Why do Italians drink coffee standing up?

Italians love coffee, so cafes can be said to be everywhere. However, you probably don't know that authentic Italian coffee is drunk standing up. What's going on here?

Italy is a coffee-obsessed country, with seven or eight cafes on one street. Italians love Espresso, and if American coffee is compared to beer, Espresso is a white wine. At home, coffee shops are pursuing comfortable third space, so that consumers can comfortably drink coffee and spend half a day in the store. The Italian cafe was a different story. Everyone was standing and drinking coffee.

It turns out that Italy is small and densely populated, and every inch of land is gold. If so many cafes are set up, they will occupy both land and money. Therefore, they chose to drink it standing up. After all, the authentic Italian steam coffee was extremely strong and refreshing. Even if they stood for a while, they would not feel tired. Another good thing about standing up for coffee is drinking it fast and walking, making room for someone else. Italians often order coffee called "ESPRESSO", meaning "fast", brewing a cup of coffee only 10 seconds.

In fact, this custom is only 60 years old: the machine for making "fast" coffee was invented by Italian Archie Garcia in 1946. "Fast" coffee must use a small glass, shallow pour half a cup, first taste can only drink two cups a day, otherwise the heart can not afford.

Also remind everyone that authentic Italian coffee is black, and black coffee is only sold in breakfast shops, which have seats, but Italians often think that they are not real cafes.

Sit down and drink extra

The Italian concept of "refined living" makes coffee drinking extremely complicated, even close to art.

To feel this, you have to go to the coffee bar. In coffee bars, ordering coffee requires a strict procedure. First you pay at the cashier and tell the cashier what kind of coffee you want; then you walk through the crowd with the cashier slip to the bar and tell the waiter what kind of coffee you want. The smart waiter is light and will soon bring you a cup of fragrant coffee.

At this point, you may notice that most Italians drink coffee standing up. A reminder is that if a waiter says to you,"Please sit down and I'll bring you coffee later." It's a trap, because sitting down for service costs extra. Because of this, many coffee bars in residential areas simply do not have chairs.

Different coffee at different times.

Sometimes Italian gendarmes also carry submachine guns into coffee bars, where they calm their nervous anti-terrorism nerves. Coffee bars are social places for Italians, and a lot of news spreads in coffee bars. To understand Italy, coffee bars are the first lesson, but you have to learn to act like a local.

The concept of "local" is not only reflected in clothing, but more importantly in mastering the skills of ordering coffee. In general, ESPRESSO is good 24 hours a day, but if you want capuccino, you have to order it before 10:30 a.m. Of course, after this is not impossible to point, but it is undoubtedly to announce to the Italians around me: I am a foreigner.

It's not that outgoing Italians dislike foreigners, but when it comes to coffee, they prefer foreigners who know the rules. Maybe this is Italy's obsession with coffee! Coffee quality and drinking habits have their own insistence. If you want to drink coffee, go to Italy and remember to drink it standing up. Sitting costs extra.