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Question for my British friends across the pond - 9/3/2011 3:36:59 AM   
ilovestrategy


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Status: offline 		There's something I've wondered for a long time. Do you guys really drink tea or is that just another false stereotype made in Hollywood?

I've always pictured people in the Victorian era with cups and saucers. How far from the truth is that image?

If anyone could answer I'd be grateful. I'm always curious about how people act in other cultures.

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RE: Question for my British friends across the pond - 9/3/2011 7:51:28 AM   
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Status: offline 		I'm English and I drink a lot of tea, absolutely love the stuff

Formal occasions (weddings etc) apart, I haven't drunk tea from a cup and saucer since I don't know when - big mugs are more my bag!

I think there is a lot of coffee drunk in the UK now, thanks to Starbucks etc - no idea which is more popular though, but would guess its still tea.

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RE: Question for my British friends across the pond - 9/3/2011 8:05:39 AM   
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Status: offline 		Like Warspite, I love the stuff.  Can't start the day without a good brew.  The only time I've ever used a cup and saucer was when I stayed in Germany.

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RE: Question for my British friends across the pond - 9/3/2011 9:49:49 AM   
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Status: offline 		Definitely a tea guy here. That's why we were so pissed that you threw it all in the river!

On top of that, I've just come back from Holland on a 2 week break - and I was amazed at the different types and quantities of coffee available and I had to pretty much hunt for the smallest box of tea tucked away in the corner of the refreshment isle! And the bags didn't really make a nice cup either...the teabag had to sit in the cup for quite some time to get a decent brew out of it.

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RE: Question for my British friends across the pond - 9/3/2011 9:50:21 AM   
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Status: offline 		I like both tea and coffee but as far as my British co-workers are concerned, they love tea! And with milk. My Polish co-workers, however, kind it amusing that we take milk in tea. They also love the stuff.

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RE: Question for my British friends across the pond - 9/3/2011 11:58:43 AM   
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Status: offline 		I think that tea with milk is more typical for Britain than tea itself. I remember ordering tea in a bar on my first day in London and being surprised that I got served tea with milk.

Is there any place where people don't drink lots of tea?

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RE: Question for my British friends across the pond - 9/3/2011 12:51:41 PM   
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No cup & saucer...in a mug with a biscuit please cheers.

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RE: Question for my British friends across the pond - 9/3/2011 1:11:26 PM   
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Another tea drinker here. At least a dozen large mug fulls a day.

There's nothing like a nice cuppa.




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RE: Question for my British friends across the pond - 9/3/2011 3:03:16 PM   
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ORIGINAL: redcoat


Another tea drinker here. At least a dozen large mug fulls a day.

There's nothing like a nice cuppa.



Warspite1

Mmmm...I could do with a nice cuppa right now

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RE: Question for my British friends across the pond - 9/3/2011 3:06:51 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks guys! I never knew Starbucks was in Britain!

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RE: Question for my British friends across the pond - 9/3/2011 3:16:35 PM   
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Status: offline 		It's mainly Starbucks and Costa here in the UK. The image of little tea cups and saucers is a stereotypical one, not even my granny drinks like that!

I'm Scottish and I used to always drink black coffee, until I discovered it was making me a nervous wreck!

Now I drink green tea. Not everyone's 'cup of tea' pun intended, but it's the best for relaxing and focussing the mind. It also won't dehydrate like coffee or black tea. It's pretty much the best thing for you after water.


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RE: Question for my British friends across the pond - 9/3/2011 4:09:08 PM   
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Status: offline 		I love tea,i have at least 4 or 5 pints of it a day.it has to be a particular blend though.When we lived in Germany in the 70's the NAAFI used to sell Brown Label Tea which was nice and strong.Then when in the RN "pussers tea" was lovely.Since leaving the RN i have found only 1 blend that comes close to pussers tea,and thats Rington's Northumberland blend.I dont use Tea bags as they are for amateurs and heathens.The only tea i dont have milk in is Earl Grey.I dont drink Lapsang Suchong as it tastes like burnt wood!

As for coffee,dont get me started,its for Frogs and Colonials and in my mind should be available on prescription only.If i have a cup of coffee i am spinning around like an whirling dervish on speed!I get a cracking headache and shakes along with palpitations.Nasty stuff that coffee.

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RE: Question for my British friends across the pond - 9/3/2011 4:29:31 PM   
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Rington's tea is very good. My sister gets doorstep deliveries from a Rington's man. I will have to ask her to get some Northumbrian blend for me.

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RE: Question for my British friends across the pond - 9/3/2011 5:15:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		I am having two big mugs of tea right now. I am usually drinkin 4 to 10 mugs of tea a day.

Tea is a popular beverage in Sweden. But most drink it for breakfast. In the afternoon coffee is more popular.

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RE: Question for my British friends across the pond - 9/3/2011 5:37:53 PM   
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Status: offline 		bring on the tea - i travel a lot with work and there is nothing better than that first cup when you come back to the UK, even the p*** poor one they give you on the plane is just aaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh tea

Big mug, let the water (fresh, empty kettle every time for new one) cool down after boiling for a few minutes, pour on Tetleys Extra Strong or Twinings Everyday, get milk from fridge and sugar from cupboard, thats enough for brewing, sueeze bag against side of mug with back of spoon, dash of milk, 2 sugars, half a pack of digestives and the rest of the world can get f***** for 20 minutes!!!!!

