Buzz·Posted on 18 May 201521 Harsh Truths Every Coffee Snob Needs To HearHold onto your soy piccolo lattes.by Chris RodleyBuzzFeed ContributorLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. A latte is just a flat white in a goddamn glass. View this photo on Instagram 2. Nobody cares that you went overseas and the coffee was undrinkable. If it's that important, you should never have left Melbourne. View this photo on Instagram 3. Sugar shaming is never OK. View this post on Facebook facebook.com / Via Facebook 4. Your favorite hipster café could be a McDonald's and you may not even know it. View this post on Facebook facebook.com / Via Facebook: thecornerbymccafe 5. When people say expresso instead of espresso, you need to be the better person. View this photo on Instagram 6. Coffee "tasting notes" are totally subjective. View this photo on Instagram 7. Coffee doesn't taste better if you brew it in a whimsical contraption. View this photo on Instagram 8. If you really cared about taste, you'd drink out of blue cups. View this photo on Instagram 9. Drinking coffee so strong that it causes chemical burns doesn't prove your masculinity. View this photo on Instagram 10. You aren't a scientist and you don't need a laboratory flask. View this photo on Instagram 11. Latte art often lacks creative discipline. View this photo on Instagram 12. Buying fair trade coffee is awesome, but shouldn't be a substitute for giving to charity. View this photo on Instagram 13. A much easier way to make cold brew is to leave your mug on your desk overnight and drink it in the morning. View this photo on Instagram 14. Putting butter in coffee is not a thing. View this photo on Instagram 15. You need to stop hanging fixies on the wall. 16. Generally speaking, you need to dial it down a couple notches because everything's getting a little crazy. View this photo on Instagram 17. Like the Sydney café that banned food because it's a "distraction". View this photo on Instagram 18. And coffee prices that are totally unhinged from reality. View this post on Facebook facebook.com / Via Facebook: 113925342044597 Columbian "HR61" coffee was recently sold in Melbourne for $30 a cup. To be fair, scientists have found that a high price actually makes us think stuff tastes better. 19. You need to realise that instant is not a crime. View this photo on Instagram 20. That the rest of us all live happy and fulfilling lives without ever worrying about microfoam. View this photo on Instagram 21. And that there is something beautiful about a perfectly ordinary, non-artisanal cup of coffee. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF