Why does coffee become so "high-end" in China? one cup a day is a luxury.

Abroad, cafes are the preferred place to talk about things.

[Heilongjiang Internet Radio and Television] in recent years, coffee shops have become the preferred place for young people to chat and relax. However, some industry insiders said that at present, people in Ice City walked into the coffee shop only out of "curiosity". What is the coffee culture like in foreign countries? Recently, the reporter interviewed two Chinese who have been living abroad for a long time by telephone.

Englishmen drink more than ten cups of coffee a day as water.

Zhang Qiang (a pseudonym) has lived in London, England for more than 10 years. When it comes to coffee, he has a deep feeling, of which the most direct feeling is that the British regard coffee as the first drink besides water. "except for children who drink coffee, some people can drink more than 10 cups a day, that is, they drink coffee as water. Most families have coffee makers, just like Chinese families have tea sets. " Zhang Qiang told reporters.

Coffee shops can be found everywhere in Britain. "there are many Starbucks we know in London, as well as some local coffee shops." Coffee can be bought anywhere in shopping malls, street sides, stations, vending machines, takeout points, "Zhang Qiang explained." as long as there are drinks, there is coffee. "

Not only out of taste, the coffee shop is also an important place for British people to talk about things and feelings.

The daily necessities of foreigners, the "luxuries" of our country

Zhao Na (a pseudonym) has worked and studied in Toronto, Canada for more than 10 years. Like locals in Toronto, she drinks coffee every day and forms a habit. She introduces that coffee is a "necessity" of foreigners' life and can't leave every day. "after returning to China, I will also put some instant coffee at work, and occasionally invite a few friends to the coffee shop, but the frequency is not as high as in foreign countries." Zhao Na told reporters.

Zhao Na said, "although there are more and more coffee shops in Harbin, they always feel unauthentic, and many coffee tastes very bad. As soon as some local coffee shops in Toronto go in, they have a strong smell of coffee, and before they drink it, you are attracted."

Zhao Na concluded that Starbucks is sold at a uniform price around the world, with a cup of Starbucks priced at 30 yuan and only 5 Canadian dollars (1 Canadian yuan = 5.7045 yuan) in Canada. If you want to drink a cup of Starbucks coffee every day in China, it is 30 yuan / cup = 900 yuan for 30 days, while the same way of drinking it costs only 150 Canadian dollars in Canada. "for us, coffee is a luxury. Drinking it every day is very extravagant. For others, it is a necessity of life." Zhao Na said with a smile.