Comments on: Barnie’s Coffee

By: Chiara

Chiara — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:49:31 +0000

The headaches are from caffeine withdrawal. If it is too long after your last coffee you will start to get a caffeine withdrawal headache, which makes you want to drink another, etc. Tea has about 1/2 the caffeine as coffee but still has the same effect, though not so marked. If anyone wants to stop caffeine completely they can deal with the headache with alot of fluids, and regular headache medication. There is of course caffeine in cola and chocolate, and even in Fanta orange drink.
I don’t know about Saudi but in Morocco the tea/coffee split seems about even, usually depending on the time of day, and on the person.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:49:59 +0000

i think coffee is more popular. but you know Arbic Coffee.
people get headaches if they don’t drink it.
Crazy, i know.

By: Bill B

Bill B — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:30:05 +0000

As they say in the spy movies, “There are no coincidences.”

By: SusieOfArabia

SusieOfArabia — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:37:03 +0000

There are many small drive up coffee stands like this one everywhere. They are very popular. When you go into Saudi homes, tea is always served, and I would say that most people drink tea. Coffee might be the more popular drink amongst the ex-pat work force.

By: Mr. Leif Hagen

Mr. Leif Hagen — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:55:36 +0000

The green colors are Saudi flag similar and muslim minaret complimentary. It looks like a very small coffee drive up stand? Are there lots of tea and coffee shops in Jeddah? Which is more popular, tea or coffee?