On coffee culture

The word "coffee" comes from the Greek word "K aw eh", which means "strength and enthusiasm". Drinking coffee is not only a pastime, but also the pursuit of an ideal lifestyle with its rich cultural connotation.

Coffee, a magical drink, was endowed with magical functions as early as the Arab era. With the help of coffee, people can think about problems, dream about the world and debate current affairs and politics. "It is the spiritual food for thinkers and chess masters." Arabs hone their chess skills in coffee shops.

When you come to a cafe, people read, chat, listen to music and play chess. In the fragrant coffee flavor, rational thoughts have inserted the wings of romantic dreams. Europeans are also a thoughtful people, and coffee in hand has become another extreme culture. Anyone who drinks or gambles is not allowed to enter the gate of the cafe, because people come to the cafe to promote the growth of wisdom.

This enthusiasm for cafes has expanded rapidly. By 1730, there are nearly 4,000 cafes in Paris, the whirlwind center of the future democratic revolution! Later, cafes had more functions. Tea, cocoa, alcoholic drinks, all kinds of milk snacks and even dishes are available. In some cafes, people can spend the night. From midnight, the sea is often brightly lit and very lively.

In order to explore a broader social life, the high-end cafes at that time spared no expense to build a hall that could accommodate dozens or even nearly a hundred coffee tables; For a long time, it was once the earliest place in European cities and the only place where people from all walks of life could meet freely. Among all kinds of people, scholars in cafes were inspired like a spring, and the essence of human civilization slowly spread all over the world from this small coffee table.

Therefore, the linguist Lionel Johnson believes that coffee shop is not only a place to sell coffee, but also an idea, a way of life, a social occasion and a philosophical thought.