30 Days, 30 Questions
Check the "30 Days, 30 Questions" Buzz blog every day to find a different identity-related question. Ask the daily question to your friends, family, and/or strangers in whatever way feels comfortable (e.g. face-to-face, social networks, etc.) Record their answers and any anecdotes you want to share. Finally, return to the "30 Days, 30 Questions," find the link for the questions on the right sidebar, restate the question, and post your responses on the blog page that corresponds to the question you are answering.
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All "30 Day" questions will ask for measurable answers in an attempt to gather informal data and investigate "identity." Results for the questions will be tallied anonymously, graphed and posted online and in the museum by Experimonth staff.
Response Template
Restate the Question:
Your Answer:
Community Tally:
Any Comments from Community:
Welcome to 30 Days, 30 Questions! Every morning I will post a new question. Take the day to ask your friends, family, coworkers, or strangers and tally the results. You can ask the same people or different people each day.
Return to the "30 Days" Buzz blog as soon as you can and use the template to post your answers.
Reponse Template:
The Day's Question:
Your Answer:
Friends and Family Tally:
Any Comments from You or Others:
November 1st question: How much do you like black coffee on a scale of 1-5?
1- I don't drink coffee,
2- I don't like black coffee,
3- I will drink it if there's no other option,
4- Sometimes I like it black,
5- I love black coffee!
4 - Sometimes I like it black
How much do you like black coffee on a scale of 1-5?
My answer: 1
Friends and Family Tally: 1-2, 2-1, 3-1, 4-2, 5-2
Comments, none
November 1st question: How much do you like black coffee on a scale of 1-5?
1- I don't drink coffee,
2- I don't like black coffee,
3- I will drink it if there's no other option,
4- Sometimes I like it black,
5- I love black coffee!
My answer:
2 - I prefer more milk and sugar in my coffee than actual coffee, and if I can add flavor, all the better!
Friends and Family Tally:
1 - 1
2 - 3
3 - 2
4 - 0
5 - 1
How much do you like black coffee?
My answer: 4
Friends and Family:1-1 vote, 2-2 votes, 3- 2 votes, 5-2 votes.
One person does not drink coffee for health reasons. I love it black, but started adding cream to cut back on the acidity. Strangers at the coffee shop were happy to answer the question, but the people in the bookstore thought the question odd.
4- Sometimes I like it black
How much do I like coffee black?
-1. I don't drink coffee
Friends/Family: 5/6 people say they don't drink coffee and 1/6 say (2)I don't like black coffee
I love black coffee. And actually, I don't understand why many folks (especially in the USA) seem to prefer it very light (and compensate by drinking huge quanitities of it). A short expresso, that's the real coffee experience - for me.
The Day's Question: November 1st question: How much do you like black coffee on a scale of 1-5?
Your Answer: 3
Friends and Family: 1-1, 2-0, 3-3, 4-0, 5-1
How much do you like black coffee on a scale of 1-5?
3- I will drink it if there's no other option.
2
4 prefer it with milk, but sometimes I like it black
Sometomes I like it black but especially when it is flavored.
How much do you like black coffee on a scale of 1-5?
Me: 3
Friends and Family:
family member #1: 5
family member #2: 3
friend #1: 5
friend #2 : 4
Comments:
My boss is from the east coast and he started talking about what a 'regular coffee' was there vs. the midwest. On the east coast, regular means two creme, two sugar. Regular coffee here is black coffee.
I'm from the East Coast, and I love getting coffee at Dunkin Donuts because of the cream, but I hate getting coffee at Dunkin Donuts because of the sugar. Doesn't matter, though: I'll take either option over black coffee!
Dunkin Donuts has delicious coffee.
4. I don't usually drink coffee, but when I do I like to taste it so I prefer it black.
Black Coffee Question
Myself: 4
Friend 1: 3
Friend 2, 3, 4: 1
The Day's Question: How much do you like black coffee on a scale of 1-5?
Your Answer: Black coffee meaning:
1. Not a mocha or latte but could have sugar or cream added into black coffee or
2. Black coffee meaning black coffee without sugar, cream, honey, etc?
If #1 from above, then 4. If #2 from above, then 3.
