• ZagorathOP
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    3 months ago

    Personally, I don’t drink coffee and I find cafe-/restaurant-made tea to be far too expensive to be worth getting. But I agree with the articles points about the social aspect and use of cafes as a “third place” (though it doesn’t use the term), especially with the growing low-/no-alcohol culture among younger generations.

    I don’t mind a smoothie, which most decent cafes have as an alternative option.

    • AJ Sadauskas@aus.social
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      3 months ago

      @Zagorath In many parts of Europe, there isn’t really the hard distinction that we have between a cafe and a bar.

      I mean yes, there are cafes that don’t serve liquor, and there are pure pubs. But cafe/bars that do both are a lot more common.

      So the place you meet your friends for a coffee at lunchtime is the same place you meet your colleagues for a drink after work.

      And that means you can get a coffee in the evening, if you want one.