“I like my coffee BLACK ‘cause I’m a MAN and I equate popular things that I don’t like with WEAKNESS because…because I’m deathly afraid that if I enjoy something different and fun that I might need to engage in real introspection and I’m scared about what I might find.”
While yes, the black coffee fetishists are ridiculous too, Pumpkin Spice Latte is the "Bacon everything is my life!“ dead horse of the 2010s and 2020s that people without anything funny or otherwise interesting to say just WILL NOT shut up about!
It's fine to like a beverage. More power to you for knowing what you like.
However, it's only funny or otherwise interesting to make a beverage your personality if it's Tab and you're Brian Posehn's character in The Sarah Silverman Program.
I though they were her cheeks. She is anxious so her face is drawn in the first image then when she relaxes her cheeks are more prominent because she is happy until caught off guard.
I am sorry, but PSL is damn delicious. It didn't taste right last year and there were even some comments on Twitter about it. Starbucks swore they didn't change the recipe, but I am convinced they were lying. This year, it tastes like it used to. No more sort of burnt caramel taste. Yay tasty beverage!
Now, go have one! It is ok to like the "trendy" thing. Maybe have them tone down the sweetness. Or find a non-Starbucks version at a local cafe. Or don't. More for me!
My local place does a seasonal latte with fall spices and ginger syrup, and it's my favorite thing on the menu. It's a good combo of flavors, no shame in that