I did once have two quad espressi while waiting for a flight at stupid o’clock in the morning at Stansted airport. The guys in Costa coffee mostly just found it amusing.
I was also once approached by an alcoholic who chastised me for drinking coffee in a bar in the middle of the day instead of “a real drink”. I offered to take a shot of vodka for each espresso he drank and “we would see who dies first”. He didn’t take me up on my offer.
It’s a psychosomatic reaction due to an experience they had as a toddler. They also really hate the taste and smell of it generally. So they aren’t really missing out.
I think the person is more of a deciding factor than the work. I drink a minimum of 6 a day and don’t notice much, but my partner can’t drink a sip of coffee without projectile vomiting and can only manage a can of monster over the course of a full day.
15 is a fine number. I once had 15 in two hours. I’m fine.
Whale is fucking delicious though.
Coffee has one superpower. If you’re enjoying a cup of coffee, people are less likely to ask you for things.