Coffee culture

                                 COFFEE CULTURE  

                             An Interesting Culture



           Everywhere you visit around here you run into the coffee culture which fascinates me. Coffee bars line the narrow streets and alleys in every town and village.They stand side by side and are interspersed among sidewalk cafés and restaurants. Strong Turkish coffee is the only coffee available, and it is served in tiny porcelain cups which contain about two swallows. Of course it is sipped in tiny amounts. Desserts are available it the coffee bars, but no other food. Desserts are sweet, but everyone loves them.

One can sit all day long with one cup of coffee if desired. No one ever tries to hurry or rush you away. And people do sit for hours visiting or just as often by themselves. People read, work on computers or visit with friends. The coffee bars open early in the morning and remain open late at night. No one ever seems to be in a rush.

But you see, it's not as peaceful as it may seem, if you're not used to this kind of place. You would probably think we're crazy! It's very loud and besides the coffee there are a lot of people drinking beer or rakija any day of the week, any hour of the day. Talking about neighbours, wives and general complaining about life. The occasional fist fights and stupid arguments about cars and types of strudel, which is a very fun argument to have, everything is pretty calm and relaxed and doesn't seem unusual at all.

At the end of the day you realize that coffee bars are a somesort of a forum. You want coffee and peace? You got it! You want to argue? You got it! You want to meet new people? You got it! Everything revolves around it. And it is true what they say; Coffee is a magical drink. Just imagine how many people popped out into the world simply because of the question; “can I buy you a cup of coffee?”

Coffee must be as black as hell, strong as death and as sweet as love.

Remember, if you drink sugared coffee you have a bitter life.

That's life for you.


Ziga
   

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