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As I'm sitting here drinking tea with milk and 2 1/2 sugars, I'm disgusted. How do you people drink tea with only milk and 2 sugars? My tea is usually cream and 5 tablespoonfuls of sugar.

And if you don't drink it with milk and 2 sugars, how do you drink it? Are there some brave souls out there who drink it "pure" with no milk and no sugar?

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It depends. I only drink earl grey or breakfast tea anyway, if its Twinings, or Yorkshire Tea. Please note Yorkshire Tea is in fact what God drinks; it's the tits.

If I'm having earl grey, I take it black with two sugars, and, if I can be arsed and there's a lemon to hand, a dash of lemon.

For normal tea, a little milk and two and a half sugars.

The two times I drank Earl Grey, it was 'pure'.
I usually drink herbal tea sort of things, but I never add anything to them except maybe lemon if I am ill.

Mine's just with milk. And preferably PG Tips because it's the only tea worth drinking, although I mean to buy some Kenyan tea, as that sounds pretty awesome. Out of my housemates, I'm the biggest tea drinker. A couple of days ago I had between seven and nine, and was discouraged from having more after stories of people OD'ing on caffine.

Apparently, milk and two sugars is known as "NATO standard" in slang. I mean to find out what the other variants of tea are called.

Pouring the milk in before the tea is apparently very working class, as they only had one set of "good" china, so therefore had to reduce the chance of it cracking due to the temperature of the boiling water. Putting the milk in first reduced this, although I'd have thought that it would have increased it, as the cup itself would have been made cooler due to the milk.

I also brew my tea for about five minutes. Can't stand weak tea.

Are there some brave souls out there who drink it "pure" with no milk and no sugar?

That's how I drink it, and my coffee as well. I generally drink 5-10 cups of Twinning's Earl Grey or English Breakfast per day. On particularly sluggish days I'll have between 10 and 20 cups of tea and/or coffee through the day. Of course, I did spend 4 years in the Army, so caffeine is a biological necessity at this point.

Mine's just with milk.

I tried that a couple of minutes ago. After one sip, I dug into the trash to get the bag of sugar and I poured it into my tea.

As I'm sitting here drinking tea with milk and 2 1/2 sugars, I'm disgusted. How do you people drink tea with only milk and 2 sugars? My tea is usually cream and 5 tablespoonfuls of sugar.

And if you don't drink it with milk and 2 sugars, how do you drink it? Are there some brave souls out there who drink it "pure" with no milk and no sugar?

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I normally have sugar with my tea. no cream or milk. but then it depends on the tea to.

Green tea I usually drink straight.

"Lipton" and the ilk, is usually with sweetener... lots of sweetener.

Herb and other types depend on the flavor...

As I'm sitting here drinking tea with milk and 2 1/2 sugars, I'm disgusted. How do you people drink tea with only milk and 2 sugars? My tea is usually cream and 5 tablespoonfuls of sugar.

And if you don't drink it with milk and 2 sugars, how do you drink it? Are there some brave souls out there who drink it "pure" with no milk and no sugar?

We need small-talk in this politics-ridden forum

Good Lord, man. You must have the metabolism of a hummingbird. No way are you over 35. That's WAY too damn sweet for me. Myself, I don't like warm or hot sweet beverages. I take my tea ice cold and usually green with lime. I just never developed a taste for warm liquids that aren't of a savory nature. Not even hot chocolate. I know, I know, that makes me a filthy commie or something.

i usually drink tea with just milk (skimmed)

sometimes i have it with a teaspoon of sugar, particularly when its earl grey. but then for earl grey i have it mostly without milk, too.


and yeah, you gotta let it brew. in a pot. or its not proper tea, damnit... without the pot it just doesn't have the room to brew properly imo.
and milk first FTW!

Pure. Mostly because sugar makes me ill and I drink tea at night to help me sleep XP

Vanilla I like with a little tiny bit of sugar and milk. Black tea and Jasmin is good with a little milk too.

Either one or the other, but never both. That's just sacrilege, same as it is with coffee.

*mutters about all these heathens who drink their tea or coffee with milk AND sugar*

My tea is usually cream and 5 tablespoonfuls of sugar.


Enjoy your diabetes.

I'm told by my parent that I was bottle fed on tea as a baby. Can't stand the stuff these days. Coffee is where it's at ;) (with 2 sugars)

I tried that a couple of minutes ago. After one sip, I dug into the trash to get the bag of sugar and I poured it into my tea.
If you think that's bad, try it without anything. It is very, very bitter. I've made it when I've run out of milk (or the milk's too far gone to use), and I've had a hard time getting to the bottom of a cup.

I did use to have it with sugar, but stopped. I can't drink it with sugar now at all.

I generally drink tea pure, or occasionally with cream and anywhere from two to five tablespoons of sugar. Coffee I always take black. I can't stand coffee with any kind of creamer or sweetener.


EDIT: Oh, and tea has to brew for at least 5-7 minutes. At LEAST.

