French coffee culture

First, 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.

Second, whether the French develop this habit of drinking coffee 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.

Third, in addition to those open-air cafes that look up to the blue sky, there is no lack of magnificent or simple and elegant people in about 170000 of the cafes in France. Especially in Paris, some cafes are themselves legendary places of interest. In the old dynasty of the Middle Ages, the focus of French cultural life was in the palace. In the age of enlightenment in the 18th century, the focus of culture began to shift to various salons, clubs and cafes. The LeProcoPe Cafe in Latin District, for example, is associated with the French Revolution, which influenced the whole world more than two hundred years ago. Voltaire, Rousseau and Diderot, the thinkers of the 18th century European Enlightenment, as well as Robespierre, Danton and Mara, the three heroes of the Great Revolution, were all regulars here. At that time, several works of Voltaire and Diderot's world's first encyclopedia were written here, as well as the red, white and blue tricolor hats symbolically used during the Great Revolution. A few years before the revolution broke out, it had been a place where blood was boiling and storms were born. It is said that Napoleon came here before his fortune and left a cap for drinking coffee. Later, it was a social place for first-class writers, actors, gentlemen and ladies to gather and talk, including the famous Hugo, Balzac, GeorgeSand, Zola and so on. Later, Prokopu, a literary publication, was founded in the name of this cafe. Therefore, the traditional decoration, antique furnishings and various cultural relics preserved in the museum are particularly rich. The pattern and scenery of the museum do not seem to have "taken on a new look" due to the changes of the times, and customers still like its classicality.

The college cafe in Montmartre is a symbol of the era of the University of Paris in the 19th century. Here has long been inhabited by artists from all over the world, they take the cafe as the center, together to build a brilliant era of the University of Paris. Opposite St. Germain's Cathedral, there is also a 19th-century-style Les Deux Magots cafe, but it rose to fame in the 1920s. A group of surrealist writers and painters have been eloquent here for a long time, burning the hot sun of artistic ideas, and finally created a "Demag Literature Award" named after this cafe, which continues to this day. It is said that Hemingway used to drink coffee here to capture creative inspiration. However, a cup of coffee sold elsewhere for 4 to 6 francs can be sold for 22 francs here, and this literary and artistic creation is really valuable. Interestingly, the DeFlore Cafe next door, also a famous academic garden, flourished after the war with the presence of more philosophers. At that time, Sartre, Simon Bova and others used to take fixed seats, but now they are specially marked with bronze medals. As the threshold of these two cafes is always in and out of cultural elites, the area is gradually full of bookstores, more and more literary cafes and restaurants, and later became the birthplace of Belle-Lette.

Fifth, it can be seen that French coffee culture has a long history and is by no means as simple as eating and drinking. Since the beginning of this century, cafes have often become centers of social activities, clubs for intellectuals to debate issues, and even a typical symbol of French society and culture. There are few French artists who don't have sex with cafes, as do writers, musicians and painters. On the one hand, Impressionist painters of the 19th century made a living by painting portraits in cafes, on the other hand, they talked with like-minded people to explore artistic styles, themes, techniques and new methods. Different cafes can form different cultural circles and produce different art schools. The composer Chabrier used to spend every night in a cafe with the poet Verran and the painter Monet. Their artistic ideas influence each other, and their works naturally echo the trend, reflecting the spirit of Paris at the end of the 19th century. The painter Van Gogh once lived in the attic of a French cafe, and his paintings included a "Cafe at Night". He was so affectionate about the cafe that he wrote in a letter: "I hope to hold an exhibition of my personal paintings in this cafe one day." Even today, there are still many cafes in Paris that are permeated with a strong cultural atmosphere. For example, in the "Lighthouse Cafe" near the Bastille Square, scholars and poets are often gathered to talk about very serious philosophical topics. The person in charge is a doctor of philosophy from the Paris Institute of political Science, and most of the participants consider themselves "philosophers", which can really reflect the side that the French can talk about. The furnishings of this coffee shop are old and ordinary, and the predecessors are only looking for a kind of spiritual food, but drinking coffee is secondary. The strong cultural atmosphere here is like the fragrance coming out of the coffee cup, which can be smelled and within reach, and the breeze formed by the party has not only affected Paris in recent years, but also led to places such as Stratzburg and Toulouse. It is said that the revival of this trend lies in trying to regain the sense of community living together and nostalgia for the traditional philosophical culture. People who have become accustomed to affluence and modern life have begun to rethink many of the lost values of life. The trend of attaching importance to taste, enjoyment, and the pursuit of nature and leisure has gradually become a trend, and the wave of nostalgia is also prevailing in Western Europe.

6. Half of the buildings of large cafes are usually built on the sidewalk, and the appearance is usually brown. Coffee is written in English or French, which can be seen at a glance from a distance. Today's cafes are still the same as before World War II, neither too lively nor too cold, where you can imagine the life of Picasso and Hemingway while sipping coffee.

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