Friends and Family Tally: 5, 5, 5, 3, 2
Any Comments from You or Others: One person responded I love black coffee, but I don’t drink coffee.
Joe, I was referring to your second meaning of black coffee- coffee without cream, milk, sweetener, sugar, chocolate powder or added syrup.
Which meaning of black coffee was your friends and family tally reflective of?
#2...
The Day's Question:How much do you like black coffee on a scale of 1-5?
Your Answer:1
Friends and Family Tally:1,1,1,1,1,1
Any Comments from You or Others: No we are not tea people either coffee is just not my immediate family or friends thing
Question: How much do you like black coffee on a scale of 1-5?
My Answer: 3
Other Friends and Family Tally: 3,3,4,5,5,5
Any Comments from You or Others: One friend was confused if I was asking his preference for coffee over other beverages. He told me he only drinks coffee like twice a year, thus prefers other beverages over coffee. But when he does drink coffee he drinks it black. I thought that was pretty hardcore.
Answers for Question 1:
Myself: #1 (yucky yucky)
My FB friends: Seven = #1; Three = #2; Two = #3; One = #4 and One = #5.
How much do you like black coffee on a scale of 1-5?
I rate it at 3
One friend rates it at 2
Another friend rates it 3
Two women who run a coffee shop rate black coffee 5
I used to drink coffee black. Then I had coffee in Spain, with hot milk and raw sugar, and while I will drink black coffee if no cream is available, coffee with cream is what I love now.
How much do you like black coffee?
Your Answer: 5
Friends and Family Tally: Answer 1: 6, Answer 2: 2, Answer 3: 5, Answer 4: 1, Answer 5: 2
Any Comments from You or Others:
one friend selected 4.5 (not counted in tally above) and one a 6- "I like to chew it" (also not counted but a perfectly acceptable answer in my book).
How much do you like black coffee on a scale of 1-5?
My response: 5 - I love black coffee!
Facebook responses:
4 don't drink coffee,
3 don't like black coffee,
4 will drink it if there's no other option,
3 sometimes like it black,
10 love black coffee!
I started out tough, drinking it as thick, black and crunchy as possible - thanks camping! Now I've settled in to a more manageable mixture of dark roasted tar and milder stuff. I think I'm toeing the line of coffee snob.
me: 1 (HATE coffee)
Friends: 1 (7 votes) actually one said -3 and I'd agree.
2 (no votes)
3 (2 votes)
4 (1 vote)
5 (6 votes)
Most people either love it black or hate coffee period.
One person suggested it's better with Bailey's.
Bailey's ... Yum
The Question: How much do you like black coffee on a scale of 1-5?
Your Answer: 5
Community Tally (from FB): I got a 1, 2, & 5
Any Comments from Community: I like it black, but not as tarry as Robby perhaps. I prefer a medium roast.
The Question: How much do you like black coffee ona scale of 1-5?
Your answer: 2; I have to have milk, syrup and/or chocolate in it. Straight black on it's own yuck.
Community Talley: Apparently there is no clear winner here...we either <3 or hate it.
Comments: "Black coffee is for grown ups with very poor pallets!" "Coffee Coffee Coffee can not get enough of Coffee Coffee Coffee"; "I run on coffee!"
November 1st question: How much do you like black coffee on a scale of 1-5?
My Answer: 3.
Family
Father - 2
Mother - 3
Brother - 1
Friends
1- 11
2 - 5
3 - 7
4- 2
5 - 9
Comments -
from woman - "Babe, black coffee isn't a flavor - it's an attitude."
from male friend - "Marky, Halloween must have been a bitch for you.! Jesus, ever hear of moderation?"
from female friend - "I won't drink it at all if you put sugar in it. Tea either. This makes me weird here in the south...};->"
My answer: 3
from Facebook friends and in-person encounters:
5 people chose 1 as their answer
1 person chose 2 as their category
2 people chose 3
1 person chose 4
3 people chose 5
One respondent from the East Coast thought that drinking coffee with LOTS of cream was an East Coast thing, and that people in the Midwest seem more likely to drink coffee black or with just a little bit of cream. I'd never heard this regional generalization before and found it interesting.
