During WW2 the Americans had the same problem, went to a cafe in Italy, ordered caffè, got a small cup, got angry & kicked up a scene. Cos they wanted big cups!
So the Italians added hot water to the espressos (which they called caffès)
Hence, espresso + hot water = Americano.
I actually Iike the word Fuck (肏 cào) in Mandarin.
Literally a meat 肉 (ròu) + enter 入 (rù)
And figuratively a meat entering an opened pair of legs.
The other modern slang writing 艹 even better.. From that old 艸 (cào) which is just 🖕🖕
@davidcinema * Jack Nicholson in The Shining
* Robert DeNiro in Taxi Driver
* Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
* Vincent D'Onofrio in Full Metal Jacket
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