1. UNIVERSITY OF AGRONOMIC SCIENCES AND VETERINARY
MEDICINE
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC ENGINIEERING IN
AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Coordinating teacher:
Frumușelu Mihai
Student:
Bucur Andra-Georgeta
Group 8114
A suspended coffeeKeywords :
coffee, kindness,
story
Where did the tradition of suspended coffee begin?
It all started in the cafés of Naples. When a person had a lucky day or
simply was very happy paying two coffees, but consuming only one, the
other, called in Italian „caffee sospeso", was a small gift for a less
fortunate person.
So what is a suspended coffee?
Well, it's a coffee paid in advance by someone anonymously, enjoyed by
another person who can't afford paying it.
"A coffee for me and one waiting, please" means that a person pays two
coffees, but consumes only one. Later, a man with limited financial
resources can come to the restaurant or coffee shop and ask the employees
if there is a waiting coffee, that is, if someone has paid for it in advance. So,
those who can't afford a hot drink can enjoy it, all because of the generosity
of a stranger.
Today, cafés and restaurants all over the world have taken on the Italian
model and allow customers to do good deeds for the poor. Moreover, it is
now possible to order “waiting” food to allow the poor to enjoy a free meal.
Let's start thinking about the others too!