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Coffee Quote #24 (Fascism)

Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:07 AM EDT

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Perhaps the most important Fascist contribution to the development of Italian coffee culture was that the term 'barista' made its appearance in Italian as an alternative to the American barman - no doubt in deference to the regime's desire to purge the language of foreign influences.

Jonathan Morris, Professor for modern European history

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Coffee Quote #24 (Fascism)

Perhaps the most important Fascist contribution to the development of Italian coffee culture was that the term 'barista' made its appearance in Italian as an alternative to the American barman - no doubt in deference to the regime's desire to purge the language of foreign influences.

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