Now, probably only Nestlé instant coffee will not cause me gastrointestinal discomfort.
If the coffee doesn’t match my Chinese stomach, then the strong tea, such as Pu'er, will still keep going in and out of the bathroom after drinking it.
When I need a drink to refresh myself, I can only choose coffee.
As for cigarettes, I used to dislike the smell of cigarettes very much. Until one day I started to smoke myself—beginning in October last year when I was unemployed and started to find a way out and became anxious, I found that cigarettes would ease my anxiety slightly.
When the cigarette is on the coffee, what subtle chemical effect will it produce?
Director Jia Muxu made a black and white film called "Coffee and Cigarette" in 2003, a short film collection of 11 short stories unfolding from coffee and cigarettes.
Let me talk about some of my favorite scenes in these 11 short stories-the
first scene is Roberto sitting at an outdoor table in a cafe drinking coffee, the outdoor walls are mottled, revealing pieces of wall skin. At this moment, Steven came over to talk with him. The two basically didn't have a common language, and they talked awkwardly throughout the whole process. They had to repeat their love of coffee and cigarettes over and over again.
Afterwards, Steven said he had to go because he had an appointment with the dentist, but the thing he hated most was the dentist. At this time, Roberto said that he had time and he could go to the dentist for Steven. Then, Steven said that was great, and gave Roberto the address of the dentist, and Roberto took the note and left happily.
No wonder this little story is called "strange to meet you" (this is my own translation), and the original text is "strange to meet you".
The second scene I like is the story of a pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses in a coffee shop. The waiter came over to refill them and joined them in a lazy way to chat, asking them which of them is the "bad" one. that one.
Later, the younger sister in the womb asked if the elder brother was wearing his own shirt. The elder brother denied that it was his own shirt. The younger sister begged him to have his own style with contempt and don't always copy her. Then, the two of them raised their feet on the table at the same time. The younger sister asked if the older brother was wearing her shoes, and the older brother said how could it be possible. These are my own shoes.
The third story took place in a cafe in California. Two men who had quit smoking talked about the "losers who were still swallowing the clouds" and felt sorry for them. Finally, in order to reward themselves for quitting smoking, they smoked another cigarette.
Some things cannot be quit, such as coffee and cigarettes.
In the fourth scene, a pair of old men over half a hundred years old meet in a coffee shop. One of the old men picks up the cigarette on the table and wants to smoke. He is criticized by his good friend old man and asks him if he doesn’t want to live anymore. Smoking to death will only enrich tobacco manufacturers, hospital doctors and nurses, and funeral homes.
When this old man who wanted to smoke was upset by the nagging of his good friends, his son pushed the door to find the old man for pocket money. The old man gave his son 6 dollars, and finally wanted a hug. He said that he would buy a hug for 6 dollars. With his finger, he told him that the hug cost 10 dollars. Before the old man paid the money, the son left with disgust. The old man picked up the lighter again, ready to light a cigarette. Good friends said, is your lunch just coffee and cigarettes? This is too unhealthy. The old man who wanted to smoke replied, why are you nagging like my wife? She smoked a whole locomotive. Did I hear your nagging when I met you?
Before the cigarette was lit, the son came in with a $6 snack... This short film is called "Those things'll kill ya".
The last story is one of my favorite scenes. Two elderly people who were dying of wind and candles used the ten-minute break to drink instant coffee. One said that I already felt that I had lost touch with the world. And asked his friend if he had ever heard the song "I've Lost Track of The World", and then he said he could still feel the song singing in his ears, and then the two old men raised their ears carefully Listening to this song floating in the entire building.
The old man told the old friend that the waiting time is almost up. You remind me that I still want to take a nap.
The old friend replied to him that the time was almost up.
He said: I got it. It's better to pretend this coffee is champagne, in order to praise life, just like those rich and elegant people, even if this coffee is cheap and instant, we pretend it is champagne, then it is God's honey.
Unexpectedly, the old friend said that he prefers this ordinary working-class coffee.
The old man just said you, you just don't enjoy the joy of life. After taking a sip of coffee, he said, Uh, you're right, this coffee is fucking awful. Then said he was going to sleep.
The old friend looked at the time and said that you only have 2 minutes.
Then, the old man fell asleep like a baby.
Caffeine and nicotine, they are harmful to the body, but they still cannot be quit. Because "more coffee?" "Smoker?" is a buffer for our fast-paced life.
I don’t like sour coffee, even though my barista friend tells me that sour coffee is the best coffee bean. I would rather it be bitter, I don't like it too sweet, and lose the original taste of coffee.
I smoke, I don't have a craving for cigarettes, but when I'm bored, I need it to help me cushion the speed of pain. I don't like cigarettes that are too strong, I like lighter ones, such as 10 yuan a pack of Aixi.
Someone once asked Ba Jin, who lived to be 101 years old, to teach him the secret of longevity.
Ba Jin answered: Smoking and drinking do not exercise.
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