Tea

Really? Every time i've gone somewhere, it's not "want some tea?" It's always, "want a beer?" Though with my parents and their friends, it's always coffee. Can't say I've heard of people offering other people tea. I used to drink it a good bit when I was married. But I think i'll get back to drinking it again. And by tea I mean the healthy stuff...not my sweat tea (my sweat tea would kill a diabetic as soon as it touched their mouths, lol).

I look at tea from a different point of view.

When you sit with a group of people, the normal response is..."anybody what coffee?"

But when you want to be more intimate (not in a sexual way) with a guest (one other person), tea is the drink of choice. I am not sure what it is, but it seems more personal, warm, and inviting.

Maybe it is the fact that tea is more about giving one's guest a choice of flavor, taking time to prepare while conversing, or maybe giving that person a more personal attention.

Not sure but, Tea is for sharing meaningful, close, thoughtful time with a close friend.

I used to hear that all the time. Go into Persian communities or Arab communities. Even India. You'll hear that all the time. That's one of the first things I was offered at Baha'i and muslim gatherings.

There are so many ways to drink tea it is really down to individual taste.

Personally I drink green tea as I enjoy the fresh taste and also for the health benefits.

I try to be mindful at all times but turning certain everyday habits into a ritual certainly helps with this.

Calm your mind by watching this traditional Chinese Tea Ceremony:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6GvXtrvUbc&feature=related

MTFBWY

I like my tea green too.

As some that lives in the southern u.s. ilove sweet tea....as someone with exanded tastes...green tea with ginsing and honey...also like white tea

Living in the UK, tea is as part and parcel as the rain we get here. We love tea and it is mainly taken with milk and sugar, what we call here a builders brekkie lol.

Steeping tea is the same process used to extract water-soluble medicine that pharmaceutical companies use... so yeah, it's a major source of medicine for most people. If you have a decent tea collection and know a bit about the ingredients, you can self-medicate for many maladies and "live long and prosper".

As usual, I didn't read through everything yet.
I should learn to do that before I post, but.. it's more interesting this way.

The other day I read that white tea and green tea come from the same plant. White tea is harvested earlier and is normally more pure and full of antioxidants than green tea is. It's a little sweeter and contains less caffeine than green tea as well. I've been an avid green tea drinker for many years and recently switched to white tea. I haven't noticed much of a difference, to be completely honest, but I'll give it some more time before I say that indefinitely.

Yogi Green Tea is the best tasting green tea I've ever had. It's very difficult for me to find white tea around here, so if anyone knows of a good one, please let me know!

I'm English and I don't really get tea, it doesn't seem to taste all that good to me...

Please accept this picture of a teapot that looks like Hitler as a reparation for this clearly anti-English treachery!