OT: Coffee prices [was Re: The D Language Foundation at Open Collective]

[Seb]

On Thursday, 15 March 2018 at 12:36:24 UTC, Meta wrote:
> On Wednesday, 14 March 2018 at 12:00:42 UTC, Seb wrote:
>> Yeah, the idea is that 5$ a month isn't much (~ one coffee in 
>> most countries), but if 500 people donate one coffee a month, 
>> you get the entire coffee machine with a warp engine :)
>
> Sorry to derail, but I had to ask: where does 1 coffee (even 
> extra large) cost $5 USD? Let me know so I know to never move 
> there.

Have you ever been to Starbucks (or similar companies)?

Even in Germany which is among the cheapest Western European 
countries they charge 5$ (~4€) for a cup of coffee:

http://www.fastfoodpreise.de/preisliste/starbucks.html

For example, in Sweden it's even more expensive:

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-average-price-of-a-cup-of-Starbucks-coffee-in-Sweden

Anyhow, it was just an analogy. Maybe you prefer one beer as a 
better analogy? (though in Germany that's often cheaper than one 
cup of coffee)