Is a war and post war thing. Just like english people eat like if german is still bombing them, roast coffee in Europe is typical in bars and cafes. Was invented to make more coffee with less grains or for using low quality grains for that, but still exist because is cheap and some people just want caffeine and not a real coffee, so whatever, give me poison.
But ironically, if you want good coffee, France, Spain, Portugal and Italy are amazing places to drink it, because we receive high quality coffee for a (relative) cheap prize, you just need to search for a good cafe, and pay a little more for that.
The only question is, Víctor use good coffee or bad coffee? Being latino I expect only quality, but maybe for Jerry the cheapest one is the perfect one.