In Melbourne, where coffee is our way of life and you can't throw a stone in the CBD without hitting a barista, it's completely normal to order a chai latte or hot choccy at a cafe. You're probably overthinking people's reactions.

Don’t care. Order what you want. (Wait til you have dental work and have to order something at a child’s temperature 👍)

Also, doesn’t bux have menu items called “cremes”? They’re the same fancy drinks, just without the espresso.

I think they also have hot apple cider with whipped cream. Fabulous.

But i felt awkward when I asked the cashier for a hot choco

Maybe people think hot cocoa is a drink for kids

But now that you mention it, I have a lot of extra coffeemate that I got for my kids coffee and no way to use it - I wonder if I can use it in hot cocoa.

Some non-coffee people get so smug about not drinking coffee. We wish they'd put something in their mouths other than their opinions about coffee. But normal non-coffee people? I honestly wouldn't even notice what you ordered.

I have so many pregnant coworkers this summer; hot chocolate and caffeine-free tea are now standard items in my office. Quite a few non-pregnant coworkers are taking them too, so happy to be able to meet more preferences. I don't care one whit about people who don't drink coffee for whatever reason.

Starbucks wouldn't have hot chocolate on their menu if it didn't get ordered. You're overthinking it. Anyone who would judge you for it is a weirdo.

I don't care.

It's not the hot chocolate, it's probably you.

Anybody who creates an opinion about a person based only on their beverage preference is an idiot whose opinion should be ignored.

Coffee person here I make no judgments about other people’s drink Preferences.

I don't think about it at all.

I'm always a bit surprised by how everything has to be tagged, classified and segregated.

Starbucks is the place for non-coffee people ;p

They're fine. People are allowed to like things and have different preferences. Otherwise every coffee shop menu would just be one drink.

Ordering a non-coffee drink at a Starbucks is not at all uncommon. Baristas make them all the time and I seriously doubt anybody around you gave it a second thought.

As a huge coffee person myself, I think everyone should just drink what they want.

You're overthinking it. Lots of people get hot chocolate. You can also get hot chocolate with a shot of peppermint. They're on the menu at Christmastime. Tea people confused me until I found a good tea shop.

They probably weren't expecting you to abbreviate chocolate.

Lol nothing it's not my business

It's a preference, sometimes for health reasons. Why would I be mad that they don't like coffee? Or tea? As long as I have something in my cupboard for them to drink when they visit, I'm good.

I don't care. Drink what you want. Hot chocolate is good.

I remember meeting an American who visited my country. Lovely person, but they would make emphatic statements such as “I’m an Apple user”. The product and brand choice was part of their identity, and served their expansion of sense of self.

We found that so strange here in the early 2000s. We don’t talk to each other about products or brands except maybe in passing if it’s relevant.

A friend who is surprised by primitive things like choices of food and drink is not a mature person. (Not saying they’re not good people, just that they have a lot of personal growth ahead of them).

What is weird is that neither of you said sorry, I don’t support the growth of a corporation that treats human life like shit : https://iere.org/why-is-starbucks-being-boycotted/

I don't. I'm too busy with my own life to care about what others drink.

I'd probably stop coffee myself (mostly because laziness and optimizing my day) if it was not the entire culture around having a coffee break.

I wouldn't care one bit, nor do I know anyone who does.

The only time I notice someone's order is if it's ridiculously elaborate. Like I doubt you're actually interested in drinking this but abusing a worker for content or entertainment. Otherwise yeah I not only don't care I probably won't even notice.

Moreover if I'm in "coffee person" mode I have a little list of cafés I go to. To me judging your order at Starbucks would be like judging your order at McDonald's. None of this stuff is good so I can't really be elitist that you ordered fish instead of a burger, we're just here for convenience.

Lucky. I've been wanting to quit for a while now, but the headache is unbearable. Some improvement when i replace my lunch coffee with green tea, but i still need some of them caffeine.

I don't think much of them

While I am into my coffee, Starbucks isn’t the place for it — I’d rather make it at home. I drink way more iced tea than coffee. Get what you like!

Genuinely, I'm impressed and a little jealous. I certainly have a caffeine addiction, at least in the physical sense. I enjoy the ritual of making and drinking coffee and truly enjoy the flavors. However, after about 14 years of daily consumption, my body needs at least 3-4 cups of coffee to feel like a somewhat normal, functioning human. It's probably not healthy. So I'm impressed when people function without it.

Never was a tea person, got to Great Britain for 2 weeks… understood why people drink tea instantly

non-coffee person here. i don't like how it tastes. and i also don't really get why people seem to like caffeine so much. I never really noticed a difference when I drink it

What kind of sociopath doesn’t drink coffee? How do you operate? Just on hate? Insane. Don’t even get me started on people who desecrate the coffee with animal lactate, diabetes, and…. Irish cream.