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TruBrit

Apr 24th 2007 10:20 am

Re: Tea?

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Originally Posted by TouristTrap (Post 4692867)

Oh, I give y'all 2 years before you too will be partaking of the summer beverage :lol: :lol:

snowbunny, I recall going back to S.A. on vacation a few months after moving here and asking for ice. He brings me ONE ICE CUBE in a cup.....I'd gotten used to the ice very very fast in the heat we have.:rofl:

well that's one more ice cube than we'd get back home in blighty :lol:

dukeynorton

Apr 24th 2007 10:25 am

Re: Tea?

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Originally Posted by Texas Mom (Post 4692736)

My grandpa used to say that the best thing to cool you down on a hot day is a nice cup of hot tea!!!

Yeh that one is an old classic. I have to say that I'm not convinced about it myself. It makes you sweat a lot that's for sure, so in theory increased sweat rate = increased heat loss. However, this would really only be true if there was increased convection and evaporation. So perhaps the best way to cool down would be to drink a hot cup of tea (straight outta the kettle) and stand in front of an fan/AC unit. Drinking a boiling hot cup of tea outside in San Antonio (>90% humidity) probably has its limitations for these reasons.

Oh, the science of tea! :thumbsup:

Jerseygirl

Apr 24th 2007 10:28 am

Re: Tea?

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Originally Posted by TouristTrap (Post 4692867)

I've been here 11 yrs and have not/will not succumb to tea served anything but hot and strong.

TruBrit

Apr 24th 2007 10:31 am

Re: Tea?

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Originally Posted by Jerseygirl (Post 4692903)

I've been here 11 yrs and have not/will not succumb to tea served anything but hot and strong.

now we could be talking about something else here :o :lol:

Sophia_S

Apr 25th 2007 12:08 am

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Originally Posted by dukeynorton (Post 4687862)

Ahh brilliant post, only English people could have a conversation like this - I love it :D

I had the same question myself (obviously) but would you adam and eve it i forgot to put some in my suitcase, so was forced to drink the super rank coffee they serve in these parts for a couple of days.

But, good news is, went to Walmart and picked up some Twinnings english breakfast, bit pricey but who cares, its tea. Then, a week later went to HEB and they only sell daddy boxes of PG Tips pyramid - I couldnt believe my luck!

Its the little things.

I buy Tetley British Blend tea bags in walmart all the time,I'm the Brit,but I rarely drink tea(but I like this when I do,not quite as strong as PG Tips)...my husband(USC) rarely drinks anything other than the tea....but won't touch any American tea!.....Sophia:)

Big Vern

Apr 25th 2007 3:34 am

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Originally Posted by Goodacre (Post 4691082)

:lol: Absolutely right. At my first works lunch when I arrived here, I spotted a large jug of what I thought was apple juice. It was a hot North Carolina day and I thought, "Excellent, just what the doctor ordered". It turned out to be "iced tea". :eek: Yack! So many people drink it here that "tea" means "iced tea", and if you want tea you have to ask for "hot tea". But then they don't know how to make tea, so it's best just to have a coffee, and enjoy tea in the comfort of home.:)

Heh, I had exactly the same experience. :D

I just about managed to stop myself from spitting it across the room in front of all my new colleagues! :ohmy:

Mallory

Apr 25th 2007 3:48 am

Re: Tea?

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Originally Posted by dukeynorton (Post 4692282)

That will never happen LOL

Even if I did, by some miracle, grow to like it (i.e. someone gave me a taste of theirs and I decided "hmmm this is quite a tasty beverage"), I still wouldnt drink it out of principle. Tea is just supposed to be hot, nuff said.

Like I said, if I'm hot, I'll drink a proper cold drink, one that was DESIGNED to be drunk cold.

We'll see!!!

dukeynorton

Apr 25th 2007 3:50 am

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Yes we will! :p

I'll bet you a box of PG Tips, how about that?

Mallory

Apr 25th 2007 3:57 am

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Dukey, I never drank tea when I lived in England. Only person in my family - I only drank squash. My mum never made me drink tea. Strange thing, I drink iced tea with lemon almost every day here. Try it, you'll like it. I'll get back with you in August!

TruBrit

Apr 25th 2007 4:03 am

Re: Tea?

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Originally Posted by Mallory (Post 4696034)

shhhh don't tell anyone BUT even i like iced tea, no sugar but has to be loaded with ice :o :ohmy: :lol:

Jerseygirl

Apr 25th 2007 4:12 am

Re: Tea?

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Originally Posted by TruBrit (Post 4696063)

shhhh don't tell anyone BUT even i like iced tea, no sugar but has to be loaded with ice :o :ohmy: :lol:

I heard that.....................................and I've only one thing to say...TRAITOR. :lol:

Mallory

Apr 25th 2007 4:22 am

Re: Tea?

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Originally Posted by TruBrit (Post 4696063)

shhhh don't tell anyone BUT even i like iced tea, no sugar but has to be loaded with ice :o :ohmy: :lol:

OMG!

dukeynorton

Apr 25th 2007 4:25 am

Re: Tea?

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Originally Posted by TruBrit (Post 4696063)

shhhh don't tell anyone BUT even i like iced tea, no sugar but has to be loaded with ice :o :ohmy: :lol:

Its OK, they dont know what the're saying. They must have been forced to say it. Some sort of torture maybe. Its not possible.

farmerwife

Apr 25th 2007 8:34 am

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Originally Posted by Jerseygirl (Post 4696111)

I heard that.....................................and I've only one thing to say...TRAITOR. :lol:

No, no.... it's OK....farmerswife to the rescue. Cold tea is really an old BRITISH tradition! Farmers and miners used to take it to work.

(Well OK, farmers would take it when there was no cider around)

dukeynorton

Apr 25th 2007 11:21 am

Re: Tea?

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Originally Posted by farmerwife (Post 4697064)

No, no.... it's OK....farmerswife to the rescue. Cold tea is really an old BRITISH tradition! Farmers and miners used to take it to work.

Are you sure that they didnt just take HOT tea to work and then forgot to drink it and so finished it off later, when it was COLD?

Makes more sense to me.

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