A woman was left outraged on a recent trip to Europe, when she realised coffee shops are typically not open at 6.45am. Most of us need a cup of coffee or tea to start our days right.
If you work in an office or away from home, most tend to have a hot drink when they wake up in the morning or might grab a fancier latte or cappuccino on their commute. But generally coffee and retail shops are open when most people head out for the day - generally between 8am and 9am. But one American woman, Sarah Tonen, was gobsmacked when she was travelling around Europe and was unable to get a coffee when she wanted.
She dubbed her experience as a "culture shock" and said "nobody tells you". Woman finds 'world's most beautiful place' with blue water and mountains - and it's in Europe Sarah, who shared what happened via her TikTok account @sarahtonen , explained that the first thing she does when she wakes up is she goes and gets a cup of coffee. After rising at 6.
45am she "moseyed on down" to the reception area of the hotel she was staying in. "I got to their little coffee and it's closed," she said. She continued: "Kind of weird .
I go up to the front desk and ask 'is the barista running late?'. She looks at me really weird and she goes 'no'. I was like 'it's 6.
45' and she goes 'yeah he's probably still sleeping'." Confused, the guest asks if the barista is sick to which she is told he is not. "I don't think she meant to do this but she kind of rolled her eyes and said coffee is not open unt.
