Also on "Coffee Culture"

Since I "played" meager, I will read and flip through it every day. Today, I happen to see a meager article about coffee culture. I don't remember who wrote it. It roughly says, "Coffee itself is a drink, it is a delicious drink, and it has nothing to do with culture. It is a living habit of European and American people, a necessity of life, and a very normal thing. But the Chinese give coffee too many things, such as elegance, leisure and so on. In short, coffee has no culture, it's just a drink. "

I don't know, no matter who said it, I agree with him and I disagree with him.

First of all, as coffee itself, coffee is really a dark brown drink, which has always been loved by people, especially in western society, and has become an indispensable thing in people's life. If you have been to many cities in Europe, as soon as you get off the plane, you can feel the strong aroma of coffee in the airport. In many shopping mall or central streets, the smell of coffee has also become an element in the air. Coffee has really become a part of people's lives. It is so ubiquitous that people can't see it.

For Chinese, coffee is a genuine import and a kind of drink "grafted" in our lives. It is presumably that many Chinese people's demand for coffee comes from its "refreshing" effect, rather than its charming taste. It is possible that many things are accepted by people, at first derived from their physical needs, and then slowly evolve. From this point of view, I agree with the idea that when drinking and enjoying coffee as an individual, coffee is indeed coffee itself, which is not so burdensome. Coffee is just a drink that stimulates people's nerves. At the same time, it is also a good drink.

And if you stop there, it may be too superficial. Coffee can exist for so long in human history, and it has been relied on by mankind for such a long time, while its own form has hardly changed. It is certainly not enough just for its efficacy and taste. Coffee seems to have a kind of magic and fascinates people, so people must need a cup of coffee every morning. When they are reading in the middle of the night, they need to float through a ray of coffee. On the seaside table at sunset, they need coffee to regulate romance. Balzac can't do without coffee, and Beethoven can't do without coffee. There are vivid characters and exciting symphonies in their works. With unbeatable pride, the Germans who let the war burn all over Europe had coffee, even in the poor daily food list of the Jews in the concentration camps, coffee was provided every day, and then there was coffee in the cup of the allies who rushed to Omaha Beach with justice. Coffee brings people a lot of stories. Isn't that culture?

I also specifically looked at the definition of culture, which refers to the patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give importance to these patterns. Different people have different definitions of "culture". Usually culture includes words, language, region, music, literature, painting, sculpture, drama, film and so on. Generally speaking, a nation's form of life can be used to refer to its culture.

According to this, the living habit itself is a kind of culture. Chinese people have Chinese living habits, Westerners also have Westerners' living habits, and coffee is a part of Westerners' life, so coffee is also a part of culture. as a symbol of Western culture, coffee itself seems to carry a lot of confusing and messy things. what exactly is coffee culture and does it exist? This may really be the difference between the benevolent and the wise.

I do not know how many friends can be patient, read this paragraph is not wonderful, tired to read, and finally there is no conclusion of a short essay, if you have finished reading, then I am very grateful to you, if you have not finished reading, it means that I have to make progress. But anyway, the coffee is there, put down the roll in your hand, take a sip, close your eyes, and let it answer everything in your mind right now.