Standing up drinking coffee

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

It turns out that Italy is small and densely populated, and every inch of land is gold. If so many cafes are set up, it will take up both land and money. So they chose to stand and drink, anyway, authentic Italian steam coffee is extremely strong, refreshing, even if they stand for a while, they don't feel tired. Another advantage of standing up for coffee is to drink quickly and walk quickly to make room for others. Italians often order coffee called "espresso," meaning "fast," which takes only 10 seconds to brew.

In fact, this custom is only 60 years old: the machine for making "fast" coffee was invented by Italian Archie Garcia in 1946. "Fast" coffee must use a small glass, shallow pour half a cup, first taste can only drink two cups a day, otherwise the heart can not afford.

Also remind everyone that authentic Italian coffee is black, and black coffee is only sold in breakfast shops, which have seats, but Italians often think that they are not really coffee shops.

The Italian concept of "refined living" makes coffee drinking extremely complicated, even close to art. To feel this, you have to walk into the coffee bar. In coffee bars, ordering coffee requires a strict procedure. First you pay at the cashier and tell the cashier what kind of coffee you want; then you walk through the crowd with the cashier slip and tell the waiter what kind of coffee you want. The smart waiters are light and will soon bring you a cup of fragrant coffee.

At this point, you may notice that most Italians drink coffee standing up. One thing to remind everyone is that if a waiter says to you,"Please sit down, and I'll bring you coffee later. "It's a trap, because sitting down for service costs extra. Because of this, many coffee bars in residential areas simply don't have chairs.

i have seen italian gendarmes carry submachine guns into coffee bars to calm their nervous nerves against terrorism. Coffee bars are social places for Italians, and a lot of news spreads in coffee bars. To understand Italy, coffee bars are the first lesson, but you have to learn to act like a local.

The concept of "locals" is not only reflected in the way they dress, but more importantly, in the way they order coffee. In general,espresso works 24 hours a day, but if you want capucino, you have to order it before 10:30 a.m. Of course, after that it is not impossible to point, but it is undoubtedly to announce to the Italians around me: I am a foreigner.

It's not that outgoing Italians dislike foreigners, but when it comes to coffee, they prefer foreigners who know the rules. Italians tend to smile sarcastically when American or German tourists shout capucino after lunch.