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  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited April 2019 Posts: 17,804
    mattjoes wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    barryt007 wrote: »
    I have 6 types of green tea,in the office :

    Normal,lemon,pomegranate,mint,ginger,blueberry & blackberry.

    Love them all.

    I've never been a big fan of green tea. I find it much too anaemic for my taste.

    Perhaps the answer lies in using two tea bags to make it a bit stronger, which is how I think you take it, @barryt007?
    That's the strategy. I do the same.
    I will have to do that then if I'm brave enough to try green tea again any time soon!

    Before I was just using one teabag for the green tea so that is where I may have been going wrong!
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    Lately I only drink Coffee or Tea as a stimulant before a shift, I generally drink juice or water
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited April 2019 Posts: 17,804
    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
    Lately I only drink Coffee or Tea as a stimulant before a shift, I generally drink juice or water

    Yes, I especially find the stronger coffee from a machine the best stimulant if one is feeling tired during a shift at work.

    Tea does not really have the same effect for me, no doubt due to the lower caffeine content!
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
    Lately I only drink Coffee or Tea as a stimulant before a shift, I generally drink juice or water

    Yes, I especially find the stronger coffee from a machine the best stimulant if one is feeling tired during a shift at work.

    Tea does not really have the same effect for me, no doubt due to the lower caffeine content!

    I recently realised I had started to drink too much coffee and needed to cut down, I sometimes work nights so one strong coffee does help then its water for remainder of the shift. I recently tried Valerian Tea to help with insomnia though felt groggy so stopped, I occasionally drink Ginger Tea
  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    Valerian can make you feel pretty bad if it doesn't quite work for you. Usually that is because you're not ready to 'calm down' yourself. If you can stand it you can also try Camomile.

    I never drank coffee, so for me it's tea all through the day. If I want cafeine I'll get red bull and jumparound my collegues for the rest of the day.
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
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    Chai especially, but I also love Darjeeling, jasmine, and Lady Gray (Grey?).
    All with plenty of sugar. :)
  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    My morning tea is with lemon and honey, the Italian way. After that it's straight. At the offfice it's usually Earl(y) Grey.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    I tried some Earl Grey once when an aunt gave us a variety of teas in small samples in a gift box. Can't say I was a big fan of it at all and it's put me off ever trying it again. I think I'll stick to PG Tips! ;)
  • LudovicoLudovico
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    Dragonpol wrote: »
    I tried some Earl Grey once when an aunt gave us a variety of teas in small samples in a gift box. Can't say I was a big fan of it at all and it's put me off ever trying it again. I think I'll stick to PG Tips! ;)

    PG Tips is rank imo. Great adverts though.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited May 2019 Posts: 17,804
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    I tried some Earl Grey once when an aunt gave us a variety of teas in small samples in a gift box. Can't say I was a big fan of it at all and it's put me off ever trying it again. I think I'll stick to PG Tips! ;)

    PG Tips is rank imo. Great adverts though.

    Really?! I think it's one of the best teas I've tasted in terms of flavour.

    I'm talking about teas you can buy in your local shop here of course. I'm not a tea gourmet.
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
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    Yorkshire tea, Tetley tea and PG Tips!
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    RogueAgent wrote: »
    Yorkshire tea, Tetley tea and PG Tips!

    I've tried the latter two and bought the first one. Have yet to try it, but I'll let you all know what I think of it when I do! :)
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
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    Dragonpol wrote: »
    RogueAgent wrote: »
    Yorkshire tea, Tetley tea and PG Tips!

    I've tried the latter two and bought the first one. Have yet to try it, but I'll let you all know what I think of it when I do! :)

    PG was when I was growing up, Tetley as an adult, Yorkshire the last 8 years and counting!
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    RogueAgent wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    RogueAgent wrote: »
    Yorkshire tea, Tetley tea and PG Tips!

    I've tried the latter two and bought the first one. Have yet to try it, but I'll let you all know what I think of it when I do! :)

    PG was when I was growing up, Tetley as an adult, Yorkshire the last 8 years and counting!

    Yes, it seems that we progress through different tea brands as we get older. Variety is the spice of life, as they say!
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited May 2019 Posts: 17,804
    I wanted to share with you, my fellow tea people, a T-shirt I saw a woman wearing today. It had written on it the following:

    YOU WERE MY CUP OF TEA BUT I DRINK Champagne NOW.

    So, moving up in the world, eh?

    :D
  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    Good thing we've got that champagne tea at home...
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    CommanderRoss wrote: »
    Good thing we've got that champagne tea at home...

