Coffee, Tea, or What is your daytime drink today ?
@JamesHxstatic (29413)
Eugene, Oregon
January 30, 2023 4:55pm CST
I drink freshly ground black, strong coffee in the morning, then, this time of year, switch to hot tea, English, Irish or Earl Grey and may have three cups of that. I'm curious about England & Ireland. Old movies and TV shows aways had them drinking tea, "I'll put the kettle on," is a favorite line in lots of shows from years past. Now I hear more spoken about coffee. Has coffee eclipsed tea in the British Isles?
What about Asian and Middle-Eastern myLotters? What is the favorite drink where you live?
I do use tea bags and today bought some Tetley Irish tea. The box describes it as "strong, full-bodied and malty." Malty? I didn't know that flavor in tea. In Scotch & Irish Whiskey, yes, but tea? (Maybe @xFiacre & @Gillygirl can help me with this
tea business and recommend the best brand.)
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@astutimeliana723 (4667)
• Indonesia
31 Jan 23
In Indonesia there are many types of coffee and tea, but out of all the coffee and tea I prefer green tea as one of my favorite drinks.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
31 Jan 23
I bought some green tea the other day. I like to have it around for variety.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
31 Jan 23
@astutimeliana723 I have neve seen it yet.
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@astutimeliana723 (4667)
• Indonesia
31 Jan 23
@JamesHxstatic Do you know "Sosro Bottle Tea"? Is there such tea in your country?
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@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
31 Jan 23
I like pop first thing. It cuts the phlegm in my throat and gets me started on my day. In the winter I like coffee with cream and sugar. I like a medium blend. In the summer I drink a lot of sun tea. We try all different types of tea.
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@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
1 Feb 23
@JamesHxstatic ........I am finding lately that my body is becoming sensitive to coffee so I need to back away from it.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
1 Feb 23
@celticeagle I drink too much at times.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
31 Jan 23
Ice tea for me in the summer, but still coffee in the morning.
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@youless (112561)
• Guangzhou, China
1 Feb 23
@JamesHxstatic I am not sure. But it is easy to find Starbucks and other coffee shops here.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
31 Jan 23
Interesting that coffee is gaining. What countries does the coffee usually come from in China?
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@FourWalls (68884)
• United States
31 Jan 23
I’m pretty much nothing but tea and water.
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@FourWalls (68884)
• United States
31 Jan 23
@JamesHxstatic — I don’t drink coffee. Why do you think they threw me out of the Navy? 
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
31 Jan 23
@FourWalls Ohhh nooo, how crass of them!
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
31 Jan 23
Gotta have that coffee early, then tea around ten, tea at lunch and one more in the afternoon.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
31 Jan 23
@JamesHxstatic
Hi James and welcome back. How is the acting going on? People drink coffee here in Israel. I do not drink coffee or tea. In the morning I have chocolate milk and juice and also soda and during the day I have soda.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
31 Jan 23
The acting sort of stopped during the Pandemic and not much is going on currently. I am writing a lot these days, poetry mostly.
Thanks for the welcome back!
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
1 Feb 23
@JamesHxstatic
You are welcome for welcoming you back because I have not seen you here in a long time unless you are here when I am not. I can see why it stopped during the Pandemic and glad that you found other things to occupy your time.
@florelway (23286)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
31 Jan 23
It's coffee for me to start the day and just have juice and water during the day and sometimes soda
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
31 Jan 23
I see. I know some teas are quite healthy.
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@snowy22315 (181956)
• United States
1 Feb 23
Coffee in the AM, and often a tea break in the afternoon. I have some Mandarin orange spice tea from Trader Joe's I have been drinking.
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@RasmaSandra (80635)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
31 Jan 23
I am a tea drinker, I always have a pitcher of black tea in my fridge, I drink the tea cold throughout the day,
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
31 Jan 23
I do that in the summer. Our weather has been so cold all day lately that the hot tea is required.
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As soon as someone comes in the door, the kettle goes on but more in a metaphorical sense. Coffee is possibly the go-to choice here, particularly among young people.@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
31 Jan 23
How could I?? Some of my favorite people are Australian. So it's coffee there, thanks.
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@db20747 (43440)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
31 Jan 23
Hi James!! Good to see some of the good ole members from 5 years ago!! Tea works better for me these days. No crash from the caffeine. But coffee with a Irish creamer or almond is my favorite. Think I'll break down and fix a cup after about a year. Of course I snuck in a Starbucks the other day.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
31 Jan 23
Good to be back too. Sometimes those Starbucks type drinks are just right.
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@BloggerDi (3113)
• United States
31 Jan 23
Coffee for me please! Hot in the mornings always, and all day during cold weather seasons. I love iced coffee too in warmer weather.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
31 Jan 23
I can never get used to iced coffee, so it's iced tea for me in warm weather.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
31 Jan 23
Right, that coffee gets the day going. I drink two cups.
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@Beestring (14674)
• Hong Kong
31 Jan 23
My favorite drink is Hong Kong milk tea (black tea with evaporated milk). I occasionally have Earl Grey tea.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
31 Jan 23
That Hong Kong millk tea sounds interesting.
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@LeaPea2417 (37369)
• Toccoa, Georgia
31 Jan 23
I drank coffee after I woke up earlier today. I am getting ready to now have some hot tea this afternoon.
@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
31 Jan 23
@JamesHxstatic soft drinks are sold everywhere here so it is easy to buy one when we feel like quenching the thirst
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
31 Jan 23
@sol_cee They are here too, but I stopped drinking them years ago.
@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
31 Jan 23
I see. I have not had a cola drink for many years now. I drink ice tea in warm weather without sugar.
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