Suspended coffee :::
There are seemingly a million ways to drink your coffee these days - and when you come into a place like Starbucks for the first time, you might find yourself staring at all the names, sizes, flavors and extras in despair. There are the lattes, the frappes, iced or not, a shot of espresso, the flat white and so many more.
But what is a suspended coffee ???
But what is a suspended coffee ???
We were in a small coffee house when
two customers arrived and went to the counter.
'Five coffees. Two for us. Three suspended,' the woman said. The man paid the five coffees, and they left with their two coffees to go.
'What's a suspended coffee?' I asked my friend who was a regular at this place. 'Wait and see', was his answer.
More customers came. Two girls ordered two caramel flavored lattes, paid for two, left with two.
After a while, three business men came in. All suit and tie. They asked for seven coffees, paid for seven, but took only three to the tiny table in the corner opposite us.
While we were sipping our frappes an elderly man entered the coffeehouse. From his shabby clothes you could tell he was poor, a beggar, maybe homeless. He kindly asked: 'Do you have a suspended coffee?'
He got a coffee, free of charge. When took the first sip, it brought a smile on his face.
This type of charity is said to have started in Naples, Italy. People pay for more than they actually consume – like coffee or even little meals, which can then be given to those who can't afford them.
Retold after an article found here:
Read more http://www.trueactivist.com/suspended-coffees/
'Five coffees. Two for us. Three suspended,' the woman said. The man paid the five coffees, and they left with their two coffees to go.
'What's a suspended coffee?' I asked my friend who was a regular at this place. 'Wait and see', was his answer.
More customers came. Two girls ordered two caramel flavored lattes, paid for two, left with two.
After a while, three business men came in. All suit and tie. They asked for seven coffees, paid for seven, but took only three to the tiny table in the corner opposite us.
While we were sipping our frappes an elderly man entered the coffeehouse. From his shabby clothes you could tell he was poor, a beggar, maybe homeless. He kindly asked: 'Do you have a suspended coffee?'
He got a coffee, free of charge. When took the first sip, it brought a smile on his face.
This type of charity is said to have started in Naples, Italy. People pay for more than they actually consume – like coffee or even little meals, which can then be given to those who can't afford them.
Retold after an article found here:
Read more http://www.trueactivist.com/suspended-coffees/