Seattle is a city that loves coffee but in large part it seems to be the bigger the better--larger sizes and more shots of espresso. I have a sense that there might be a shift in this mentality in some of the smaller craft coffee shops in the city but at this point it seems to be the exception to the rule. 

Europeans pride themselves on their coffee habits. Smaller sizes--think 4, 6, or 8 oz.--and sitting down to drink said coffee in a cafe. 

How to drink coffee like a European? 

1. Pick one of these three classics: a short coffee, a long coffee or a cappuccino.
2. Add a side of water. In some cafés around Europe this is standard. Your coffee comes on a silver tray--coffee, tiny spoon, a tiny cookie on the saucer of your coffee and a glass of water. If you really want to up you game, order sparkling water. The bubbles make this water fancier than still water. 
3. Sit outside at a tiny bistro table on the sidewalk with your body turned toward the street. Part of drinking your coffee is being seen. 
4. Under no circumstances should you take your coffee to go. Who does that?! Heathens. That's who. Having a coffee alfresco--or otherwise--is having time. 
5. Old school Europe also encourages one to smoke a cigarette after his or her coffee but truthfully I think this habit is falling off with the influx of new anti-smoking laws. And if you ask me, that's just fine. 

The downside of drinking coffee in Europe? 

1. Surly waiters. No one makes and serves coffee as cheerfully as Americans. 
2. Sometimes the coffee is bitter and requires sugar to drink it. It's not clear to me how carefully or how often some espresso machines are cleaned. 
3. The best seats are taken. 
4. Not all cafés serve breakfast pastries but almost all of them serve cake!