firstly, i'd like to point out that drinking soda is for americans. if you don't believe me, ask someone who's french.
here in the states, i usually can't get anything but coffee, no milk or sugar, extra strong.
back in manila, i was up to drinking tea three times a day. i have this white coffee mug that's a little bit tall that says "i love you" that i use (my mum gave it to me and now i am bound to use it). i usually drink either green tea or earl grey from teabags, no milk, no sugar.
if i'm angry, i have a bit of lemon cake with my tea.
and if i'm really, really sad i take a small bag of real earl grey tea leaves that i brought from india out of the bottom of my closet. i brew that, and use an actual tea cup from my mum's wedding china set. that makes it easier to pretend i'm somewhere else.
haha i never thought i'd be able to write so much about tea. i'd do pictures, but i'm on vacation.
To quote one of his 'laws' : China tea has virtues... but there is not much stimulation in it.
I have lost so much respect for him as a person since I read this article. There are innumerable kinds of tea in China, and I'm willing to bet that no responsible, respectable Chinese tea merchant would export their best tea to the land of the barbarian English. (strictly from a 19th century perspective, I rather like the English) Chinese tea is a purely sensous experience, the smell and the texture of the tea in your mouth count as much as the taste.
I will systematically maim anyone who tells me that they put milk into their Chinese tea.
I'll put up my post on tea as soon as I can make a cup for myself and smoulder for a while about the idiocy of that pariah Orwell.
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here in the states, i usually can't get anything but coffee, no milk or sugar, extra strong.
back in manila, i was up to drinking tea three times a day. i have this white coffee mug that's a little bit tall that says "i love you" that i use (my mum gave it to me and now i am bound to use it). i usually drink either green tea or earl grey from teabags, no milk, no sugar.
if i'm angry, i have a bit of lemon cake with my tea.
and if i'm really, really sad i take a small bag of real earl grey tea leaves that i brought from india out of the bottom of my closet. i brew that, and use an actual tea cup from my mum's wedding china set. that makes it easier to pretend i'm somewhere else.
haha i never thought i'd be able to write so much about tea. i'd do pictures, but i'm on vacation.
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http://www.booksatoz.com/witsend/tea/orwell.htm
To quote one of his 'laws' :
China tea has virtues... but there is not much stimulation in it.
I have lost so much respect for him as a person since I read this article.
There are innumerable kinds of tea in China, and I'm willing to bet that no responsible, respectable Chinese tea merchant would export their best tea to the land of the barbarian English. (strictly from a 19th century perspective, I rather like the English) Chinese tea is a purely sensous experience, the smell and the texture of the tea in your mouth count as much as the taste.
I will systematically maim anyone who tells me that they put milk into their Chinese tea.
I'll put up my post on tea as soon as I can make a cup for myself and smoulder for a while about the idiocy of that pariah Orwell.
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