A stranger walked into her house and demanded coffee

A woman says a strange man walked into her home, shoes on, and demanded coffee.

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A man I didn't know walked in with his shoes on, glanced around going 'hmm,' then looked over here and said 'give me coffee.'모르는 중년 남자가 갑자기 현관 문을 열고 들어와서 그대로 부엌에 구두를 신은 채로 올라와서 "흠" 하며 방을 둘러본 다음 이쪽을 보더니 "커피 줘"라고 말하던데

Scary guy — some new kind of robbery scheme?위험한 놈이야, 새로운 수법의 강도인가 뭔가인가

But if I refused, who knows what he'd do, so I made him a coffee.그렇게 생각하면서도 거절하면 무슨 짓을 할지 모르니까 커피를 내리려 줬어

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Anonymous · 2026년 09월 10일 · 11:21 오후

He sat there for about 10 minutes, then asked 'what beans are these?' I said 'Hyundooya's Mocha Yirgacheffe G1, screen 17' — and he suddenly stood up, came closer, and asked 'so, how much?'그리고 10분쯤 자리를 지키며 "어떤 원두예요?"라고 물어왔기 때문에 "현두야의 모카 일리가체프 G1, 스크린 17"이라고 대답했더니 그 남자가 갑자기 일어나서 이쪽으로 다가오더니 "그래서, 얼마예요?"라고

'No — this is just a private house.'"아니, 여기는 개인 주택이라서요"

He apologized and left.라고 했더니 사과를 하며 돌아갔다

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It's literally just a house, though.개인댁인데 말이야

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(사진: 커피 머신과 그라인더 등이 놓인 주방 내부)

💡 Why would a house look enough like a café to fool someone?
Home-barista culture is big in Japan — hobbyists buy pro machines and signage purely for fun, no shop attached.vs. the US: like mistaking a friend's home bar for a real pub.Klore note
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Anonymous · 2026년 09월 11일 · 3:29 오후

Reply: 'No menu or anything... this is a real shop that brews whatever beans they have.'남(메뉴 같은 것도 안 놔뒀네... 그때그때의 원두로 커피 내려주는 진짜 제대로 된 가게구나...)

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'Wait — there's something like a menu on the front door...'그런데 어이쿠, 현관문에 메뉴 같은 게 있네...

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(사진: 카페 메뉴와 고양이 그림이 그려진 현관문)

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