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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@LadyDuck (470492)
• 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 (28390)
• Lichfield, England
22 Feb 22
I like grain coffee. I've never had a culture shock.
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@sharonelton (28390)
• Lichfield, England
25 Feb 22
@Mrlnvk The coffee I have is made with Barley and chicory.
@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
25 Feb 22
@sharonelton @sharonelton This kind of coffee was the only 'coffee' which could be bought in the GDR (German Democratic Reublic) after the end of the Second World War. My mother always sent real coffee to our relatives when we had moved to West Germany.
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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
@ihasaquestion (8274)
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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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