Written on 11 March 2022
By: Wima Brahmantya
If tea is a symbol of establishment, then coffee is a symbol of anti-establishment.
For centuries tea has been a "royal symbol", the favourite drink of emperors in China and kings of England. There is an ethical way to drink it. Unlike coffee, which is more "ethics-free". Because in coffee, etiquette is secondary, what matters is the conversation, the discussion, the hangout.
That was true until recently. If you want to "ngeteh properly", it's quite complicated. On the other hand, you can sit petangkringan while having coffee. Because the essence of "coffee" is not just enjoying a drink, but enjoying the warmth and fun conversation with your coffee partner.
Caffeine - the substance contained in coffee is what helps our brains go the extra mile. That's why during discussions or overtime work, it's generally not tea that accompanies you but coffee!
It's no coincidence that two of the country's most revolutionary figures, Tan Malaka and Sukarno, were big fans of coffee. You can read his writings that show the correlation between coffee and struggle.
This is indeed the case. So "dangerous" was coffee in mobilising the mind and will, that in the seventeenth century King Charles II closed down coffee shops all over London because he feared that they would become places of conspiracy for a coup.
That's why for me "coffee" is not just "sipping coffee", but how great ideas can emerge from there. Because "coffee" is actually "thinking".
Happy National Coffee Day 
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