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The library, the café or the debate club maybe. The café was the first pub-like place where people did mostly not drink alcohol. Reportedly, it was an inportan
by ahartmetz 3y ago
The library, the café or the debate club maybe.
The café was the first pub-like place where people did mostly not drink alcohol. Reportedly, it was an inportant place for the enlightenment period of history. Let's not oversell HN here, though...
- OfSanguineFire 3y agoCentral European cafes sell spirits, too. A cognac makes a fine accompaniment to a coffee. It is foreign franchise coffee places like Starbucks don't sell alcohol at all, and that is a major part of why they feel so foreign.
- ahartmetz 3y agoThey do, but the general atmosphere is far less boozy anyway. Some years ago, a friend introduced me to caffè corretto - espresso with grappa. Pretty good stuff, too.