    The best of both worlds, you could say. ;)
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    BBC Radio 2 - Louis Theroux's Perfect Brew:

    https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=422673925238260
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Our possible next prime minister Boris Johnson using tea as diplomacy in 2018:

  • jobojobo
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    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Our possible next prime minister Boris Johnson using tea as diplomacy in 2018:



    That was a quite funny and sweet way of handling the situation, I give him that ;))
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    jobo wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Our possible next prime minister Boris Johnson using tea as diplomacy in 2018:



    That was a quite funny and sweet way of handling the situation, I give him that ;))

    Yes, I'd didn't get to see it very well at the time and while it was an obvious diversionary tactic to avoid questions about the Burka row it was nice of him too. And it's very British, isn't it?
  • jobojobo
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    Dragonpol wrote: »
    jobo wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Our possible next prime minister Boris Johnson using tea as diplomacy in 2018:



    That was a quite funny and sweet way of handling the situation, I give him that ;))

    Yes, I'd didn't get to see it very well at the time and while it was an obvious diversionary tactic to avoid questions about the Burka row it was nice of him too. And it's very British, isn't it?

    Oh yes, very Brittish indeed. Polite, yet with an element of understated sarcasm to it ;)
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    jobo wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    jobo wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Our possible next prime minister Boris Johnson using tea as diplomacy in 2018:



    That was a quite funny and sweet way of handling the situation, I give him that ;))

    Yes, I'd didn't get to see it very well at the time and while it was an obvious diversionary tactic to avoid questions about the Burka row it was nice of him too. And it's very British, isn't it?

    Oh yes, very Brittish indeed. Polite, yet with an element of understated sarcasm to it ;)

    Yes, he's a very able man and the bumbling exterior belies a canny political operator. He's got a Lt. Columbo thing going on in that people vastly underestimate him.
  • LudovicoLudovico
    edited June 2019 Posts: 14,825
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    I tried some Earl Grey once when an aunt gave us a variety of teas in small samples in a gift box. Can't say I was a big fan of it at all and it's put me off ever trying it again. I think I'll stick to PG Tips! ;)

    PG Tips is rank imo. Great adverts though.

    Really?! I think it's one of the best teas I've tasted in terms of flavour.

    I'm talking about teas you can buy in your local shop here of course. I'm not a tea gourmet.

    Really. I love their adverts. But not the tea itself. As far as everyday tea goes, I much prefer Yorkshire or Twinings.
    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
    Lately I only drink Coffee or Tea as a stimulant before a shift, I generally drink juice or water

    Thankfully you didn't miss the f when you typed.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Ludovico wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    I tried some Earl Grey once when an aunt gave us a variety of teas in small samples in a gift box. Can't say I was a big fan of it at all and it's put me off ever trying it again. I think I'll stick to PG Tips! ;)

    PG Tips is rank imo. Great adverts though.

    Really?! I think it's one of the best teas I've tasted in terms of flavour.

    I'm talking about teas you can buy in your local shop here of course. I'm not a tea gourmet.

    Really. I love their adverts. But not the tea itself. As far as everyday tea goes, I much prefer Yorkshire or Twinings.
    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
    Lately I only drink Coffee or Tea as a stimulant before a shift, I generally drink juice or water

    Thankfully you didn't miss the f when you typed.

    Haha, you have a sense of humour. Good one.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    I tried some Earl Grey once when an aunt gave us a variety of teas in small samples in a gift box. Can't say I was a big fan of it at all and it's put me off ever trying it again. I think I'll stick to PG Tips! ;)

    PG Tips is rank imo. Great adverts though.

    Really?! I think it's one of the best teas I've tasted in terms of flavour.

    I'm talking about teas you can buy in your local shop here of course. I'm not a tea gourmet.

    Really. I love their adverts. But not the tea itself. As far as everyday tea goes, I much prefer Yorkshire or Twinings.
    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
    Lately I only drink Coffee or Tea as a stimulant before a shift, I generally drink juice or water

    Thankfully you didn't miss the f when you typed.

    Haha, you have a sense of humour. Good one.

    Though while we're on the subject coffee has a much better laxative effect than tea.
    If that's what you're looking for, of course. ;)

    That's reminds me, I need to try that Yorkshire Tea I bought to see if it is really as good as everyone says it is. Time for The Taste Test!
  • LudovicoLudovico
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    On caffeine content in tea. From David's Tea, so mainly about their products, but one can easily extrapolate: http://blog.davidstea.com/en/how-much-caffeine-is-in-tea/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Organique&utm_campaign=Blog_Caffeine_EN&fbclid=IwAR2moKTcRC_jvrPvsEK8Zajryrf878_ndryMfh0MijmSLl6186f1xhIYLwQ
  • JamesCraigJamesCraig Ancient Rome
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    Green tea with lemon. ;)
  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    Ludovico wrote: »
    On caffeine content in tea. From David's Tea, so mainly about their products, but one can easily extrapolate: http://blog.davidstea.com/en/how-much-caffeine-is-in-tea/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Organique&utm_campaign=Blog_Caffeine_EN&fbclid=IwAR2moKTcRC_jvrPvsEK8Zajryrf878_ndryMfh0MijmSLl6186f1xhIYLwQ
    I think I drink too much of it to notice any caffeine. No tea, no work.
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