French coffee romance-1

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I have heard that France once drank less coffee because of a shortage of coffee, and immediately saw more people taking a nap. It may seem like an exaggeration, but it is true that the French are addicted to coffee. When the "Gulf War" broke out in 1991, France was also one of the countries participating in the war. some domestic people worried that the war would affect the supply of daily necessities, so they rushed to supermarkets to buy them. Even the TV station was alarmed by the fact that when the camera looked at customers who were full of "scarce supplies", they found that they took the most coffee and sugar. At one point, it became a big joke at that time.

The French do not seem to pay attention to the taste, but the environment and atmosphere. Most of them do not want to drink alone behind closed doors, but join in the fun outside, even if the price of a small cup is enough to make a pot at home. They did not drink hurriedly, but tasted it slowly, tasted it carefully, read books and newspapers, talked about it, and "soaked" for most of the day. When I walked through six or seven large exhibition halls at the Science and Technology Expo, I saw that there were cafes on the corner to facilitate exchanges and negotiations among people from all walks of life.

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French people develop this habit of drinking coffee, whether they consciously express a kind of elegant charm, a kind of romantic sentiment, a kind of comfortable feeling of enjoying life. It can be said that this is a traditional and unique coffee culture. Because of this, the places where people can rest and drink coffee in France can be said to be all over the streets, under the shade of trees, by the road, by the square, on the river bank, on cruise ships, on street balconies, and even on the Eiffel Tower. There are coffee shops, cafes, halls, rooms, all of which are attached to buildings and covered by roofs, regardless of form, style, size or size. And the most popular and romantic ones are those open-air cafes, which are almost a portrayal of French life. Many open-air cafes occupy many public places, such as a corner of the square, sidewalks on the streets, even on the bustling boulevard of Xiangxie, where colorful umbrellas have become a unique streetscape that embellishes Paris. it seems that the municipal authorities are particularly tolerant of this. The chairs of the cafe are almost all facing the road, which is obviously an intentional auditorium, and the road in front of it is the big stage where the repertoire will never be repeated. Look at all kinds of guests, despite the hustle and bustle of the street, heavy traffic, a cup under the umbrella, leisurely and leisurely. You can take a local newspaper and read it aimlessly, smoke with cigarettes, and enjoy the colorful streets. Here, there will be bright fashion flash, there will be intoxicating fragrance, there will be Jionna colorful girls passing by, and often street musicians will bring you beautiful melodies. The situation is intoxicating. It is not difficult to see the original whispering lovers hugging and kissing, but others can not envy so much, because this is in France. If you are lucky, there may be a French beauty sitting on the chair beside you, which will add a lot of visual enjoyment to you. Here, a Parisian girl sipping coffee while reading a fashion magazine is seen as a symbol of fashion.