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Hertston -> RE: Question for my British friends across the pond (9/10/2011 10:40:38 AM)

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ORIGINAL: ilovestrategy

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?


No, 'we' (personally, I don't) really do drink the stuff by the gallon. The Mrs used to drink pints of the stuff a day until she had to lay off dairy products - the normal preference is very much 'with milk and/or sugar'. Virtually all of colleagues at work drink several mugs a day, probably in something like a three to one ration compared to coffee. Coffee is the favoured drink 'out', though.

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


Still a lot of it drunk that way, although most is probably out of mugs these days. The most significant change from those times is probably the tea-bag; not many make tea the 'old' way any more.



ilovestrategy -> RE: Question for my British friends across the pond (9/10/2011 7:49:18 PM)

Hertston, what do you mean by the old way? I'm guessing tea leaves?



Hertston -> RE: Question for my British friends across the pond (9/11/2011 9:17:50 AM)

Yup. Tea leaves, pre-heated teapot, 'fresh' boiled water (i.e not boiled before), tea strainer etc.



ilovestrategy -> RE: Question for my British friends across the pond (9/11/2011 9:14:42 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Hertston

Yup. Tea leaves, pre-heated teapot, 'fresh' boiled water (i.e not boiled before), tea strainer etc.


Ahhhh ok. I have my tea leaves directly in the cup with fresh boiled water.



Dixie -> RE: Question for my British friends across the pond (9/11/2011 9:49:30 PM)

Tea leaves are my option of choice when possible, washing your teapot is wrong as well.  But generally it'll be teabags.



AW1Steve -> RE: Question for my British friends across the pond (9/11/2011 10:59:41 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Dixie

Tea leaves are my option of choice when possible, washing your teapot is wrong as well.  But generally it'll be teabags.



Ah....so you Brits have finally become as lazy as us![:D]

I was always reminded in my student days in Winchester Hants, that we Yanks couldn't brew a proper pot of tea. (True, so true). And we responded that "You Brits couldn't make decent coffee!" (Even more true!)[:D] So now you have StarBucks. And we Yanks, still can't brew that great a cuppa (Teavana stores withstanding!).[:D]



andym -> RE: Question for my British friends across the pond (9/12/2011 5:38:40 PM)

Its wrong to wash your Tea mug.It sort of "seasons" itself over the years and gives your brew a certain "Je ne sais quoi".NEVER ,EVER substitue brown sugar or similar for white sugar.



warspite1 -> RE: Question for my British friends across the pond (9/12/2011 5:55:27 PM)


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ORIGINAL: andym

Its wrong to wash your Tea mug.It sort of "seasons" itself over the years and gives your brew a certain "Je ne sais quoi".NEVER ,EVER substitue brown sugar or similar for white sugar.

Warspite1

I totally agree with the first point [&o]. Mrs Warspite won't have a cup of tea in the same cup if its been more than a few hours since the last one, but I think a day or so's "seasoning" improves the flavour no end [8D].

In the days when I used to take sugar, I didn't mind the brown stuff - it was not as sweet, in fact on reflection it was that that probably helped me when giving up sugar for good. The move from half a sugar to no sugar was less of a jump.



ilovestrategy -> RE: Question for my British friends across the pond (9/12/2011 9:02:49 PM)


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ORIGINAL: andym

Its wrong to wash your Tea mug.


My wife would never go for that. If I ever tried refusing to wash my tea mug...........[sm=fighting0045.gif]



andym -> RE: Question for my British friends across the pond (9/12/2011 9:26:43 PM)


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ORIGINAL: ilovestrategy


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ORIGINAL: andym

Its wrong to wash your Tea mug.


My wife would never go for that. If I ever tried refusing to wash my tea mug...........[sm=fighting0045.gif]




Good God man!Are you a man or a mouse?Its sacrilidge,its like a whisky barrel.They need to be nurtured and matured for the best flavour.I think my last one was about 5 years old and only washed once!The present mug is nearing Tea Nirvana.All it needs od just a swill out with hot water to remove any tea residues or undissolved sugar.



ilovestrategy -> RE: Question for my British friends across the pond (9/12/2011 9:36:05 PM)

Well, I need to stay in her good graces to buy Distant Worlds, Storm over the Pacific, a new gaming rig to replace my 4 year old dinosaur, and to eat! [:D]



warspite1 -> RE: Question for my British friends across the pond (9/12/2011 9:38:14 PM)

ilovestrategy - I think you need to grow a set [;)] Just tell her "this is the way its gonna be - no more washing of the mugs love - gottit?".

I am sure that approach will pay dividends in the long run.......[:D]



ilovestrategy -> RE: Question for my British friends across the pond (9/12/2011 9:41:58 PM)

One thing I learned years ago is to pick my battles. Man, I'm at work and I want some tea. [:(]



spelk -> RE: Question for my British friends across the pond (9/12/2011 10:02:27 PM)

PG Tips is my preferred tipple. You just can't beat a nice cup of cha. We're raised on the stuff, I remember as a small kid, having hot sugary tea poured into the saucer so it would cool faster so you could drink it. I've seen kids with it in their milk bottles, luke warm of course.

Been reading about the Falklands lately, and the troops there would whip out their hex stoves and brew up in the middle of a firefight, if they were pinned down by Argentinian fire. The hot sweet tea helped warm their bodies and lift their spirits, whilst waiting on their next big push forward.