If you think that's bad, try it without anything. It is very, very bitter. I've made it when I've run out of milk (or the milk's too far gone to use), and I've had a hard time getting to the bottom of a cup.

when you run out of water, do what all good students do... eat raw tea bags. yummy :)

when you run out of water, do what all good students do... eat raw tea bags. yummy :)
Nah, Mr Tap is my friend. It doesn't run out of water that often.

Nah, Mr Tap is my friend. It doesn't run out of water that often.

back in the day students often had water meters. besides, they did it in The Young Ones :D

Usually, I like a little bit of honey and a slice of lemon in my tea. If it is really crappy tea, a small dash of real vanilla helps too.

Unless it is the vanilla almond flavored tea from The Republic Of Tea (a company that makes fancy teas). Then I like it over ice with no sugar or lemon, just straight. Yum!

PG Tips because it's the only tea worth drinking

I just found PG Tips at the grocery store, made a cup and am now inclined to agree with this statement

Sugar, no milk, or "black as the night and sweet as a stolen kiss" ;)

back in the day students often had water meters. besides, they did it in The Young Ones :D
They're even more common now. Water meters are being fitted as standard to most homes. We were lucky as hell not to get one.
I just found PG Tips at the grocery store, made a cup and am now inclined to agree with this statement
Another heathen converted. :p

I like English Breakfast, Irish Breakfast, Darjeeling - sugar, no milk. Jasmine tea, plain, neither milk nor sugar.

I like milk and sugar in coffee.

Few times tried tea with milk, it was horrible.

Usually drink black or green tea with some sugar (I also have no idea what you mean by 2 and half. If that's spoons that I have spoons of many sizes and it depends. And also depends which tea cup I use (ihave several cups ranging in sizes from 100 ml - 500 ml.).

Sometimes when I get bored by usual Lipton, I drink natural herbal teas self-collected herbs. They are good.

I drink much tea.

I always drink my tea with sugar and milk at the moment, but I tend to go through phases. Up until recently, I would drink it with 2 sugar and no milk, now it's 1 sugar and milk. I've had times when I only had it with milk, or with no milk and no sugar... I just like variety ;)

I also have no idea what you mean by 2 and half. If that's spoons that I have spoons of many sizes and it depends.
A teaspoon, my good friend. The little one.

Or, alternatively, it could be sugar-lumps, but I've only ever seen them in cafes and restrautants. I assume you can buy them...

As I'm sitting here drinking tea with milk and 2 1/2 sugars, I'm disgusted. How do you people drink tea with only milk and 2 sugars? My tea is usually cream and 5 tablespoonfuls of sugar.

And if you don't drink it with milk and 2 sugars, how do you drink it? Are there some brave souls out there who drink it "pure" with no milk and no sugar?

We need small-talk in this politics-ridden forum


Like my coffee, milk no sugar. Sugar yuck!

Proper tea (is theft) I have with just milk or lemon. Green tea with a slice of lemon or sometimes a slice of fresh ginger.

As I'm sitting here drinking tea with milk and 2 1/2 sugars, I'm disgusted. How do you people drink tea with only milk and 2 sugars? My tea is usually cream and 5 tablespoonfuls of sugar.

And if you don't drink it with milk and 2 sugars, how do you drink it? Are there some brave souls out there who drink it "pure" with no milk and no sugar?

We need small-talk in this politics-ridden forum

Bloody hell, how do you have room for the tea?!

Two teaspoons of sugar. 5 tablespoons, JEBUS! That's like half a cup.

Bloody hell, how do you have room for the tea?!

Two teaspoons of sugar. 5 tablespoons, JEBUS! That's like half a cup.

You are also almost mathematically correct.
Wiki says that one tablespoon is about 15 ml (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tablespoon) , so 5 tablespoons are 75 ml.
Which may be almost half of average tea cup (200 ml).

Some people like it sweet.

I use about 1 tablespoon on one average cup of tea.

It depends. I only drink earl grey or breakfast tea anyway, if its Twinings, or Yorkshire Tea. Please note Yorkshire Tea is in fact what God drinks; it's the tits.

If I'm having earl grey, I take it black with two sugars, and, if I can be arsed and there's a lemon to hand, a dash of lemon.

For normal tea, a little milk and two and a half sugars.
I always thought God drank Kona coffee... Why else would he have put Hawaii on the map?

I don't drink tea, only coffee.

back in the day students often had water meters. besides, they did it in The Young Ones :D

THE YOUNG ONES!!!

My God, that brings me back to my teen years watching that import on MTV (back when it was still cool). Some of the funniest stuff ever in my memory.

I just added green food colouring to one, and now it looks rather unappealling.

No milk, and usually one teaspoonful of sugar. Sometimes a lemon. I like lemons.

(To be fair, I drink only herbal teas: mint, white, green, red, black, jasmine.)

I just added green food colouring to one, and now it looks rather unappealling.

Out of interest, why (not why it looks unappealing but why did you add colouring)?

At the moment I drink my tea strong, with a little milk, and a little sugar. I previously preferred it without sugar. Occasionally, I crave sweet tea, and use three sugars. Sweet tea is good for warming me up when it's cold, or in the aftermath of a bout of crying.

