While latte sippers are often mocked in Murdoch papers and by some of the Sky guffawing jackasses , they are usually thoughtful , considerate people . Take the Brisbane situation when a baby possum fell out of a tree , its distressed mother ran about with it on her back and they were in danger of being run over near a shopping centre. Instead of dashing away with a coffee hit, a latte sipper stood guard until a wildlife officer turned up . Encore latte sippers. Photo by coffee slurping correspondent MIchael .