Cup of coffee can mean many things. It can mean the physical receptacle that contains the coffee that dates back to 800 A.D. and manifests itself in the wildly popular green and white logo on Starbuck’s coffee cup in the modern world. Or, it can have a sociological significance as in, “Let’s go get a cup of coffee” when making plans for a date.
“Let’s go get a cup of coffee” does not always mean meeting for coffee in the literal sense. It can mean, “I want to get together to meet you, but let us make it informal.” So cup of coffee in this sense becomes a metaphor for getting together.
However, it can mean meeting for a cup of coffee. Starbucks is just one of many coffee houses that have sprung up in the past decade or so and made a coffee rendez-vous a popular activity. There, you can read the paper and sip your coffee on a break. You can even bring your computer with you which has become a trend in cyber cafes where you surf the net and sip your cup of coffee.
Starbucks coffee cups have coffee cup sleeves to keep in heat, so you can sip slowly and enjoy your reading material or simply people watching. They are noted for their strong coffee, so if you are a student and have to get a paper done, get a cup of coffee at Starbucks and type away. If you are on a date, and are going to a movie afterwards, you might want to say, “I’ll have another cup of coffee,” and you will literally not be able to stay in your seat, even if it is not an action thriller.






























