What happens when the Greeks invite you to drink espresso?

Because in Greece, Greek businessmen have a good sense of humor and like to make jokes. When it comes to business, the host first invites guests to choose strong Greek coffee. If you refuse rashly, it will be regarded as humiliation by the other party. Moreover, the Greek coffee culture has been integrated into life for the Greeks and has become a living habit or etiquette.

Greeks usually drink two cups of coffee every day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Especially those women who live at home, it is common practice to meet in cafes for coffee, gossip and news in the morning. When visiting Greek families, locals will entertain guests with Greek coffee. Guests must accept it and say some blessings before drinking it. In addition, after the funeral, family members usually gather at the home of the deceased to have coffee and chat.

Greeks like to meet friends in cafes, and it takes 15 minutes for coffee to be ready. It will take another quarter of an hour for the coffee to be served, and the coffee will completely settle down. People use this time to greet each other, and their parents are brief and exchange information. With such a small cup of coffee, the Greeks can drink it all afternoon. There are also some ancient Greek women who will perform divination according to the shape of coffee powder left in the cup after drinking coffee. This sounds unreliable, but in fact it is extremely accurate.

And ordinary coffee can't be used for divination, only Greek coffee or Turkish coffee can be used for divination. Because these two kinds of coffee will have residues after drinking, the shape or pattern of these residues can predict the quality. Therefore, in coffee shops in Greece or Turkey, you can often see some coffee fortune tellers dressed in antiques and strange clothes who specialize in answering questions. The perfect coffee date will end with coffee divination. Greek coffee is not only a drink, but also the spiritual culture of Greece.