Coffee culture A little anecdote about Italian people drinking coffee

Italians stand up when they drink coffee

Italians love coffee, so cafes are springing up everywhere. But you may not know that authentic Italian coffee is drunk standing up.

It turns out that Italy is narrow and densely populated, with an inch of land and gold. If so many cafes were seated, it would not only occupy an area of land but also cost money. So they chose to stand up to drink, anyway, the authentic Italian steam coffee is extremely strong, refreshing and refreshing, even standing for a while does not feel very tired. Another advantage of standing up to drink coffee is to drink and go quickly so that you can make room for others. The coffee that Italians often order is called "ESPRESSO", which means "fast". It takes only 10 seconds to make a cup. The Italian concept of "fine life" for extra money makes coffee drinking extremely complicated, even close to artistic. To feel this characteristic, you have to walk into the coffee bar. In a coffee bar, ordering coffee needs to follow strict procedures. First of all, you have to pay at the cashier and tell the cashier what kind of coffee you want; then you pass through the seams with the receipt and go to the bar to tell the waiter what kind of coffee you want to drink. The shrewd waiters move lightly and will soon bring you a cup of fragrant coffee.

At this point, you may find that most Italians drink coffee standing up. One thing to remind you is that if a waiter says to you, "Please sit down first and I'll bring you the coffee later." That's a trap, because it costs extra to sit down and receive service. Because of this, many coffee bars located in residential areas have no chairs at all. Drinking different coffee bars at different times is a social place for Italians, and a lot of news spreads in coffee bars. If you want to know about Italy, coffee bar is the first lesson, but you have to learn to act like a local.

The concept of "locals" is not only reflected in dressing up, but also in the skill of grasping some coffee. Generally speaking, ESPRESSO is available 24 hours a day, but if you want to order CAPUCINO, it has to be before 10:30 in the morning. Of course, it is not impossible to order after that, but it is undoubtedly proclaiming to the Italians around me that I am a foreigner.

It's not that cheerful Italians don't like foreigners, but when it comes to drinking coffee, they prefer foreigners who know the rules. When American or German tourists chant CAPUCINO after lunch, Italians often smile sarcastically.