When I was living in France the concept of take away coffee was absurd to me, it's not really a thing except at Starbucks, but we don't have many. I was doing very well without it. Since I'm living in UK (Europe or not europe you decide :D), take away beverages are everywhere, and I'm myself guilty of asking for it sometimes.

I remember a friend of mine from Perth trying to explain me why a specific model of car was not selling well enough there because it was designed without a cup holder. It sounded very strange to me, but now I understand.