Never has a country more revered the dark caffeinated liquid that millions of people bow to every morning. From walk up standing espresso bars to the humble train station vending machine, I must argue that Italians absolutely know wheat they're doing when it comes to addictive beverages. And there's an addiction for everyone.
Coffee's embedded into the culture--old men, young men, groups of women cluster in piazzas, sipping their mini-mugs in Armani sunglasses looking ever so effortless.
It's the British equivalent of pub culture. Americans take it to a different extreme--big cups in air conditioned cafes. But essentially the root of all this sit-back-and-relax must have started in one square or another in this ancient Italian nation.
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