A refreshing drink, coffee.

Coffee culture means to me that the aura is in harmony with the environment, the standard coffee, and the right mood. I appreciate the concept of "third space" put forward by a coffee shop. The coffee shop should be a place different from the home and work environment, and it is a buffer zone in life, where people can relax and adjust wholeheartedly, whether in a daze, working or gossiping with friends. I like French coffee culture. Parisians will know what they want and look for suitable coffee, drink it at the counter in a hurry, and those who want to be in a daze will sit outside and slowly bask in the sun.

On the contrary, I don't think coffee has anything to do with petty bourgeoisie. Hainan Island in China has been the producing area of coffee beans since ancient times. I have heard friends in Hainan say that when they were young, they went to the market with enamel cups to get a cup of coffee to drink at home. Coffee is as necessary for local residents as soybean milk. Such a grassroots picture, can you say that it is a petty bourgeoisie? I think people regard it as a petty bourgeoisie, more because modern society has time to sit down and enjoy a good cup of coffee means free money, and coffee shops have gradually become a platform for topics about art, music and literature. Half of my new book was written in a coffee shop. Because my house faces north and there is no sun in winter, I will find a job in an outdoor coffee shop and slowly code my mites while drying myself to death. But back to the essence of things, coffee is a cup of coffee, a refreshing, ever-changing drink, some people love and some people hate, it is not surprising. Sometimes I go to a coffee shop. If I don't want to drink coffee that day, it's a pleasure to drink a pot of tea slowly.

Guangzhou's coffee culture, I would like to call it instant coffee, people most of the time say "coffee", in fact, is a coffee drink. I'm not saying that coffee drinks are bad. Lattes are my daily favorite, but consumers often drink a cup of coffee without understanding and pay more attention to discussing the environment and self-appreciation. Like red wine, the technical standard of a perfect cup of coffee has a professional evaluation system, which can be evaluated by objective criteria in terms of vision, smell and taste, and the richness and perfection of coffee can be appreciated from a personal point of view. For example, the most basic espresso, whether the foam you see is compact and delicate, whether it smells fine and rich, whether there is a plump, smooth, round feeling after the entrance, and whether there is a harmonious balance between sweet and sour bitterness. Even to the follow-up throat and nasal cavity to feel the positive smell, the duration of the good smell after swallowing. Each item has an accurate description score that can be evaluated.

In the eyes of the Chinese people, "coffee" is just a fashionable symbol, but in fact, it is a rigorous science that takes time to learn. In my opinion, drink as much as you like, don't drink if you don't like it, don't force yourself to like one thing for the sake of the label, it's too tired.