Georgio told me Italians never have a cappuccino after 11 am. But they drink espresso all day long (even on the beach) in tiny Lilliputian-sized cups. Our villa came with an espresso machine and a few dozen pods but we couldn't adapt. We managed to find paper filters at a store but no cone for drip coffee. A funnel had to do. I asked Paolo's daughter if they had a coffee machine that we could use and she said, disdainfully, "Oh, of course Italian coffee is too strong for you." Paolo then ordered an "American" coffee maker for us. We also asked about a toaster so he ordered one of those too. Here's how our kitchen counter looked when we arrived and how it looks now. Brew-tiful!
Funny how Italians are so judgmental about how other people like their food and drink. Can't we all just get along?
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