In Saudi culture coffee is a long-standing emblem of dignity and hospitality, bound to precise social rituals that begin with selecting the beans and preparing the roasting pan, and end with pouring the cup with the right hand and judging how full it should be. This piece surveys the cultural and communicative codes that govern the coffee gathering.
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