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Various Non-Bald Discussions => General Discussion => Topic started by: Mikekoz13 on November 12, 2008, 07:01:21 PM
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I don't drink coffee but about a year ago i started buying and brewing "loose leaf" tea.
The number of choices of tea is phenominal.
I love my cup of tea in the AM and a nice hearty cup on a cold evening.
Anybody else a hot tea guy?
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Funny you should mention that...Jimmy Buffett has a song about.............nevermind.
Seriously, today I was thinking about adding some type of tea in the evening as a "wind down" beverage (not interested in ditching my morning cup o' joe). Any recommendations?
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I don't drink coffee but about a year ago i started buying and brewing "loose leaf" tea.
The number of choices of tea is phenominal.
I love my cup of tea in the AM and a nice hearty cup on a cold evening.
Anybody else a hot tea guy?
I have about an average of 8 cups a day. PG Tips with a dash of milk. )-m
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maybe this is just me, I dunno...but why is that hot tea is sterotyped as a drink for the ladies? I am sorta relieved to see that there other MEN who drink hot tea. I dunno, maybe that is just a false perception that had been imbedded in my mind a long time ago. I dont ever recall anyone telling me it was...I just thought that I guess.
I drink hot tea on an occassion, but not often. Any kind of "hot" drink I drink is on cold rainy days or nights. Never in the summer time.
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maybe this is just me, I dunno...but why is that hot tea is sterotyped as a drink for the ladies? I am sorta relieved to see that there other MEN who drink hot tea. I dunno, maybe that is just a false perception that had been imbedded in my mind a long time ago. I dont ever recall anyone telling me it was...I just thought that I guess.
It's the stereotype of little old ladies having a tea party. Take a trip to the UK or Ireland and visit any construction site. It's very common for the workers to have a mug of strong, milky tea during their breaks. Or if you have someone working in your house, you're expected to provde tea at regular intervals. Tea is the second-most widely drunk beverage in the world, right behind water.
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Big tea drinker here. But it has to be Barry's Irish Tea or nothing.
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maybe this is just me, I dunno...but why is that hot tea is sterotyped as a drink for the ladies? I am sorta relieved to see that there other MEN who drink hot tea. I dunno, maybe that is just a false perception that had been imbedded in my mind a long time ago. I dont ever recall anyone telling me it was...I just thought that I guess.
It's the stereotype of little old ladies having a tea party. Take a trip to the UK or Ireland and visit any construction site. It's very common for the workers to have a mug of strong, milky tea during their breaks. Or if you have someone working in your house, you're expected to provde tea at regular intervals. Tea is the second-most widely drunk beverage in the world, right behind water.
I guess you are right Razor....i myself enjoy a cup of tea every now and then... :)
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i'm a "hot tea" drinker, also. i drink a nice, hot chamoille tea every nite b4 going 2 bed. O0
WARHAWK O0
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If you want to find good quality tea at bargain-basement prices, go to an Indian grocery store. You can get some really good stuff for unbelievable prices. Brooke Bond Taj Mahal and Lipton Yellow Label are two of my favorites. I won't touch the Lipton that is sold in US supermarkets, but the Lipton Yellow Label that is blended for the international market is really good. It's on a par with Barry's, PG Tips, etc.
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I switched to tea for breakfast say 6 years ago. I will have decafe coffee at a Diner (coffee shop) or 7-11. I prefer Red Rose, Lipton or whatever is on special. Someone bought me vanilla raspberry tea and that's good too.
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I loves me some tea. Nothing like the whistle of a kettle on a cold wet winters night.
I drink a lot of Barry's or Twinings Irish Breakfast Tea and Celestial Seasonings "Madagascar Vanilla Red Rooibas" tea. Very tasty.
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I like hot green tea on occasion....
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I like hot green tea, I just dont care for the iced green tea....yuck.
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I really like green tea with lemon.
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a good hot mug of Earl Grey with two lumps for me.
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Been a while since I had hot tea. Some of your choices sound very good.
Especially the one Vash likes by Celestial Seasonings.
I'm going to check some out. Keep you posted.
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I'm English and as such tea-drinking is in my blood ;)
A nice cup of Twinings hits the spot.
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I go through fases. Growing up I drank lots of tea. As I got older and started working the fields more I started drinking coffee. Then around graduation I started drinking tea again then went back to coffee, then a couple years ago I drank tons of tea and in the last few months I have been drinking a couple pots of coffee a day.
