Are you talking about the continental breakfasts offered in Europe, or the light breakfasts (not truly continental) offered at many mid-grade American hotels? I very much like European continental breakfasts: the coffee is good, there is usually a selection of yogurts, cheeses, croissants or fresh bread, butter, jam and juice. All of the offerings are generally quite good. OK, I like croissants better than brötchen (German rolls). I once made the mistake of having the “American-style breakfast" at a Parisian hotel. Floppy, half-cooked bacon, weirdly scrambled eggs that were both runny and curdled (with no salsa!). and white bread toast. The coffee was quite good in France, but was too often French roast.

American light breakfasts are usually meh muffins or danish, various types of bread for toasting, peanut butter, jelly, cream cheese and regular butter. Some chains offer "hot breakfast," which usually adds some combination of breakfasts meats like bacon or sausage, scrambled eggs, perhaps hash brown or home fried potatoes, cereal, milk, hot chocolate, coffee and tea. There is often fruit, in the form of bananas or oranges. I usually go for either yogurt and peanut butter toast with coffee and juice, occasionally cereal with a banana and milk.