I drink coffee black only when I'm on a road trip with my husband. I'll share sips from his thermos of black coffee then, and I associate the bitter taste with travel and companionship. Otherwise, I drink coffee with 2 percent milk at home, and with half-and-half at coffee shops.
It's November 2nd, where is question #2?
The Question: How much do you like black coffee on a scale of 1-5?
Your Answer: 2,
Community Tally:
1-7
2-4
3-4
4-1
5-4
Any Comments from Community: It appears the black coffee drinkers are very proud. They are the only people to make any comments.
Alright early risers, here's
question 2: Have you ever fasted, not eaten for a day?
Answers: Yes, No, Sort of- I tried but didn't make it
and please explain your answers (health, religious, other reasons.)
Nice work on question 1, I will tally the responses we've had so far and get back to you later in the day. Any other coffee responses are still welcome.
The Day's Question: Have you ever fasted, not eaten for a day?
Your Answer: Never even tried. Food is too awesome, and I know my willpower is seriously lacking.
Friends and Family Tally: Neither the 5 year old or the 1 year old I asked have fasted for a day. I'm not sure the 1 year old understood the question though, so can't be 100% sure. Though I think I can say he has eaten every day of his life...
Any Comments from You or Others:
Alright early risers, here's question 2: Have you ever fasted, not eaten for a day?
Answers: Yes, No, Sort of- I tried but didn't make it
My answer: I don't think so. When I was a Mornon, we fasted once a month, but only for two meals.
Friends and family tally: 2 yeses, 5 no's.
Fully half the people asked replied "well, not intentionally, but I got busy/couldn't afford food when I was younger/forgot to eat."
No one in my survey fasted for religious reasons.
I'm in agreement with whoever said can we have separate threads or something for each question? This format is confusing!
Is there a simpler view of these questions? This page is confusing.
Mostcurious, I am working on a solution to this... it may take some time to see any serious changes but for the time being, I am putting
Daily Questions
in bold and posting
Daily Results
in bold so they will be easier to see. Hope that helps a little. Thanks for your participation and patience.
Question #2: Have you ever fasted for a day?
Me: Yes. More than a day. And frequently. But not really on purpose. When I lived alone, it was easy to get caught up in doing other things more enjoyable than cooking just for myself, and if you ignore being hungry long enough, it kind of passes. I kind of rely on others for cues about eating; thank goodness I'm surrounded by mostly healthy eaters!
I got 5 responses, and everyone had fasted. Three were mostly inadvertent fasters like me. One had been doing diets and cleanses and now looks back on that period as a time of disordered eating overall. And one said, "Good Friday, anyone?"
no i like food too much
question 2: Have you ever fasted, not eaten for a day?
Answer: No.
I have fasted for medical reasons and in the distant past for religious reasons. I have also undertaken limited diet fasts for health reasons.
Hold on! One more response to question #1: how much do you like black coffee?
Your Answer: Not at all. Cream, and lots of it, or no coffee at all, please.
Friends and Family Tally: 14 responses; four people said 1; four people said 2; three people said 3; one person said 4; and three people said 5.
Any Comments from You or Others: Strong opinions, on all counts. My favorites, though: "Black coffee? What is that, other than the step between brewing the coffee and adding the cream and sugar?" and "I like my coffee and beer like my women: dark and bitter."
Nov 2nd: Fasting
Me: Yes, I fasted with a friend for Ramadan. I also sometimes fast before getting on an international flight as airline travel (landing specifically) can make me feel ill.
Coworkers: Yes, I work part time in a Jewish synagogue. There are 3 or 4 fast days a year, the big one being Yom Kipur, so everyone fasts at least once a year. There is also a fast day to commemorate the destruction of a temple, and another the day before passover where only the first born child fasts.
Have I ever fasted for a day?
Yes.
I fasted once for a diet program.
Deb, don't forget to ask friends and coworkers. Do you have any predictions of your yes/no count for this one?
For the coffee response, I, personally, am a 4. Out of my coworkers I have 1-4, 2-5s, 1-3, and 1-2.
For the fasting response:
I have one no response and 3 yes responses. One "yes" response was due to Ash Wednesday, a religious holiday. Another one was due to forgetting to eat and "starting a diet." The last response was due to childbirth. The child took a day to come out, and no food is provided when you're pushing!
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