An old tradition of a customer paying for a future customer's coffee - also known as "suspended coffee" - is being brought back to Italy. The recipient of the free cup of coffee was supposed to be going through challenging and difficult times and could not afford the luxury of a coffee or espresso. With the turbulent times that Italy is facing currently, the tradition is being instituted by organizations not only in Italy but throughout Europe as well. This interesting practice allowed a person in need to receive a gift without having to greet and thank the donor; this also means the donor does not have to showoff that they can afford such a deed.
Link: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/04/24/178829301/eu-embraces-suspended-coffee-pay-it-forward-with-a-cup-of-joe
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I think this is an amazing practice and I've heard of it being instituted with meals as well. This manner of being socially conscious and trying to give back to society can really be helpful if adopted on a large scale.
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