Re: I'm with you
"American coffee here, which has all the intensity of dishwater."
That stuff isn't coffee any more than Lipton makes tea ...
Trust me, many Yanks know what real coffee is (this does not include Starbucks/Peet's aficionados, BTW). Some of us even roast our own. When was the last time your neighbor in Blighty offered you a cup of home-fermented tea?