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I drink about five or six mugs of tea a day. Over here, of course, its not just old ladies that drink it. We have tea for breakfast, tea for lunch, tea for tea, tea in the middle of an afternoon of shopping, tea at work, tea when we get home, tea before we go to bed... 8)
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I drink about five or six mugs of tea a day. Over here, of course, its not just old ladies that drink it. We have tea for breakfast, tea for lunch, tea for tea, tea in the middle of an afternoon of shopping, tea at work, tea when we get home, tea before we go to bed... 8)
That's pretty much what I do. :)
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For some reason I usually drink more hot green tea when I have a cold or not feeling well....don't know ...I just seem to want it more at those times....
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Maybe we could start a "Tea' campaign over here in the States.
The tag line could be:
"Tea.... it's not just for the Brits anymore."
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I love my coffee but at times when I don't feel like getting to excited from the caffeine I'll fix myself a cup of hot green tea. I also do it a few times a week right after a meal. I read something a couple months back about some Asian cultures. They usually drink something like hot tea right after a meal to help keep the cholesterol, fat, and other things they have eaten more liquefied so that it digests better. Instead of it hardening up in their arteries. It mentioned that drinking a lot of cold liquid with dinner just helps the thickening of all the "bad" stuff you've just eaten.
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I understand the water in Boston Harbor still tastes like tea.
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I drink about five or six mugs of tea a day. Over here, of course, its not just old ladies that drink it. We have tea for breakfast, tea for lunch, tea for tea, tea in the middle of an afternoon of shopping, tea at work, tea when we get home, tea before we go to bed... 8)
That's pretty much what I do. :)
Most problems over here can be smoothed out by a 'good cup of tea!' :)
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a good hot mug of Earl Grey with two lumps for me.
Earl Grey? Why don't you endulge yourself and have a tall glass of Long Island Iced Tea. Very refreshing. I'm one of the few that I know that prefers Asian to Italian food, so when I go out, I order Black Oolong Tea to go along with my meal. Man, it's so soothing.
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a good hot mug of Earl Grey with two lumps for me.
Earl Grey? Why don't you endulge yourself and have a tall glass of Long Island Iced Tea.
We're talking about "hot tea" here, read the subject line!
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I love black tea, I am drinking some right now.
Now its time for a dumb question. Since Americans are big coffee drinkers there are coffee stands everywhere it seems. So since people in the UK are big tea drinkers are there tea shops everywhere? Is there a starbucks version for tea? I know its a dumb question but someones gotta ask.
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I drink tea mostly when I'm not feeling well. The wife can fix an excellent cup of tea. The wife usually drinks it 3 or 4 times a week. She keeps a pretty good stock of tea in the pantry.
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Is there a starbucks version for tea? I know its a dumb question but someones gotta ask.
It's never dumb to ask a question.
Starbucks has a lot of varieties of tea: black, green, herbal, blends, decaffeinated, you name it. It's generally priced by the number of tea bags rather than the size of the cup, since hot water doesn't cost much of anything.
Iced Tea is usually available in black and passion (herbal), sweetened or unsweetened (with basic sugar syrup), with or without lemonade added.
Hope my response helped to answer your question.
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Okay, I'm getting the pot down and with "wintery" weather due here in the Crescent City--temps may not break 60 this weekend and get into the 40's at night BRRRRRRRRRR!!---get some good tea and let it steep under the cozy for 4 minutes, then pleasure, may have a fire in the fireplace. I take milk, no sugar. Now I'm thinking, got to get some of the blueberry preserves down and some nice baps to make it a real pleasure point. Thanks Mike, I'm going to like this touch of winter weather.
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Okay, I'm getting the pot down and with "wintery" weather due here in the Crescent City--temps may not break 60 this weekend and get into the 40's at night BRRRRRRRRRR!!---get some good tea and let it steep under the cozy for 4 minutes, then pleasure, may have a fire in the fireplace. I take milk, no sugar. Now I'm thinking, got to get some of the blueberry preserves down and some nice baps to make it a real pleasure point. Thanks Mike, I'm going to like this touch of winter weather.
LOL....in the 50's here right now and everyone has their windows open....thats too funny
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Well that may be, but the first blond joke was when the first Scandanvian came to the States and went to Minnesota rather than to the sunny south!
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Hey, I'd rather be in the south right now than stuck here all winter...... O0
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I love black tea, I am drinking some right now.
