Hmm, I'd say it was pretty tough to get a decent cup of coffee in the US. Most coffee in the US is watered down and weak. I have a local coffee shop that is good, they roast their own beans. But for the most part, going to some random place results in some pretty wretched coffee. Europe is pretty easy to get a nice cup of coffee. (Don't think I've ever had a bad cup.) Was in Iceland, Denmark and Greece a few weeks ago and had great coffee. Perhaps we have different tastes in coffee? A really good cup of joe doesn't need milk at all, but it is nice to add some milk at times.