Since I moved to London I have developed my morning routine. Wake up,
get ready, go the office, on the way to the office stop at pret a
manger, birleys or bene bene to get my coffee (skinny latte) and breakfast
(toasts, croissant, etc). Go to my desk, swich on my PC while sipping my
coffee, read my emails while still sipping my coffee and say hello to
my boss and have our morning chat while still enjoying my coffee.
Somehow eventhough I have to travel for my job, I can maintain my morning
ritual, in London, Sydney, Tokyo, Singapore, New York, Zurich, Barcelona.
Except in one country..... and guess which country it is? Italy....
yep, Italy, the land of coffee drinker.
I am now on my way back to London from Milan, where I have just spent
three days trying to somehow keep my morning routine. One thing, the
Italian drinks esspresso. Of course you can have cappucinno, but in some
places, cafe latte is too much to ask for. And skim milk???? what are
you talking about???? we only have full fat milk here. I like my
coffee with skim milk not because I am worried about the calories (since I
have been having tiramisu every night in Milan, don't think you can
accuse me of being a calory obsessed individual), but I just don't like it
with full fat milk. But I guess, it is better than nothing. And you
want take away coffee??? they would look at you with a funny glare? Ok
if you insist, and they produced this plastic cup which is not design
at all for hot drinks!!!!
Even in the office they do not have a coffee machine, but you have to
go downstairs to the cafetaria and the same drama would start. So on
the second day I decided that I could actually bring the cup (the china
cup) upstairs, but I did not find the cup was big enough to last me more
than 5 minutes.
Don't get me wrong. I love being in Italy. The people are so lively,
the food are so nice, the weather is tropical compared to London. But
being in Milan made me realise that my skinny latte in the morning is
actually one of my little luxury in life that I enjoy so much..... so do
you know what will I get tomorrow morning when I am going to the office
in London?????