Now its time for a dumb question. Since Americans are big coffee drinkers there are coffee stands everywhere it seems. So since people in the UK are big tea drinkers are there tea shops everywhere? Is there a starbucks version for tea? I know its a dumb question but someones gotta ask.
Yeah, there are quite a few teashops here in England (some are spelled tea-shoppe' to look old fashioned, lol.) But they all serve coffee too, just to be on the safe side! :). there are shops that sell tea too, (tea leaves in caddies etc) of various sorts, and not a tea bag in sight!! ;) Also shops that just sell tea pots in various shapes and sizes (houses, characters, cars, etc). Loads of people still stop at 4.00pm for a good strong cuppa and maybe a cream cake! O0
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I love black tea, I am drinking some right now.
Now its time for a dumb question. Since Americans are big coffee drinkers there are coffee stands everywhere it seems. So since people in the UK are big tea drinkers are there tea shops everywhere? Is there a starbucks version for tea?
Yeah, it's called Starbucks. ;D They're on practically every street corner in the UK, just like they are here. The English seem to be drinking more coffee than tea these days, at least outside of the home.
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starbucks....soon to be Star-busted.
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starbucks: I HATE Starbucks. Big mugs of coffee that taste like !!&%$!! (just my opinion of course!) ;) But yeah: Starbucks is taking Britain over! :D
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starbucks: I HATE Starbucks. Big mugs of coffee that taste like !!&%$!! (just my opinion of course!) ;) But yeah: Starbucks is taking Britain over! :D
They seem to be doing pretty well (until recently) for a company nobody likes, don't they? The problem goes way beyond Starbucks, but doesn't it just seem like everywhere you go anymore, everything looks exactly the same? You see the same shops in every mall, street, etc., no matter what country you're in. It's getting harder and harder to find things that are unique to certain places. :(
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starbucks: I HATE Starbucks. Big mugs of coffee that taste like !!&%$!! (just my opinion of course!) ;) But yeah: Starbucks is taking Britain over! :D
Totally agree. YUCK!!!!!!!
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starbucks: I HATE Starbucks. Big mugs of coffee that taste like !!&%$!! (just my opinion of course!) ;) But yeah: Starbucks is taking Britain over! :D
Totally agree. YUCK!!!!!!!
Their coffee is usually about 75% milk. Gross.
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starbucks: I HATE Starbucks. Big mugs of coffee that taste like !!&%$!! (just my opinion of course!) ;) But yeah: Starbucks is taking Britain over! :D
They seem to be doing pretty well (until recently) for a company nobody likes, don't they? The problem goes way beyond Starbucks, but doesn't it just seem like everywhere you go anymore, everything looks exactly the same? You see the same shops in every mall, street, etc., no matter what country you're in. It's getting harder and harder to find things that are unique to certain places. :(
Yeah: over here it really seemed to start with Mc Donald's and KFC, but now everywhere seems to have the same shops and cafes etc. Nearly every town here has a Woolworth's, Boots, Starbucks, etc etc. It used to be that you could visit a place and get a whole lot of unique local shops but that's not really the case any longer and it's a real shame :'(
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starbucks: I HATE Starbucks. Big mugs of coffee that taste like !!&%$!! (just my opinion of course!) ;) But yeah: Starbucks is taking Britain over! :D
They seem to be doing pretty well (until recently) for a company nobody likes, don't they? The problem goes way beyond Starbucks, but doesn't it just seem like everywhere you go anymore, everything looks exactly the same? You see the same shops in every mall, street, etc., no matter what country you're in. It's getting harder and harder to find things that are unique to certain places. :(
Yeah: over here it really seemed to start with Mc Donald's and KFC, but now everywhere seems to have the same shops and cafes etc. Nearly every town here has a Woolworth's, Boots, Starbucks, etc etc. It used to be that you could visit a place and get a whole lot of unique local shops but that's not really the case any longer and it's a real shame :'(
You guys don't have Tim Hortons do you? We have more of those than Starbucks here in Canada
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starbucks: I HATE Starbucks. Big mugs of coffee that taste like !!&%$!! (just my opinion of course!) ;) But yeah: Starbucks is taking Britain over! :D
They seem to be doing pretty well (until recently) for a company nobody likes, don't they? The problem goes way beyond Starbucks, but doesn't it just seem like everywhere you go anymore, everything looks exactly the same? You see the same shops in every mall, street, etc., no matter what country you're in. It's getting harder and harder to find things that are unique to certain places. :(
Yeah: over here it really seemed to start with Mc Donald's and KFC, but now everywhere seems to have the same shops and cafes etc. Nearly every town here has a Woolworth's, Boots, Starbucks, etc etc. It used to be that you could visit a place and get a whole lot of unique local shops but that's not really the case any longer and it's a real shame :'(
You guys don't have Tim Hortons do you? We have more of those than Starbucks here in Canada
There are a few of them in states that are close to the border.
