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Many, many years ago, I was in Rome with my parents. It was very hot. I could not wait to sit and drink a Coke. The waiter brought it. It was a 70-degrees Coke.

My dad said not to ask for ice.

“There are no ice cubes in Rome,” he said.

Hot, tired, thirsty and frustrated, I retained my humor.

“What,” I said, “did they lose the formula?”

Americans have a jones for ice-cold drinks.

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Hahaha! This is exactly what I was talking about!

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Don’t get me started on going somewhere for coffee and the coffee is not hot!

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