As I'm sitting here drinking tea with milk and 2 1/2 sugars, I'm disgusted. How do you people drink tea with only milk and 2 sugars? My tea is usually cream and 5 tablespoonfuls of sugar.

And if you don't drink it with milk and 2 sugars, how do you drink it? Are there some brave souls out there who drink it "pure" with no milk and no sugar?

We need small-talk in this politics-ridden forum

Milk, unless it's green tea. No sugar.

No milk, and usually one teaspoonful of sugar. Sometimes a lemon. I like lemons.

(To be fair, I drink only herbal teas: mint, white, green, red, black, jasmine.)
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Just a little milk to take off a little of the bitterness. Jesus christ, 5 sugars?

Just a little milk to take off a little of the bitterness. Jesus christ, 5 sugars?

Not 5. Five sugars would be five teaspoons. He takes five Tablespoons of sugar. A teaspoon is 5ml, a tablespoon is 15ml. Like I said before, he's eating near a half cup of sugar per tea. A teaspoon of sugar has 15 calories, a tablespoon has 45. His cups of tea have 225 calories just from the sugar.

Out of interest, why (not why it looks unappealing but why did you add colouring)?
Because someone just went out and bought food colouring. Just for kicks, really :p

My tea is drank only with sugar.

I honestly don't understand how you could put anything in tea. I can sort of understand it with coffee, though no sugar thanks. But tea? Milk? Sugar? God no.

No milk, and usually one teaspoonful of sugar. Sometimes a lemon. I like lemons.

(To be fair, I drink only herbal teas: mint, white, green, red, black, jasmine.)

Damn where have YOU been!?

I drink my tea straight. No milk, no sugar.

As I'm sitting here drinking tea with milk and 2 1/2 sugars, I'm disgusted. How do you people drink tea with only milk and 2 sugars? My tea is usually cream and 5 tablespoonfuls of sugar.

And if you don't drink it with milk and 2 sugars, how do you drink it? Are there some brave souls out there who drink it "pure" with no milk and no sugar?

We need small-talk in this politics-ridden forum

I do all the time.

As I'm sitting here drinking tea with milk and 2 1/2 sugars, I'm disgusted. How do you people drink tea with only milk and 2 sugars? My tea is usually cream and 5 tablespoonfuls of sugar.

And if you don't drink it with milk and 2 sugars, how do you drink it? Are there some brave souls out there who drink it "pure" with no milk and no sugar?

We need small-talk in this politics-ridden forum

I'm a purist I guess, and I drink my coffee the same way. Five tablespoons (or even 2 1/2 tsp) of sugar in a cup of tea isn't drinking tea, it's eating candy.

Well, every once in a while a shot of brandy, one sugar, and some cream in the coffee is good. :D

As I'm sitting here drinking tea with milk and 2 1/2 sugars, I'm disgusted. How do you people drink tea with only milk and 2 sugars? My tea is usually cream and 5 tablespoonfuls of sugar.

And if you don't drink it with milk and 2 sugars, how do you drink it? Are there some brave souls out there who drink it "pure" with no milk and no sugar?

We need small-talk in this politics-ridden forum

Tea without embellishment is not a beverage. It is a medicine or a mouthwash (mildly alkaline drinks after dinner keep counteract the rise in ph which is bad for your teeth and breath.) For that matter, so is coffee.

Personally, I go for the teaspoon of honey and a splash of whole milk. I'm very particular about my tea and can accept neither half and half nor skim milk. If forced to settle for lesser additives like sugar, lemon, or creamer I will usually have coffee.

I'm a purist I guess, and I drink my coffee the same way. Five tablespoons (or even 2 1/2 tsp) of sugar in a cup of tea isn't drinking tea, it's eating candy.

Well, every once in a while a shot of brandy, one sugar, and some cream in the coffee is good. :D

I had friend who used to take his tea like that. Eventually I stopped serving it to him in cups and started serving it to him in the sugar bowl.

No milk, and usually one teaspoonful of sugar. Sometimes a lemon. I like lemons.

(To be fair, I drink only herbal teas: mint, white, green, red, black, jasmine.)

Well, green and black are actually tea. White too, technically. The rest is only called tea by the marketing department. It's like how in the midwest they call Sunkist "orange coke."

It's like how in the midwest they call Sunkist "orange coke."

We do? I've never heard such a thing :confused:

Perhaps you mean the Plains...

I always thought God drank Kona coffee... Why else would he have put Hawaii on the map?

Well God certainly drinks Yorkshire Tea when he's feeling low then!:D

Bah, I still stand by PG Tips.

PG with milk no sugar. milk in first.

However, milky sugary brown stuff is pretty good hangover fodder, so long as you can keep the milk inside rather than out.

We do? I've never heard such a thing :confused:

Perhaps you mean the Plains...

I mean western Pennsylvania.

What? You put crap in your tea?

Pure. Yes.

I drink mine with just milk, no sugar.

Normal tea (ie. PG Tips, etc), just milk.

Most other teas (Ceylon, Assam, etc, etc) I'll have just black. Earl and Lady Grey are not worth drinking.