The Nordic passion for coffee
May 31st, 2010 at 11:40 pm ETMatt Yglesias’ post “The Nordic Passion for Coffee” observes that the Nordic countries don’t just drink a lot of coffee — they drink more than their neighbors, more than anyone else in the world, by a statistically significant margin. He excerpts this map, which is striking:
I happened to read this while on an enforced coffee “fast” (during my long weekend in the country with a large group, where our sleep/wake schedule didn’t make it convenient to have coffee at the times and in the dosages I normally do). I really, really felt the lack. Consequently I am having a cup of strong coffee now that I’m home, at 11pm on a school night, despite knowing that it’ll put me to sleep late and mess me up in the morning. But it is delicious, especially with these cookies that my houseguest left me as a hostess, er, host gift. Thanks, houseguest!
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