Culture shock
By Marlin
@Mrlnvk (432)
Italy
February 21, 2022 12:48pm CST
I can tell I love coffee. I still remember the very first culture shock when I arrived here (Italy). When in Indonesia I would always got a big cup then when I arrived here it was the opposite. trust me, even for this small thing, I need at least 2 months to get used to it. And if you thought it's just because I ordered espresso, no, I am not a fan of espresso. Forever I am a fan of coffee latte which is here, the cup has same size no matter it's espresso or coffee latte.
The funny thing that it's not really funny, when I was landing here and my husband picked me up late, I decide to stay in Mc D for charging and coffee, there was written latte that in that moment I thought it was coffee latte but guess what I got was milk (which is in Italian means "latte". That's how I learn my very first Italian words beside "Ciao" and "Grazie".
That's abit my little story about culture shock since I live here. How about you? Do you ever lived abroad and what's your culture shock?
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11 responses
@LadyDuck (472507)
• Switzerland
22 Feb 22
Ask for an "Americano" if you want a big cup of coffee and ask a little latte to add to the "Americano". Macchiato is an espresso with milk but it is a small cup anyway. I was shocked about how watery was the coffee in France when we moved there.
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@sharonelton (30262)
• Lichfield, England
22 Feb 22
I like grain coffee. I've never had a culture shock.
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@sharonelton (30262)
• Lichfield, England
25 Feb 22
@Mrlnvk The coffee I have is made with Barley and chicory.
@Mrlnvk (432)
• Italy
26 Feb 22
@MALUSE @sharonelton I never tried but it sounds really interesting, hopefully I will have a chance to try it one day
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@Queenoflife (942)
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22 Feb 22
I was surprised by the small portions of coffee. I have never lived across but I would love to one day live somewhere near the beach.
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@Rashnag (30592)
• Surat, India
25 Feb 22
Oh ok dear. Sorry to hear about your incident
. Hope you get adjusted with it soon. I love having cold coffee or cafe mocha. I haven't travelled abroad so haven't had any such experience
. Hope you get adjusted with it soon. I love having cold coffee or cafe mocha. I haven't travelled abroad so haven't had any such experience
@ihasaquestion (8275)
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24 Feb 22
I love Japanese coffee..you should try it sometime. Not too sweet, nor that bitter..
@Mrlnvk (432)
• Italy
26 Feb 22
@ihasaquestion is it possible to find it in every Japanese restaurant actually? Or not?
@Greencindere (669)
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24 Jul 22
I am a big coffee lover (Turkish coffee being my favorite) and I recently moved to Zambia which is a tea nation. There is simply no place where I can find a decent cup of coffee except in my house so I guess I’m saving money hahah but I feel you because I had the same cultural shock when moving to
The US(was used to small servings and the servings in America are huge).
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