“Coffee shop talk” is a phrase Chinese use to describe gossip, and no wonder since the neighbourhood coffee shop or kopi tiam is where news, views and grouses are exchanged over a cup of coffee or a quick meal. In a typical kopi tiam, the drinks stall is run by the owner who also sell such breakfast items as toast and butter, half-boiled eggs and small snacks. The other food comes from stallholders, often ethnically mixed to get variety, who lease space from the owner.
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