IntlMOVE will ship your household goods to France when you want to move overseas to experience an amazing coffee culture.

You can have IntlMOVE ship your espresso maker overseas or you can learn to enjoy coffee in brasseries with the rest of the French locals.

There is a coffee culture in France that is unlike anything else in the world.

French people are very serious about people about their coffee.

In France, you will find that most people do not order American-style coffee.

French people also do not order their coffee with all the bells and whistles that Americans have become so fond of ordering.

The people in France will simply order a shot of espresso.

When you want to order black espresso with nothing added, you will order a café or l’express.

Café Décafféiné is the French term for decaffeinated coffee.

If you would like steamed milk added to your coffee, you will order a café au lait.

This literally translates to coffee with milk.

If you want coffee with cream, you will simply order café crème. 

IntlMOVE has put together a few more terms to help you acclimate to the coffee culture of France.

Café Noisette is what you will ask for when you want to order an espresso with a tiny bit of cream.

Café Léger is the French term for espresso with double the water. 

In addition to ordering your drink, you might want some different items on the side.

French coffee is very strong, so many people add sugar or sweetener to their drinks.

Sucre is the French world for sugar.

If you would like to order more sugar, you will simply say, “Plus de sucre, s’il vous plait.”

This translates to, “More sugar please.”

If you would like sweetener rather than sugar, ask for edulcorant.

Maybe you are not in the mood for coffee at all, chocolat chaud is the French term for hot chocolate.

If you simply want an American-style cup of coffee, you can order a Café Americain. 

When you move to France with IntlMOVE, you will have a very different coffee experience.

You will not go to the coffee shop and get your coffee to go.

In fact, the brasserie will not be set up to give you your coffee to go.

You will likely go to the brasserie and stand at the bar to drink your coffee.

If you are a little hungry, you might orders something small, but likely you will just order your coffee. 

If you want to sit down at a brasserie to have your coffee, you will pay a little more.

However, if you have the time, it is worth the experience.

The terrace will be the prime location to enjoy your coffee if there is a seat available.

When the weather is a little chilly, there will usually be space heaters.

When you are sitting with coffee, you can order a typical French breakfast.

A tartine, which is a baguette with butter and jam, is one option.

You can also order a croissant.

French people will not order a large breakfast that is typical in the United States.

Don’t try to order pancakes, eggs and bacon. 

If you are seeking out a place that specifically sells coffee, you will be in for a real treat.

Recently, more of these types of shops have been sprouting up around France.

These coffee shops, which might be a Starbucks or something similar, will allow you to take your coffee to go. 

Now that you have been prepared on how to order your morning coffee, you can begin to understand what other time are appropriate to drink coffee.

When you have lunch or dinner, you will likely be offered coffee.

In France, coffee even comes after dessert.

Like in the brasserie, coffee is a single shot of espresso.

You will have to order café Americain if you want American-style coffee. 

Coffee is something to be savored and enjoyed.

When you move to France with IntlMOVE, you will learn the coffee culture quickly.