Why Italians are saying 'No' to takeaway coffee - BBC News 

In Italy you dont ask for an espresso..you just ask for a coffee

Probably a good thing, since they won't be using those non-recyclable cups

Why downgrade when you are already the best in something.

Here in Spain takeaway coffee isn't so popular either. Coffee is for relaxing and meeting your friends, not to drink while you're running down rhe street

Good for them, they are culturally very proud of their traditions and rituals. Eating is not a dash and go process.

I'm in the Uk and I don't touch 'takeaway' coffee. Too expensive, too weak, too corporate.. When in Italy, I just love their coffee rituals and taste. Well done Italy, stay yourself.

Curious fact: a strong espresso (around a quarter of a small cup) in Portugal is called an italiana. So it's even faster.

God bless the Italians preserve your culture no matter how insignificant it may seem to outsiders.

its not just Italy, we dont do Starbucks or other crap like that in Portugal either... We usually call that kind of "coffee", "Dishwashing machine water".

you see this is why italians are the coolest

As a Japanese we are same as Italian. We dont drink plastic coffee walking around, it is best to stop and drink.

Thank God for the Italians.

Italians and Portuguese! 😊

I'm Portuguese and take away coffee makes no sense to me also! First, cold coffee is crap. Second, think about the environment, do you really want to put coffee on a paper cup so you just throw away in a couple of minutes?

in most countries in europe take away coffee is not a thing.

The environment is a winner in Italy.

Saves a paper cup, and the speed of service is impressive.

Yep. I am Italian and I was 19 years old living in Ireland when I first heard the horror phrase "Coffee to go". My 101-year-old Italian grandma used to say "caffè: sedente, bollente, che non costi niente" or "Coffee (is to be enjoyed) seated, boiling and super cheap".

Ciao amico?? 🤣🤣🤣 Ma chi ti conosce

We love Italian culture. Hope to travel there.

Italians have much to be proud of. Coffee for one.

It's the same in Portugal.

I just came from Italy (not on vacation), and was very impressed. Italians are very proud of their traditions and culture, and are very open to showing it to foreigners. I had a amazing time, and the people were very friendly.

Italy ! The place where Renaissance happened, the place which gave Rome amd Romans civilzed the western world...Italy you beauty ❤🌷

Never change Italy!

I thought it was because they kept spilling their coffee as they talk with their hands.

I visited Italy last month, and this is absolutely true. Amo la cultura d'italia!

Love Italy 💗

Italian espresso 😍😍

Reason #1: Because they know better. That's it.

Also, Italian coffee is actually nice, whereas takeaway coffee is shit. Easy, the culture and the best coffee

Love Italy

It's the same in Spain & France, if you see anybody on the street drinking a long cup of takeaway "coffee" - 100% sure it's an American. Kudos to Italy! ;) evviva il caffè italiano!!!

I love Southern European culture, much more refined in some ways compared to us northerners

because we are civilized people

Coffee time in my country the balkans is very important and special you chat with friends and people . in the morning before you go to work you Go to the cafeteria and meet with people for about 20 min and have you coffe and i miss that very much . I've been living in the ny usa years and people here dont have no idea how to have a coffee. So right now it's Sunday morning January 21st 2018 I will go to a coffee bar to have my morning coffee the only people who sit in the table like humans to have their coffee or Italians Balkans

this is very problematic, every time i travel i struggle to find a decent coffee, find a good one outside of italy it's really impossible.

In daily stress an Espresso in an Italian bar to enjoy a moment of relax and Italian Dolce Vita ! For us Italians it is a ritual that must be preserved and respected. Just as it is a ritual to enjoy a good meal with tranquility and not "running away" on the street.

think about how much coffee cup, lid, plastic, stirrer can be saved! they also protecting the earth! bravo Italian!

Not just Italians, this is common in most of Europe

Illy Coffee from Italy is the best.

[=.=] Coffee is meant to be sipped not Gulped down the throat! I think they don't understand difference between coffee and Chocolate Milk Shake.

That's why when I went to Italy ( I'm from Portugal) I felt so at home lmao, they understand the ritual and the importance of sitting down drinking a coffee And a cigarrete and an expresso? Name a better duo

There is also a reason of why coffee in Italy is that small, because a cup of italian espresso gives you more boost than the usual American coffee (I can tell you by experience) and honestly the first time I tried an actual American coffee it felt like drinking from the dirtiest drinking fountain in Rome (yes, there are thousands of drinking fountains all over the city, and all of them are clean since the well care from the citizens, and no one actually causes damage to these, they close the valve only when there's an overuse of water during summer)

I'm not Italian but I believe coffee is meant to be drink from proper ceramic coffee cup (not paper cup) with the right size for each type of coffee.

In Korea, lot of recycle cups become to the rubbish under street. and all merchant buildings occupied to the coffee shops. if all coffee shops doesn't provide a takeaway for all customer, probably reduce for waste of the recycle garbage.

Italians make the best food. Pizza, spaghetti, and lagsana.

When I was in Marseilles nobody did takeaway coffee either. They told me they don’t do that. It’s not just Italians.

I was very lucky to try coffee and croissant in Trieste some time ago. They were amazing!

The 40 seconds coffee is a morning thing. You double park your car, fly in the bar, drink and leave. Go to any Italian city in the afternoon or on a Saturday when people don't work and there's much more sitting down with larger mugs.

Boy, BBC, you are really doing some valuable journalism. Anyone who has been in Italy the past 2000 years knew all this. Italians know quality. Your rubbishy "pret a manger" shops that serve only garbage wouldn't last a week here. And BBC gets tax money for this gibberish?

in Portugal it's the same thing

Oh! That was a very factual and interesting video. It caught my eye because it is not on the deadly and boring political issues. Can we see more of the lovely culture of places?