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RE: Question for my British friends across the pond - 9/3/2011 5:40:36 PM   
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Status: offline 		Glad to see the traditional British stereotype confirmed... I've always favored tea with milk since I was a child. My parents drank only coffee so I have no idea how tea came to be part of my life. Like the UK posters, I use loose tea almost exclusively rather than tea bags. Prefer black tea over green and ALWAYS drink it in a big ceramic mug!

Cheers... Fellows :) I lift my mug to you in tribute!

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RE: Question for my British friends across the pond - 9/3/2011 6:07:36 PM   
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ORIGINAL: rhondabrwn

Glad to see the traditional British stereotype confirmed... I've always favored tea with milk since I was a child. My parents drank only coffee so I have no idea how tea came to be part of my life. Like the UK posters, I use loose tea almost exclusively rather than tea bags. Prefer black tea over green and ALWAYS drink it in a big ceramic mug!

Cheers... Fellows :) I lift my mug to you in tribute!

If you want confirmation on that the British drink alot of tea you can take a look here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_tea_consumption_per_capita


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RE: Question for my British friends across the pond - 9/3/2011 8:43:40 PM   
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RE: Question for my British friends across the pond - 9/3/2011 9:00:16 PM   
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Status: offline 		One thing that I find when I travel - other people seem to drink their tea too cold. The water needs to be boiling hot to make a good brew. It may explain why it is less popular abroad?

As for British tea drinking habits - I drink mine from a mug rather than cup and saucer.

The only person that I know that drank tea from a cup and saucer was my grandmother in South Africa, who would also have cucumber sandwiches cut into quarters diagonally with the crust cut off!

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RE: Question for my British friends across the pond - 9/3/2011 9:27:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		I prefer Theakston old peculier but tea is great nice and refreshing Yorkshire tea for me hot fresh water and drink it as hot as i can mmm

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RE: Question for my British friends across the pond - 9/3/2011 10:01:44 PM   
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Status: offline 		Inspite of my surname I am English born and bred, I simply have an all year tan that is the envy of my friends and colleagues. I drink tea every day, as hot as possible, and whilst I used to have a little milk I have been drinking it black for around six months now.
Like most people here this is seldom in a cup and saucer, through there is a 1940's style cafe in Stratford Upon Avon I visted around a month ago that does serve tea this way, and not in bags either!

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RE: Question for my British friends across the pond - 9/3/2011 10:08:26 PM   
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Status: offline 		I often drink tea from a half-a-litre mug.

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RE: Question for my British friends across the pond - 9/3/2011 11:53:44 PM   
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ORIGINAL: JudgeDredd

Definitely a tea guy here. That's why we were so pissed that you threw it all in the river!




Harbor, sir. We threw it in Boston Harbor.

Or "harbour", if that is more your cup of tea.


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RE: Question for my British friends across the pond - 9/4/2011 12:09:48 AM   
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Status: offline 		Someone showed me loose tea leaves years ago and I haven't used a bag since.

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RE: Question for my British friends across the pond - 9/4/2011 12:13:53 AM   
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Status: offline 		I have a ball with a chain and a spoon type. But when it is 120f 50c it is cold tea, Luzziane preferred over Lipton and black. McDonalds sweet tea is the perfect quick fix on the road.

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RE: Question for my British friends across the pond - 9/4/2011 12:26:49 AM   
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Status: offline 		Yorkshire Gold, some honey and milk, or rock crystals. Always loose leaf tea for the best cup.

I prefer coffee in the morning and lots of tea in the afternoon.

Coffee temperature should be around 200 degrees in a French Press for 4 minutes.

Green tea around 160 degrees and steep for 2 minutes. You can infuse the same leaves again and add a little time for green tea. The color and taste become more subtle with each infusion, usually no more than 3 times.

Black Tea, 212 degrees and steep for about 3-4 minutes.

Yes I use a thermometer for checking the temperature and yes it makes a difference in taste.

Brunn makes the best coffee maker in my opinion, and there are LOTS of opinions. Coffee should always be ground fresh and then used immediately. If you are really into it you can buy your own roaster, but I just can't get myself to take that next step.

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RE: Question for my British friends across the pond - 9/4/2011 12:29:44 AM   
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Status: offline 		Reminds me of the coffee/tea thread at wargamer a while ago.

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RE: Question for my British friends across the pond - 9/4/2011 12:41:22 AM   
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Status: offline 		Besides tea, I drink a lot of cocoa.

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RE: Question for my British friends across the pond - 9/4/2011 2:58:06 AM   
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Status: offline 		There was a scene in A Bridge Too Far, where the Brits stopped to have tea instead of rushing towards Arnhem. That wasn't for real, was it??

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RE: Question for my British friends across the pond - 9/4/2011 7:36:02 AM   
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There was a scene in A Bridge Too Far, where the Brits stopped to have tea instead of rushing towards Arnhem. That wasn't for real, was it??

Warspite1

There was a scene in the film Gallipoli. Apparently the Aussies were sent to their deaths while the British sat on the beach drinking tea . Yeah right.......

Sadly, the stereotype of our preoccupation with drinking tea, helps make us an easy target for Hollywood (and anyone else who wants to have a go) .

Anyway enough of all that, its 7.30am and I need to get started as I have a full day of household chores to get through. Mmmmm....to hell with that, I think I'll have a nice cuppa instead.





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