We have been to a few different continents and one thing I noticed is that people like coffee, but they way they get "their fix" varies from place to place. All of these places have many different ways of getting coffee (such as: you can probably find a good coffee shop to go and order a coffee anywhere you are, or, Keurig Machines where you brew an individual cup of coffee at a time gaining popularity, but I tried to focus on the main way people get their caffeine fix, at least as we saw it).
U.S.
As you may know many people in the U.S. drink coffee from coffee pots that look like this:
Australia:
When we were in Australia in 2008 and 2009, a lot of instant coffee was consumed (the kind that you put into a glass with hot water, stir and drink.
Available in individual packets or a larger jar.
In Europe (or at least in Germany and Austria) the culture was more about going to get a cup of coffee to sit and talk with your friends. It was very common to meet at a coffee shop for a cup. But, whether either in a coffee shop or in someone's personal house coffee was made by a coffee machine that ground the beans (put whole coffee beans in the top), mixed them with water and would even froth your milk if you wanted. With the settings on the machine you could control how strong or light the coffee was. We were even given one of these machines with our apartment in Austria. I'm not much of a coffee drinker but Katy said it was really good coffee.
Here in Japan, most coffee is consumed in even a different way yet. Little cans of coffee seem to be the norm here. There are a lot of 'vending' machines around town that carry different kinds of coffee (as well as other things). But the vending machines will dispense the coffee cold or very hot depending on the type. And when I say hot I am not talking about dispensing the coffee into a cup, the actual can of coffee will come out hot. Everywhere we have gone in Japan I have seen these machines and it always seems like there are people using them. I know the guys on the team use them a lot.
Another popular place to get coffee is a convenience store. But again, its coffee in the cans again. I am actually not even sure if there is another way that you can buy coffee here (except of course in a restaurant or coffee shop) but otherwise I think it is all in a can.
U.S.
As you may know many people in the U.S. drink coffee from coffee pots that look like this:
Australia:
When we were in Australia in 2008 and 2009, a lot of instant coffee was consumed (the kind that you put into a glass with hot water, stir and drink.
Available in individual packets or a larger jar.
In Europe (or at least in Germany and Austria) the culture was more about going to get a cup of coffee to sit and talk with your friends. It was very common to meet at a coffee shop for a cup. But, whether either in a coffee shop or in someone's personal house coffee was made by a coffee machine that ground the beans (put whole coffee beans in the top), mixed them with water and would even froth your milk if you wanted. With the settings on the machine you could control how strong or light the coffee was. We were even given one of these machines with our apartment in Austria. I'm not much of a coffee drinker but Katy said it was really good coffee.
Here in Japan, most coffee is consumed in even a different way yet. Little cans of coffee seem to be the norm here. There are a lot of 'vending' machines around town that carry different kinds of coffee (as well as other things). But the vending machines will dispense the coffee cold or very hot depending on the type. And when I say hot I am not talking about dispensing the coffee into a cup, the actual can of coffee will come out hot. Everywhere we have gone in Japan I have seen these machines and it always seems like there are people using them. I know the guys on the team use them a lot.
Another popular place to get coffee is a convenience store. But again, its coffee in the cans again. I am actually not even sure if there is another way that you can buy coffee here (except of course in a restaurant or coffee shop) but otherwise I think it is all in a can.
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