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COFFEE IN DANANG (PART 3.1)
This part is for A.E!
Hi there! In the previous parts of Coffee in Danang, I told you about the different ways that people in Danang drink coffee. Today I would like to write about the different various ("Different" is not wrong, but you used that word in the preceding sentence. So I would use "various" instead.) kinds of Coffee Shops in there are here.
There are some kind of Coffee Shops in Danang, (This sentence :) is unneeded) , for examples:
- “Cà phê cóc” is a “cóc” coffee shop (well, “cóc” might be understood is a as toad in English, so “cà phê cóc” might be called “toad coffee shop”. I’ll explain this word after listing the kinds of coffee shop in Danang.)
- “Cà phê vườn” is a “garden coffee shop”
- “Cà phê hộp” is a “box coffee shop”
- “Phòng trà” is a “tearoom” "tea room"
Besides those kinds of coffee shops above, there is another one, which is merge a combination of the others.
I will explain what “cà phê cóc” is in this part.
“Cóc coffee shop” is the a coffee shop with some small, short tables and chairs. Coffee there is very cheap. This kind of shop was first appeared in Vietnam long time ago. There are some hypothesizes theories to explain for the origins of the word “cóc” (according to my seeking on the internet). But it still revolves around “a toad”.
- The first, is that “cà phê cóc” has the short chairs. When we sit on these chairs, we are in the squatting position like a toad. However, today this kind of chair did not isn't used in a “cà phê cóc”, so don’t worry if you'll have to squat down when you go to any “cà phê cóc” visit one in Danang.
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Thanks Carol for your journal. It was very interesting, and I liked the part about aquatting like a toad :). Most of the changes I suggest are just to make it shorter, and more like how native speaker would write. Keep it up!!!
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