Coffee is a popular drink across cultures. The Singaporeans drink their coffee with condensed milk. It is mixed by pouring it back and forth from two cups to ensure a full mix. The Cubans like their coffee very sweet and they drink it from small cups. Even China has changed its outlook on coffee. Ten years ago, a visitor will have to walk far to get to a place where coffee is served. How things have changed. Starbucks is all over the place.

With the entry of Starbucks in China, the Chinese are being educated in the American way of taking coffee. They are learning the different ways of brewing coffee and the various ways of serving it. They are learning how to differentiate espresso from cappuccino. It is safe to assume that the Chinese are buying their own cappuccino machines and setting them up beside their tea sets. How things have changed, indeed.