On Coffee Culture in France

The French drink coffee slowly, taste carefully, read books and newspapers, talk loudly, and a "bubble" is most of the day. Because of this traditional and unique coffee culture, France has places for people to rest and drink coffee all over the streets, under the shade of trees, beside the road, beside the square, on the river bank, on the cruise ship, on the balcony facing the street, and even on the Eiffel Tower... and the form, style, size eclectic, there are coffee shops, restaurants, rooms.

The most popular and romantic are the outdoor cafes, which are almost a portrayal of French life. Many outdoor cafes occupy public places, such as the square circle corner, the street corner sidewalk, even in the crowded Champs Elysees, the colorful parasols become a unique street scene in Paris. Almost all the chairs in the coffee table are arranged facing the road. Sitting in this intentionally set auditorium, the road in front of you is the big stage where the script never repeats.

In addition to the open-air cafes that look up to the sky, there are about 170,000 cafes in France, many of which are grand or simple and elegant. Especially in Paris, some cafes are historical and legendary places in themselves. During the Old Dynasty, the centre of cultural life in France was at court. In the 18th century, during the Age of Enlightenment, the cultural center of gravity began to shift to salons, clubs, and cafes. Cafe Le ProcoPe in the Latin Quarter, for example, is associated with the French Revolution, which affected the whole world more than 200 years ago. Voltaire, Rousseau and Diderot, thinkers of the 18th century European Enlightenment, as well as Robespierre, Danton and Marat, the three heroes of the Great Revolution, are frequent visitors here. Voltaire's books, Diderot's world's first encyclopedia, etc. were written here, and the red, white and blue tricolour hat symbolized by the Great Revolution also appeared here for the first time.