Meh...
Last edited by VDG; 30th September 2018 at 18:27.
Fas est ab hoste doceri
Ok, we must sort this out....apple tea...not tea.
Nice as it may be.
Right, kettle on.
I'll tell you whats pathetic. Walking the streets holding a cardboard cup of coffee.
"Brits" as you so quaintly call us, like to sit down and savour a cup nice cup of tea, that's the relaxing aspect of it.
Pity you won't see this post due to acting pathetically and flouncing off..... :D
The OP has left the forum Neil, shame really as his English half could have sat down with a cuppa and laughed at t'other half acting the fool.
Blimey, left the forum over this!
What a snowflake.
It’s not just Brits who like a nice brew, those reading the document posted by Dave might have spotted this passage.
In fact, according to the Buddhadharma, not even the gods and celestial beings ever think of asking, “Will I die?” The gods are far more interested in their meticulously clean, fine porcelain saucers and silver spoons, their exquisitely brewed tea, and their entrancing music.
Don't just do something, sit there. - TNH
That's culture innit.
I believe that understanding the food and drink is the key to "getting in" any culture. I'm a Finn and we drink more coffee per capita than any other nation. If you understand the intricacies and know how to go through the motions of our several different types of coffee drinking situations and behaviour, then you really understand what we are all about.
Years ago, I was doing business in Finland for quite a while before my contacts became relaxed and ‘chatty’. Lovely friendly people who come across as very quiet and reserved to strangers. When I first started going there I was astonished with the widespread English language skills of the Finns. Happy days and the food served on Finnair was superb!
As a kid tea time was almost a meal. Tins of biscuits and maybe cake along with the tea. My mum made scones from time to time. Filling the tea pot was a ritual in itself. I forget the exact routine...you fill it half way and put in one spoon of tea, let it steep for awhile then add the rest of the water and tea.
All this thread needs is Mr Tetley to swagger in...
"A man of little significance"
I hope you don't leave Ryan, you definitely contribute more than most, don't let people get to you mate.
How embarrassing! I appear to have drunk a cup of tea. And I'm English to boot. What a pathetic creature I must be. This is not the behaviour that made the Empire great.
Time to retire to the study with a bottle of whisky and a loaded revolver methinks. Toodle pip.
P.S. My late Dad often used to put whisky in his tea - especially at Christmas time.
Most Brits don't even brew their teas properly - they seemingly prefer 60 seconds infused hot water...
I once worked with somebody who had been a translator for the East German film institute. She would actively volunteer to do the Finnish films (typically they would start from English subtitles) as, in her view, they had a tenth of the dialogue. She could do one in an afternoon and book the week for it.
A cup of tea about 5 o’clock on a rainy late autumn Sunday afternoon, after a few hours in the garden, with cheese on wholemeal toast made with a particularly mature cheddar.
If Buddhists had known about that, then they would have already found Nirvana and wouldn’t have had to risk their lives milking yaks (sic).
I rather like these:
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Oh no, we're about to see another couple of dozen flounce off over the right biscuits to eat with tea
M
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I like a cup of tea with honey in it to unwind after work.
Usually while watching the real housewives of Beverly Hills.
I have NO shame over it. :)
Always take mine with honey,have for quite a few years, hmm great idea kettle on, cheers
You can’t beat Indian tea with cardamom and a few custard creams.
I took my own tea with me to Spain but like the French [and I suspect the rest of Europe] they just have that rotten UHT milk.
Are we the only country with decent milk?
By the way I hate to say it but French biscuits go particularly well with a cup of Rosie Lee.
Can’t fault a decent Cafe con lecha either I had quite few but sometimes only tea will do.
I think it would be a lot less popular if people realised that it is foreign.
It is ok, fear not, we do get normal milk here. Normally hidden in the fridges in the supermarkets so it is hard to find admittedly.
How do you have real tea without pepper milk?!
Many a explosive situation has been avoided, or repaired as a result of a decent cup of tea.
You don't need to understand it - I don't really get Tags, but they make the people who do buy them happy and that's good enough!
Tea is life. End of story.