> entirely different countries currently in the things that matter. I don't know, there seems to be quite some common ground when it comes to food and drink, f

> entirely different countries currently in the things that matter. I don't know, there seems to be quite some common ground when it comes to food and drink, for example. That's part (and the result) of some shared culture, I'd say. Isn't it nice to realize that your neighbors might be people just like you are, who like to take their coffee in quite a similar way?