the 90s and that's when the modern craze started. When I first came down to London I was obsessed with Soho largely because of the scenes in Our friends from the North with Daniel Craig and Malcolm McDowell hanging about with beatniks in coffee bars and strip clubs.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top