Shall we go for coffee?

A suggestion - invitation very favorite to most Greeks, all year round, winter and summer: ‘Shall we go for coffee?’ Greece is the land of light and sun and we Greeks do not miss the opportunity to enjoy the beauty and happiness that the wonderful weather offers us in our homeland. An outing to drink coffee with your friends or your friend, it also means an opportunity to communicate with him / her, to tell your news,  to learn his / her own, to comment, to think, to express your feelings, your fears, your desires, to laugh, to cry, to make decisions. Going out for coffee with a loved person is a kind of psychotherapy, it is a habit that gives you strength, joy and energy to continue your daily life.

But there are times when you want to enjoy your coffee alone, with your thoughts, to give space and time to yourself, to calm down and stop talking, just to stand as an observer of your life and the world around you.

The possible and ideal places for coffee are many and you can, easily and without much effort, visit them. Most people prefer cafes or small cafes near their place of residence, in their neighborhood, in the square of their area, where gather a lot of people. But you can move with your car, your motorbike or better with the metro, in the center of Athens and sit down to drink your coffee in Plaka, in Thiseio, in Monastiraki or in Syntagma.

If you do not like the city center and you are in the mood  and have the means of transportation to move, you can enjoy your coffee, in a beautiful nearby beach of Athens, in Piraeus, in Marina Zeas, in Mikrolimano, in Faliro, in Glyfada, in Vouliagmeni, in Varkiza. The view of the sea and the calm that exudes, compensate you for any inconvenience you went through, until you reach your destination.
It seems that we, the inhabitants of big cities,  have more need to go out, to tell our news, drinking a coffee, and we consider it something expected and normal, compared to those who live in the suburbs, villages and generally in more remote places from the city. People there, do not go out often , perhaps because they are busy with their work or on the other hand, they have become accustomed to the view and the beauty of nature around them, so that they do not need to go out of their house to drink coffee. After all, they can enjoy their coffee with neighbors, relatives or friends, in their yard of their house.

Of course, the best time to go for coffee is the weekend, all hours, from morning to night, without restriction.

Well, what do you say, shall we go for coffee?

Anthoula P. Veziri