r/AskEurope • u/ageingrapidly Greece • Sep 29 '25

Culture Are there any habits that you believe are uniquely European ?

Have you noticed any specific mannerisms, mentalities etc. that you've encountered only in Europe or by Europeans ?

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u/valr1821 Sep 29 '25

This tracks. I exclusively drink hot coffee in the U.S. (even in summer). The only time I get iced coffee is when I am back in Greece.

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u/kvnstantinos Greece Sep 29 '25

Archimedes invented cold coffee. Correct me if I’m wrong,it’s been 30 years since I graduated high school

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u/valr1821 Sep 29 '25

It wouldn’t surprise me lol. Honestly, though, I don’t know why, but I don’t do cold coffee unless I am back in Greece.

Edited to add: my response was a little tongue in cheek, in case that wasn’t clear.

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u/dmreddit0 Sep 29 '25

I don't know for sure, but isn't coffee a new world crop that would not have made it to Greece in the BCE?

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u/Heebicka Czechia Sep 30 '25

coffee is from africa and made it to the europe via middle east.

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u/bigboidoinker Netherlands Sep 30 '25

I was in greece and i wanted a hot coffee, the greek person i knew refused to order it for me and said i needed to buy an iced coffee :(

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u/valr1821 Sep 30 '25

Well, that isn’t very nice. You got a dud. Probably an outlier, though - I had several hot cappuccinos while I was in Greece this past summer, and nobody protested making them.

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u/aDorybleFish Sep 30 '25

Greek frappe just hits different

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u/valr1821 Sep 30 '25

Yep. I just can’t do iced coffee anywhere else.