Phetpradub prompts gently – and of course he’s right. I drain that cup and pour myself another. Thailand’s coffee scene may draw inspiration from overseas, but its flavours are all its own.

Bangkok is following in the footsteps of cities like New York and Berlin in falling for Aussie coffee culture.

Eventually in a scene reminiscent of the movie "Alien ... and could find only one 'water body' in the kitchen - a cold cup of coffee left on a bench. The weakened spider climbed up the side ...