I was sitting here and thinking of all of the weirdness that goes on in coffee shops. I mean, talk about slice of life!
The thing is that different people go to coffee shops for different reasons. Marc and I go to have some time alone and talk. Some people go to have business meetings. Students go there to study. Lots of people with lots of reasons and sometimes the lifestyles clash.
So, here are -

The 10 Coffee Shop Commandments

 
Because of the combination of the rising cost of espresso and the low wages/high unemployment there is a new coffee bar etiquette in Italy.
You head out to meet your peeps at the local coffee shop and order an espresso. ONE espresso. Then you each take a sip from the cup.  Mmm…. compadre! Sharing did not go out of style in kindergarten.
It is polite to sip from a different side of the cup than your friend did, thereby sharing the coffee without sharing the germs. So if one person drinks from the left, the other can drink from the right and …read more