Hospitality
Why Lebanese Coffee Is Never Just Coffee
Coffee can be welcome, timing, hierarchy, pause, test, apology, delay, or permission. The beginner drinks it. The prepared guest reads it.
Draft note
The first cup is part of the meeting.
Watch who pours, who waits, who interrupts, and who treats the opening ritual like wasted time. In unfamiliar rooms, impatience is often louder than ignorance.