SOME FEATURES ABOUT THE COFFEE ENJOYING CULTURE OF HANOI AND SAIGONESE
Coffee is not only a simple drink but it is also an indispensable cultural feature in the daily life of Vietnamese people. However, it is possible that the same coffee, the same preparation method, but the culture of enjoying coffee is completely different. So through this article, Danielmachine will show you the unique cultural features. enjoy typical coffee between Hanoians and Saigonese
Coffee culture in Hanoi and Saigon
SUBJECTS ENJOYING COFFEE
If you have once come to Hanoi and paid a little attention, you will see that coffee addicts and coffee lovers are mainly old people, business people, and office workers.
For office workers, they often sit and drink coffee to discuss work, chat, relax after stressful working days.
As for the elderly, they often have the habit of sipping a cup of coffee in the morning, watching the trees and streets of Hanoi to enjoy the beauty of life. For them, enjoying coffee is an art, containing long stories to tell.
In Hanoi Sometimes people also invite you to drink coffee in the evening, but usually not too late like Saigon people because Hanoi is not a city that doesn't sleep.
So what about Saigon? Coffee in Saigon can be said to be a popular drink for all ages and classes, from the elderly to the young. They can drink coffee at any time of the day, maybe in the early morning or late at night to sip coffee with their lover, close friend.
Coffee in Saigon is not divided into age classes
In addition, "Coffee" is also a catchphrase of Saigon people. Just make an excuse with a simple saying "Coffee?", the cup of coffee becomes the connection between two or many people.
CULTURE "ORDER" COFFEE
Normally, calling or ordering a cup of coffee is not difficult, but when it comes to Hanoi or Saigon, it is different.
If you order a brown glass:
In Saigon: you will be brought a cup of black coffee by the owner
In Hanoi : you will get 1 cup of coffee with milk
If you want to drink coffee with milk
In Saigon: 1 glass of BACXIU
In Hanoi: if you order a cup of BACXIU you will get the answer "no" or you will be considered... crazy.
So you need to keep this point in mind to know how to order the right cup of coffee!
PLACE TO DRINK COFFEE
Saigonese can drink coffee anywhere, from sidewalks to luxury shops. The places serving this drink in Saigon are also very diverse in genres such as book coffee, pet coffee, flat coffee to garden coffee...
If you have ever enjoyed coffee in Saigon, you will surely be familiar with the name "Coffee flat" at Notre Dame Cathedral.
COFFEE CULTURE WHEN INVITING GUESTS
The culture of using drinks to invite guests is shown most clearly when guests come to visit the house. If you are in Saigon in particular or in the South in general, if you are a visitor, the host will welcome and invite you to coffee as a greeting, the opening of the story.
Those in Hanoi or neighboring provinces will see the difference when guests come to the house, the owner often makes tea to invite water, very few families invite coffee like in Saigon. Or sometimes the owner is a coffee lover, they will offer both options. In general, in the North, tea is still considered more popular and popular than coffee.
So if you are a "real" Saigonese, come to the capital and don't see an invitation to coffee in the first sentence, don't be sad because you think the host is less hospitable, simply the culture of each place is a little different.
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