in which beverages alter the course of history and it is awesome

[faeriemaiden]

So, I'm falling asleep for no good reason, which leads me to finally get out my special mug (it's all Art Nouveau-tastic!) and fill it with coffee. Er, twice. And while I'm raving to myself about how coffee is a magical elixir the inventors of which should be canonised and given lifetime supplies of fresh baked goods and cosy quilts, it occurs to

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[shadowempress]

Tea pwns coffee. You can't get around that fact. The British started wars over tea! It was traded for opium, brought about some lovely innovations in the creation of porcelain, and even though coffee has become fairly popular, tea is still the most consumed drink outside of water. There is also the fact that two cups of tea won't make me vomitus...

Coffee has its good points and its history is interesting, but tea is far older and far more bloody. Thus I like it.

Alright. I have argued on behalf of tea, so I feel no guilt admitting that raspberry mochas are among the best things in creation. :D

[faeriemaiden]

All right, tea rose a point. It also has the benefit of seeming so gentile and quiet while having such a dangerous and bloody past. Tea is sneaky. :D

[cherise]

Oh, you just reminded me to get my second cup! I hate not!fresh coffee ... it's only thirty minutes old, but is rather suspicious even with two cubes of sugar (which I never have) and lots of creamer. Serious business indeed!

There are definite Coffee Drinkers and Tea Drinkers in my house. Let's hope we don't duel to the death. ^_^

[faeriemaiden]

Heeeeee, I am always finding my mother's forgotten cups of coffee in the microwave. She's like, "I need my coffee for the brainpower to remember things like the fact that I had coffee in the microwave." :p

I like my coffee hot. Piping hot. And not too bitter. Otherwise, I haven't developed particularities yet.

[cherise]

LMAO LMAO. I just read that to my housemates amidst giggling. :p

Me too! I don't order it extra hot but I drink it so fast that I need it hot. I hate bitter coffee. -____- Luckily most bitterness-inducing things can be avoided! I tend to like smooth, medium, chocolatey coffees, sometimes dark if I need caffeine. I kind of want to develop particularities but I'm wary of drinking too much. :D

[builtofsorrow]

Um, excuse me, where is your reference to King Jan III Sobieski, who brought coffee to the people of his kingdom, then the largest country in Europe, after winning the Battle of Vienna in 1683?! -scowls at you-

[faeriemaiden]

I AM SO SORRY IT SEEMS WIKIPEDIA FAILED ME ON THIS VERY IMPORTANT POINT. Also I love the mental image of King Jan III Sobieski riding in on a horse in the We Won The Battle Of Vienna Celebratory Parade all "Sure, we won, but ALSO I FOUND THIS STUFF AND IT IS MARVELLOUS BEYOND ALL DESCRIPTION."

[wanderlight]

Though I wouldn't mind watching coffee and tea duel to the death with contrasting facts as to which is more awesome (I like both, which is why I will watch gleefully)
OKAY, YOU OFFICIALLY NEED TO WRITE THIS NOW, YOU ORIGINATOR-OF-BRILLIANT-IDEAS, YOU. :D

♥!

Thank you for providing my daily dose of history! *consumes eagerly* ... no sort-of-pun intended.

[barefoottomboy]

I may have a book on the history of the coffee house, despite not liking coffee...

I'm all about the tea! As William Gladstone said, "Thank God for tea! What would the world do without tea! How did it exist? I am glad I was not born before tea." (And also: "If you are cold, tea will warm you; If you are too heated, it will cool you; If you are depressed, it will cheer you; If you are excited, it will calm you.")