Every time I travel, I always try the city’s/country’s
specialties whether it would be food or drinks. I guess it would only be normal
for me to find a café in Venice that has a nice view to sip on some Italian
made coffee. I was doing a bit of research on Venice the other day and seeing
whether there are any culture shocks that people experienced. Little did I know
that ordering coffee varies quite a bit from Melbourne.
What type of coffee do you order? I don’t know about you but
I usually get a latte for a pick-me-up in the afternoon after getting minimal
sleep the night before. Except, I can’t exactly do that in Venice, or Italy for
that matter. People generally drink milky forms of coffee (like lattes or cappuccinos)
in the morning because it said to be unsettling to have it after meals.
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So I can’t have my latte in the afternoon but I can still order it how I do in Melbourne right? Actually… I don’t think that’s the case. After doing some research, I found that a latte over there is just a glass of milk! I guess I am going to have to learn how to say ‘Latte Macchiato’ or ‘Caffè Latte’ so that I can get my morning (not afternoon) latte fix.
If you’re a cappuccino person, then you won’t have trouble ordering at all because it’s just Cappuccino! But if you want an expresso (one shot of coffee), then you’ll be ordering an ‘Un Caffè’!
Time to learn some new terminology! Also, did I mention that cafés are called ‘bars’ over there? I guess I’ll have to do double takes when someone tells me to go to a bar for coffee!
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