Posted Mon Jul 21, 2003, 11:12am Subject: Why not in the STATES?
Man...if only in the US! Even being in the cradle of US Espresso (SEATTLE), there isn't anything like this for the general public...or haven't I looked deep enough?
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Posted Mon Jul 21, 2003, 11:46pm Subject: re: Why not in the States?
Because of sentiments like this:
"In the US, we tend to favor =self-government.= I can't imagine supporting a movement for an official =government= standard in the US. Certification needs to be voluntary, and to come through the SCAA - lets leave Big Brother out of it!"
I'm not saying that way of thinking is wrong, but it does make a nationally recognised standard harder to set up.
Personally, I think that having a minimum standard everyone agrees on is a good thing. As is the fact that many educational facilities countrywide will be offering the training.
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