Overseas Australian cafes are selling an empty fantasy, but it’s nice to get a decent flat white | Alex McClintock

Whenever I go to one of these places with their Instagram-friendly look, I’m overcome with a mixture of shame and relief

The quest for a good flat white has long been a conversational staple for Australians overseas, more democratic than the progress of any national team, less fraught than federal politics, a sure-fire way to stake out common ground.

Coffee, it seems, is an increasingly important part of our national identity. Take the latest excruciating in-flight safety video from Qantas, introduced last year and promoted as “a quick induction on Australian culture”.

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