I am convinced that the way we drink coffee is very much related to the moment we are living... I share with you several situations...
Near my house there is a public transportation stop. In the early hours of the morning, especially from Monday to Wednesday, there are long lines of people waiting for the arrival of the buses. In those hours there are always two ladies there with several thermoses of coffee, usually selling black coffee in small plastic cups. It is impressive the amount of people that buy that coffee, they drink it quickly as if it were a medicine, they do not talk to anyone while they drink it, here coffee loses part of its charm as a social drink. I think that in this case drinking coffee helps them to distract themselves while waiting for the bus to arrive.
The same happens in a nearby health center, there are always a large number of people waiting to be attended, there is no coffee shop there, and just like at the bus stop there are always two ladies with several thermoses of coffee. There too, people drink the coffee in small plastic cups with the intention of distracting themselves, perhaps to calm the anxiety of the wait, they almost never talk to anyone while they drink it, they almost never invite anyone to drink it with them. Here too, coffee is of no importance to strengthen social relations, but it serves as a great companion to deal with tedium.
Very different is what happens in other more formal places such as coffee shops. There, people go with a different disposition, generally to enjoy a coffee that they drink slowly, savoring with care every little sip. It is very frequent that in these places people are accompanied and here coffee has a great importance as a facilitator of social relations. People converse pleasantly while they enjoy their coffee, make great plans, fall in love, set up other meetings, in short... all the things that people generally share with others when they are having a good time.
In each of those places, the same person may have different behaviors while drinking their coffee, so I think it would be very risky to draw conclusions about their personality.
I have been in all those situations, I have never bought coffee while waiting in line for the bus, but I have been in the health post while waiting to be attended.
If someone were to see me at that moment, maybe they could draw the conclusion that I am a nervous person, dominated by anxiety. Seeing me drinking that coffee in a hurry, almost burning my lips, and then crumpling the small glass of coffee in my mouth to the point of almost rendering it useless would give an image of me, which is undoubtedly true but not the only one.
If they see me talking placidly in a coffee shop while talking with a friend then they might think that I am a cheerful, talkative, extroverted person, because that is what I am expressing motivated by that circumstance. And it's not that that's not true, that's also a part of me but it's not the only part of me either.
And finally, if any of you could see me right now as I write this note, with my coffee cup on the side and occasionally lifting it to take a small sip while I continue writing, almost without taking my eyes off the monitor, you would surely think that I am a very focused person, almost imperturbable. Which wouldn't be a lie, but as in the previous situations it wouldn't be the only truth either.
I don't know if the way in which each of us drinks coffee can be a good indicator of our personality, but I do believe that it can help us to become aware of all the emotions that we can experience. It's amazing how coffee can help us get to know ourselves.
Thanks for your time.
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