/fa/ - Fashion

/fa/, what is the deal with small drinks?

I mean espressos and small glasses of mild liqueur. Even shots of vodka or other hard liquor.

What's the point, from a fashionable lifestyle perspective?

I ask because I suspect that swilling tall lattes and pints of beer is a non-/fa/ thing to do. Almost like you expect to be thrown out of the establishment the instant you finish your drink - so it better last a long time. I guess I can understand this, having felt that way when I first left Hicksville.

But, contrariwise, what's the advantage of small drinks like espressos or shots?
If you go to a café, inhale an espresso, and leave, you eat up a similar amount of "commute" time as when you order a tall drink. It just seems like a hassle over nothing. What's the psychology?