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I've gotten into drinking green tea lately, hot and cold. I want to try switch it for my morning cup o' joe. I was "off" of coffee for a while but just started back on it again. Hopefully my body isn't too used to the coffee yet and I can make the switch easily.
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I am sitting here drinking a cup of hot green tea as we speak. I do not like it cold or iced.
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I am sitting here drinking a cup of hot green tea as we speak. I do not like it cold or iced.
Neither do I. I've tried green tea a few times and I just can't get into it. It's like drinking boiled grass clippings. Give me a good strong cup of black tea with just a splash of milk any old day.
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I understand the water in Boston Harbor still tastes like tea.
As a proper Bostonian in exile, I would ask you to be nice to us Bostonians <G>. Seriously, though, I drink primarily coffee. However, when I did live in Boston, it was the Irish immigrants that all drank tea, including the men; (when they weren't at the pubs having a pint). Right now, both a nice hot cup of tea AND a pint sound good to me, (just not together of course).
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starbucks: I HATE Starbucks. Big mugs of coffee that taste like !!&%$!! (just my opinion of course!) ;) But yeah: Starbucks is taking Britain over! :D
I am a proper Bostonian in exile. I only get to return to my local habitat about once a year in July. I hate Starbucks. Instead, I have my contacts in the Boston area who send me Dunkin Donuts coffee beans at a discount <G>.
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starbucks: I HATE Starbucks. Big mugs of coffee that taste like !!&%$!! (just my opinion of course!) ;) But yeah: Starbucks is taking Britain over! :D
They seem to be doing pretty well (until recently) for a company nobody likes, don't they? The problem goes way beyond Starbucks, but doesn't it just seem like everywhere you go anymore, everything looks exactly the same? You see the same shops in every mall, street, etc., no matter what country you're in. It's getting harder and harder to find things that are unique to certain places. :(
Yeah: over here it really seemed to start with Mc Donald's and KFC, but now everywhere seems to have the same shops and cafes etc. Nearly every town here has a Woolworth's, Boots, Starbucks, etc etc. It used to be that you could visit a place and get a whole lot of unique local shops but that's not really the case any longer and it's a real shame :'(
You guys don't have Tim Hortons do you? We have more of those than Starbucks here in Canada
I tried Tim Hortons in RI, when I was passing through this past July. I didn't care for their coffee either :-(
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starbucks: I HATE Starbucks. Big mugs of coffee that taste like !!&%$!! (just my opinion of course!) ;) But yeah: Starbucks is taking Britain over! :D
I am a proper Bostonian in exile. I only get to return to my local habitat about once a year in July. I hate Starbucks. Instead, I have my contacts in the Boston area who send me Dunkin Donuts coffee beans at a discount <G>.
I use to be big into 7-11 coffee. Tried Starbucks a few times. Yuck. Then gave Dunkin Doughnuts a try. Pretty good stuff I have to admit. Especially getting the whole bean like you mentioned. O0
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Doiuble D is the way to go IMO.
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Gotta love a good cup of PG TIPS, 2 sugars and milk!! One thing I do not care for is Peppermint Tea, its not a pleasent expeirience!
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Gotta love a good cup of PG TIPS, 2 sugars and milk!! One thing I do not care for is Peppermint Tea, its not a pleasent expeirience!
You fancy the Monkey than mate.
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Gotta love a good cup of PG TIPS, 2 sugars and milk!! One thing I do not care for is Peppermint Tea, its not a pleasent expeirience!
You fancy the Monkey than mate.
Hey, there pretty close to humans!! LOL :XX
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Gotta love a good cup of PG TIPS, 2 sugars and milk!!
I agree, but hold the sugar. ^-^
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I recently discovered 'Yorshire Gold" tea....... Wow! What a great tea...........
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I love my tea.
Like to try all different kinds of loose leaf tea. Found a smashin speciality tea shop in Stockholm last time I was there. Bougt gunpowder tea. Anyone tried it?
I drink my tea really strong which stains my teeth. Last time I was at the dentist he asked if I was a smoker.
Still love my tea tho
Steve