social norms

Why Are Coffee Houses So Popular?

by

Why are coffee shops so popular? As you enter a coffee shop, you cannot deny its cool factor. Its intimate atmosphere is made up of cozy colors, chill background music, and a variety of unique individuals staying for hours on their laptops, talking with friends, and reading books How did coffee shops become popular? It … Read more

Who Invented Coffee House?

by

Pasqua Rosée opened the first coffee house in London in 1652, prompting a revolution in London society. “british culture was intensely hierarchical and structured. The idea that you could go and sit next to someone as an equal was radical,” says Markman Ellis, author of The Coffee House: A Cultural History. When was the coffee … Read more