European Cafe vs. Canadian Coffee

Nicole Basaraba

I am no expert on coffee, although I love it and drink quite a lot of it. Coming from Canada to Belgium, I knew that the coffee would be stronger, but I didn’t know just how much stronger. My intention of the following “analysis” is based on personal experience. I do not mean to offend anyone or generalize, but just to point out something I’ve noticed and found interesting while living as…

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Got milk?

Nicole Basaraba

The other day I stopped at a “Night Shop” which is a general store that is open past 6:00pm (when all the other grocery stores close in Belgium). I went to get some milk for my coffee the next morning. I was looking in the fridge area and saw a carton of milk. I haven’t seen a carton of milk since I moved to Brussels. I picked it up at…

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