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I drink alot of herbal teas, Ginger tea, Red Clover is good too and some Chinese teas. I find them soothing, I never use sugar.
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oooh, don't forget High Tea when you have a proper meal.
In fact, tea in general can stand for what Americans call dinner.Exult in your existence, because that very process has blundered unwittingly on its own negation. Only a small, local negation, to be sure: only one species, and only a minority of that species; but there lies hope. [...] Stand tall, Bipedal Ape. The shark may outswim you, the cheetah outrun you, the swift outfly you, the capuchin outclimb you, the elephant outpower you, the redwood outlast you. But you have the biggest gifts of all: the gift of understanding the ruthlessly cruel process that gave us all existence [and the] gift of revulsion against its implications.
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Re: Re: Tea Time!
*slurp*Originally posted by MikeH
It's the other way round, if you are found without a cup of tea at any point when you are awake you can be locked in stocks in the village square and be taunted by children.
Very true, travellers to England be warned. You'd probably need to get the special visa that permits you to not be in possession of a cup of tea at all times.
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I currently have 2 cups of tea on my desk to be on the safe side.Jon Miller: MikeH speaks the truth
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We've got both kindsComment
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I don't drink tea, nor coffee. I just haven't aquired a taste for them.I'm building a wagon! On some other part of the internets, obviously (but not that other site).Comment
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Just eating my tea now... a chicken leg, with some lettuce and a mixture I am starting to get quite proud of.
A bit of a concoction it is - white cabbage, red onion and a teaspoon of hot chili powder. Fry it in olive oil and a dash of water for eight minutes, adding fresh basil as you go along. A bit of salt and a bit of pepper. Take off the heat and all about 150ml of double cream.
Well nice.
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Oh, and I always have a pot of tea every morning before work. 8:15, get to Sainsbury and hand over my 75p for the two cups worth. 8:35 the tea seems to get me in motion....
8:50 I'm feeling a bit emptier and so head over yonder to work.
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and what does earl grey, hot actually taste like?Comment
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Earl Grey hot tastes grand
In the morning a nice hot strong tea, in the afternoon earl grey and in the evening a nice herbal tea. I wasn't following that very strictly lately because my schedule is messed up due to end of school. I shall go get my herbal tea now that you reminded me.
I don't drink coffee. Yuck! My parents make very good coffee but I cannae drink it!Brought to you by Firelad, AKA King of the FairiesComment
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not a fan of early grey. i usually have a cup of tea with my breakfast and then after dinner.Hold my girlfriend while I kiss your skis.Comment
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Mike words in High Tea...or is that IT - I am not quite sureOriginally posted by Starchild
oooh, don't forget High Tea when you have a proper meal.
In fact, tea in general can stand for what Americans call dinner.
Well I tend to drink coffee all day long...caffeine and prozac, keeps me working
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I would say I drink between 5-10 cups of coffee a day at work
Speaking of Erith:
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Iced tea comes in cans, and is available, but unpopular. Long Island iced tea is occasionally available in certain bars.Originally posted by Dissident
....for some reason iced tea is the only tea popular in the U.S.
I think it's because no one wants to drink hot tea when it is so hot out.
If you English had to live where summers are actually hot like in the U.S., maybe you'd not drink so much hot tea.
Tea is popular in many tropical countries. It's advantage is that it quenches thirst. Coffee can make you more thirsty (don't ask me why, I'm no chemist... just experience).
Turkish coffee - "Black as night, hot as hell, sweet as love". Very popular across the Middle East, as are deserts, camels, and sun burned dehydrated tourists.Originally posted by Dissident
...although that doesn't explain why american can drink coffee when it is hot out. I knew guys who would drink coffee on watch in the engine room of a navy ship when it is way over 100 degrees F and high humidity.
Many cultures view the drinking of cows milk as an abomination. If you want milk, stick to human.Originally posted by Dissident
I always drank soda when I was in the navy though. That was my primary source of caffeine back then. Mountain Dew and Dr. Pepper were my favs.
As for milk- well I can't drink that anymore
I can understand you missing it though.
Very floral, pungent, although not a heavy taste. You either love it or hate it.Originally posted by Dissident
and what does earl grey, hot actually taste like?
As for your original question, "tea time" or "high tea" was the mid afternoon / after work snack before a heavy meal. The ritual observance has largely died out, as have the tea shops that sold the commercial version. However, it still remains in the Brit vocab as a late afternoon snack/full meal.
However, I would say tea drinking in the UK is not as popular as it once was. The use of bags as opposed to loose leaf tea has greatly spoiled the flavour and populatiry of a brew that built an Empire.Some cry `Allah O Akbar` in the street. And some carry Allah in their heart.
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Boiling hot tea is one of the best things to drink in a hot climate. It makes you sweat and cools you down.Originally posted by Dissident
for some reason iced tea is the only tea popular in the U.S.
I think it's because no one wants to drink hot tea when it is so hot out.
If you English had to live where summers are actually hot like in the U.S., maybe you'd not drink so much hot tea.
Its probably the most refreshing drink when you are out in the hot sun.
Tea is a wonder drink - I drink it constantly through the day.Any views I may express here are personal and certainly do not in any way reflect the views of my employer. Tis the rising of the moon..
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Nothing like a big glass of Iced Tea. None of the fancy crap the brits drink with crumpets.
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