Worldly Chatter

Goede Morgen! Hoe gaat het met jou? Of, hoe gaat het? Morgen! Is er koffie? Pretty much this is how my day starts. I hear chattering about, people saying morgen as the employees walk in and people going on about coffee. Today was slightly different. Is er koffie? Er is geen koffie! What do you mean there is no coffee! First thing in the morning, this is ten to eight, and there is no coffee! Our coffee machine is broken! We have this machine where there is like, five different kinds of coffee and hot water and some other neat features. A contraption is what it really is and it cannot give us coffee! So we were all going er is geen koffie! By ten this morning we had a pot brewing so we could have coffee on our coffee break. Someone bellowed coffee and we stared at him with an evil eye until he told us there really was coffee made. I tell you, I have never seen people move so fast up the stairs to the kitchen! The face of the machine was open and all of its guts exposed. I think we all glared at the evil thing, all we wanted was coffee and it decided that no, there was no coffee to be had today. How dare the thing!

Let me tell you something about the Dutch and their coffee. It is like the English and their tea; it is necessary and you can be sure that at ten, twelve and three there are Dutchies and Brits have their coffee and tea. In some work places, they allow coffee on a constant basis, such as Dutchies job. She is always having coffee at her desk. Now do not assume its just coffee with the Dutch, they love their tea just as much. Tea and coffee is offered at nearly home you go to and it looks as though everyone around you is drinking something all the time! Brilliant I say until the contraption malfunctions and I have no coffee! I love our Senseo Machine. A coffee pad and some water and I have coffee. No contraption required! We have coffee pads, instant coffee and coffee for a coffee pot we no longer own in our home. I broke the pot, why we have the Senseo Machine. We have a variety of teas to choose from and believe me we drink them all.

It is ALL about the coffee! The Dutch and Brits have it right. Coffee breaks are a must and literally the entire warehouse shuts down to have a cup! Coffee, coffee, coffee! Is er koffie? Ja, tuurlijk!

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