We brought it back from India and made it our own, we've been sipping it ever since. We've moved on from bully beef (corned beef) though. Mostly ;)



helm123456789 -> RE: Question for my British friends across the pond (9/12/2011 10:29:19 PM)

Have a very good female friend that lives in Nottingham and she doesn't drink a drop of Tea.  Prefers coffee and that may be from the fact that she lived in the states for a while.  Was funny when I stayed with her and was looking around her flat looking for the tea and there was none to be had.



redcoat -> RE: Question for my British friends across the pond (9/13/2011 3:40:28 PM)

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ORIGINAL: helm123456789
Have a very good female friend that lives in Nottingham and she doesn't drink a drop of Tea ...  Was funny when I stayed with her and was looking around her flat looking for the tea and there was none to be had.


Nightmare.




Perturabo -> RE: Question for my British friends across the pond (9/13/2011 3:50:50 PM)

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ORIGINAL: andym

Its wrong to wash your Tea mug.It sort of "seasons" itself over the years and gives your brew a certain "Je ne sais quoi".

Really? I'll have to try out that method once.



Toby42 -> RE: Question for my British friends across the pond (9/13/2011 5:11:43 PM)

I'm mostly a coffee drinker, but when I do drink tea I like it black and strong. My wife on the other hand likes English Tea. Cream and Sugar!



Dixie -> RE: Question for my British friends across the pond (9/13/2011 7:36:56 PM)

Assam tea, brewed nice and strong with a little bit of milk and sugar.  The best way to have it is so strong that no-one else will touch it.  That way no-one will steal your brew when your back is turned. [:D]



ilovestrategy -> RE: Question for my British friends across the pond (9/13/2011 9:50:43 PM)


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ORIGINAL: helm123456789

Have a very good female friend that lives in Nottingham and she doesn't drink a drop of Tea.  Prefers coffee and that may be from the fact that she lived in the states for a while.  Was funny when I stayed with her and was looking around her flat looking for the tea and there was none to be had.


That's funny!



jomni -> RE: Question for my British friends across the pond (9/14/2011 1:57:16 AM)

They are not alone.  Asians love tea as well. We drink the stuff during meals. Ever heard of Bubble Tea?



D.Ilse -> RE: Question for my British friends across the pond (9/14/2011 2:25:30 PM)


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ORIGINAL: ilovestrategy

Well, I need to stay in her good graces to buy Distant Worlds, Storm over the Pacific, a new gaming rig to replace my 4 year old dinosaur, and to eat! [:D]


PC and grub..what lse does the modern man really need..lol



D.Ilse -> RE: Question for my British friends across the pond (9/14/2011 2:30:47 PM)

As for me..black sweet or unsweet tea chillled, and a good arnold palmer are my brew(a palmer is 1/2 tea and 1/2 lemonade mixed)
Milk and hot tea just sounds bad.

As for Coffee, I do a packet of Hot Cocoa, add black coffee and hazelnut creamer..using my big "world at war" mug, but I drink more Cocoa w/milk than both coffee or tea.



planner 3 -> RE: Question for my British friends across the pond (9/14/2011 8:35:47 PM)

I'd be embarrassed[:@] to tell you what occured after I washed a coffee urn in the ships galley......aaaarrggghhhh



andym -> RE: Question for my British friends across the pond (9/14/2011 9:49:30 PM)


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ORIGINAL: planner 3

I'd be embarrassed[:@] to tell you what occured after I washed a coffee urn in the ships galley......aaaarrggghhhh



Ahhhh go on,you know you want to!



kaleidoscope -> RE: Question for my British friends across the pond (9/15/2011 9:27:53 PM)

Thought this was an interesting tea trivia snippet.
It comes from the wikipedia entry for the Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank.

Like every British tank since the Centurion, and most other British AFVs, Challenger 2 contains a boiling vessel (BV) also known as a kettle or bivvie for water which can be used to brew tea, produce other hot beverages and heat boil-in-the-bag meals contained in ration packs. This BV requirement is general for armoured vehicles of the British Armed Forces, and is unique to the armed forces of the UK.





planner 3 -> RE: Question for my British friends across the pond (9/16/2011 12:57:25 AM)

Andym: I got tranferred to scullery for 90 days, hell noone told me you never wash a coffee urn with soap, hell I thought I did a great job, Chief commisaryman didn't think so.



lesley -> RE: Question for my British friends across the pond (9/20/2011 11:34:40 PM)


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ORIGINAL: spelk

I've seen kids with it in their milk bottles, luke warm of course.


i do this for my granduaghter,if i don.t she keeps dipping her dummy(Pacifier) into my tea:(



ilovestrategy -> RE: Question for my British friends across the pond (9/21/2011 7:36:24 AM)


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ORIGINAL: planner 3

Andym: I got tranferred to scullery for 90 days, hell noone told me you never wash a coffee urn with soap, hell I thought I did a great job, Chief commisaryman didn't think so.



I'm not supposed to laugh so please forgive me, but that's funny! [:D]



planner 3 -> RE: Question for my British friends across the pond (9/21/2011 4:06:40 PM)

Yeah ! Chiefs got this thing about coffee pots.....:>)

It took 3 rebrews and three flushes with hot water to make the urn reusable, them CPOs have no sense of humour.



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