Cultural differences between Americans and Brits can emerge even with a shared language. Crossroads like traffic and food can be confusing. Coffee is another area of divergence; in the UK, cream or creamer is not typically used in coffee, with milk being the common choice. Coffee shops offer whole, semi-skimmed, and skimmed milk, along with various milk alternatives. While whole milk is the same as in the U.S., semi-skimmed is akin to 2% milk. UK coffee drinkers must adapt to this preference during their visit or stay.
In the UK, they don't really do cream in coffee. Most British coffee drinkers take their coffee with milk. Frothy coffee options are available, but to lighten up black coffee, it’s milk all the way.
British milk comes in whole, semi-skimmed, and skimmed varieties. Whole milk is pasteurized milk with nothing taken away. Semi-skimmed is roughly equivalent to 2% fat while skimmed is fat-free.
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