Could very well be the case.
I still haven't visited Madeira, but it's on my ASAP list
It does seem like it.
I remember when I went to France, as a teenager, for a Rugby tournament.
We were spread to go live at the families of local players.
The ones we stayed with, both parents and grandparents spoke English with us and we're extremely friendly and helpful.
My other teammates were not so lucky, as many French people don't like to speak English, even if they can. At least that's what I heard.
We're in a very touristic area, next to the beach, outside of Reus. Despite this, people seem to speak very little to no English.
We've been to Portugal too and it was much easier to communicate with them in English.
In Greece, where we go multiple times a year, even in a small village, the old people talk English.
I guess it's a cultural thing, but I was a bit shocked, given how many Brits have Spain as their main holiday destination.
What do I need to ask for to get a proper iced coffee or is that something they don't do at all?
this is what they call "bica" here in #madeira - a shot of espresso, always they give them to you with a sachet of sugar and a lil baby spoon
this style of coffee is also very popular in eastern europe as well, they call it by the italian in bulgaria "kafe espreso"
if you want it cold just ask for that shot put in a larger cup (they should have a second size for this) in portugal it's called "cafe chineza" for some reason it seems to be considered to have originated from the chinese
anyhow, here's teh portuguese coffee customs:
https://sayyestomadeira.com/en/ordering-coffee-in-madeira/
probably you want something more like "cafe galao" which is essentially a tall latte
All I wanted was a coffee & milk mixed with ice in a tall glass.
I was serving iced coffee, in 2012, in Romania. Can't believe people here look at you like you're asking for a space drink, when you order an iced coffee π
Not to mention, I get the "sorry no English", 90% of the time. I mean, you work in a tourist hotel in a tourist destination. How do you not speak any English? π«€
I literally asked for iced coffee. The waitress was confused. Then I asked for cold coffee. She was like "oh yeah! Sure!". Then she brought this π
WTF #Spain?
Been struggling to get an iced #coffee in this country.
This is what I got the other day π

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The season might also depend on what people would like to drink.
Mojito, in the warmer months. Cuba libre, in the colder months.
Voting for drinks > voting for politicians
I don't drink anymore, but I did cast a vote π«‘
After Dumptember, we're pretty much set to get Uptober.
Act accordingly π«‘