[LtWorf]

You think people who drink espresso would be ok with drinking milk? Also a majority of humans are lactose intolerant.

[pfdietz]

Not in general, but I think some people would be ok, and that's all that's needed for that question to be interesting.

[__alexs]

The majority of people that drink espresso drink it with milk.

[gerdesj]

Have you lost your mind 8)

Espresso is so named because you "express" the brew from the beans and you do that with water because water is pretty neutral in flavour, is not poisonous and has quite a few other properties that we have evolved to exploit or live with.

Milk is a weird liquid associated with mammals nursing infants. We humans have evolved to be somewhat lactose tolerant post infancy which is rare in animalia (1)

Given that we are using the Italian word - espresso - then let's use their definition. If you add milk then you have a latte or a cappuccino or an americano con latte, a flat white or whatever.

Real weirdos try to milk oats. I've tried but I can't find their teats.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactase_persistence

[gambiting]

....surely you must have heard of macchiato(espresso with a dash of foamed milk) at some point in your life?

And lactose free milk is a thing, for those of us who can't have lactose anymore.

[drawnwren]

The majority of Americans that drink espresso drink it with milk.

[maplethorpe]

Really? The Last time I was in an American office, there didn't seem to be any milk around. They had an unrefrigerated bottle of "creamer" next to the coffee machine, but I was too scared to try it. I'm still not sure what it is, or how I'm supposed to use it.

[gregrata]

Odd - when I'm at a cafe, I'm almost always asked if "whole milk" is ok. It work, we have fat free, 2%, and creamer...

[nativeit]

It’s intravenous. You should try it!

[mastazi]

Depends on where you live.