Glad they’re keeping their food traditions alive! Funny, also, how Pizza Hut and Dominos tried to conquer Italy but failed as well!

They've got it spot on with the temperature situation

The Italians, the Spanish and the Portuguese have that habit too. Not sure if other countries do it too, but these I am certain.

Here in the US people who are pressed for time have to grab coffee and go, but anybody who can grab a few minutes sits down to enjoy the brew properly with a little treat and maybe the day's newspaper. We do, yes, have widespread carryout coffee which is a lifesaver when you're in a hurry, but our coffee break ritual is a lot closer in form to the classic "English Afternoon Tea" than it is to the Italian coffee break. One reason is that because the coffee shops are usually packed and the drinks can be complex, it takes at least 5 minutes for your coffee to even be delivered, 8-12 minutes is more normal. The other factor is, most american coffee shops are busy social venues. They are set up to encourage socializing and community interaction with stuff like comfy chairs and couches and tables, free wireless internet access, and some charging ports customers can use. Many privately owned coffee shops host local musicians, poetry readings, and even open-mic nights every week, as well as showcasing local artists on their walls. Every once in a while, a couple even says their marriage vows in a coffee shop!

Used to love the coffee shops in Naples, this video is spot on. Some of them mixed it with selling beer and wine! Never did quite get used to or like them.

I'll continue to enjoy my leisurely cup of coffee in the morning, just the way I always have, thank you very much.

The best espresso I ever had in the States was at a shop that used a very expensive Italian brewing machine that looked like it was made from copper. The flavor was incredible!

You forgot to say that the paper cup ruins the taste of the coffee.

When i drink coffee i like it to be a little bit hot and i drink it around 5-10mins. I also don't like take away coffe unless it was with ice.

Absolutely true. I live in UK and that’s the way it is if you take in a plastic cup. Too hot! If you ask for americano from say Starbucks, it’s too watery, too hot, not a comparison to how an Italian would have it.

They have the right idea.

And Portugal !!! Italy and Portugal coffee is " sacred" no plastic paper cups. Porcelain small cups.

How are 40 seconds relaxing?

Long live Italy!! ❤️

Espresso is the only coffe worth drinking

It is very important also to say PERFAVORE when ur asking for and espresso.

Can they make an espresso with a question mark?

The lady at the end has lovely smile :)

I never saw the point in take away coffee? It doesn't seem very sociable and now it turns out to be environmentally hazardous.

Boiling hot coffee in One Gulp? How did they make espresso with low temperature water?

I really enjoyed espresso when I was in italy even in a hot day. In my country, I cannot find good espresso.

Contradictions all around. Is coffee meant to be quickly taken like a shot within 40 seconds, or is coffee consumption ideally purposed as a break/conversation?

I love the takeaway coffee in Melbourne. In Italy it feels ‘Not quite enough’

Finally! Some people are standing up to the Starbuckization of coffee and awful takeaway cups!. Thank god it's Italy, the home of espresso and one of the last bastions of traditional coffee culture! Hopefully it will catch on...

Not just Italian people in France it's the same too 😎

Much respect.

Sorry i like Tea

I wouldnt say that Europe loves those take away coffee. France, Spain,Italy, Croatia and Balkan countries, Sweden, Portugal, they all drink coffee in place and enjoy the moment. American exchange student could not believe that here in Croatia we sit 2 hours straight or even more just to drink coffee and enjoy chatting with friends. I would say American people and one influenced by that culture are mostly into those to go drinks. Europe as it is in my opinion still believes in good old drinking coffee in peace.

Nobody drinks coffee like shots in Italy.. or calls it _espresso,_ you just ask _"un caffè"._

I am Italian and I prefer tea than coffee because coffee raise the acidity of the stomach, but sometimes after a big lunch I take an espresso, corretto perhaps. But that take a way coffee is like dirty water I would never buy one. Maybe a take away tea, that sounds better

Here in indonesia used to be coffee is for dine in, till starbuck came and ruins everything

in portugal is the same . because we drink expressos not big quantities of coffea

I like to take my time drinking coffee and prefer it in a bigger cup. The one in the video is more of a quick coffee "shot"

In Naples we always drink a glass of water (for free) before drinking our coffee.

That's exactly the same in Portugal

The coffe is the espresso, the rest is dirty water . And I hate when Starbucks gives me espresso in a big paper cup.. I could set the place on fire

Let's get straight to the point and the conclusion: fuck takeaway coffee and all other "trends" imported from the US or UK. We have our culture and we are proud of it.

È verissimo!i live in italy and I can tell u ,that ‘s absolutely true!but I like cappuccino more than coffee!

So, how many Celcius is the appropriate temperature for instant drinking?

In the UK, everything is now on the go. Most ancient cultures saver the social as well as the need to consume food and drink in a calmful manner for a calmer experience. Love coffee. Love the environment! Ciao 😎☕

Ah, yes. The right temperature for immediate drinking, makes it possible to finish the coffee in a short period of time. In other countries, when you order hot coffee it will be mostly hot and not possible for immediate drinking.

My french workmate said Italian coffee is one of the best coffee he had.

That's literally most of Europe. I havent seen a country that uses takeout coffe apart from Americq ☕️ But its so cool how its cold

it was the same in my country venezuela

Portugal is part of Europe too. Everything you mentioned applies to Portugal as well

Italy can be described so: Tradition over consumption, hello from Ecuador 🇪🇨 we love you Italy 🇮🇹

Italy and Portugal, the best places to drink coffee. The Portuguese coffee is very similar to the Italian, we take great pride in our "Bica"- (espresso)