What’s the deal with tea?

MaryPond

I have never in my life gone somewhere to get tea, and I’ve never been invited to tea or even witnessed anyone asking anyone to tea. But on this site, I’ve had about a dozen people ask me to get tea. Is this a cuddle culture thing? Or is it the same person with a bunch of different accounts? I’m so thrown off by this.

CreativeCuddles

I have never heard of it here on CC now I do have a friend who is probably 62 who has tea parties frequently for friends, her daughters and granddaughters and she will also bring a variety of tea bags, raw sugar, Splenda and the little sugar cubes in with her favorite kinds of tea to work sometimes as well. If you have had it from more than one person honestly I would just ask.

From what I have seen so far I wouldn’t put it past anyone to do anything on here. Heck maybe it’s code for something. Now I’m curious!

MaryPond

I wonder if the pro women are offering tea to make it sound more relaxing or something, and so many men have acclimated to that, thinking that’s what women expect, so maybe that’s why I’m getting so many offers for tea from men? Or... maybe you’re right and it’s code for something.

I have no idea. But I love tea, so I am down with this. Hot tea in winter! Iced tea in summer! Black, green, mint, chai!

...Maybe tea is to platonic cuddling as cake is to the ace community?

cease2exist

What's the deal with Ovaltine? The mug is round. The jar is round. Why don't they call it Roundtine?

Coming round for tea is a very British thing to do it's the norm here.

Kempist

I'll take tea over coffee any day.

quietman775

@cease2exist I think it's aspirational. When a circle goes on a diet, it becomes an oval. If it loses enough weight, it just becomes a line segment

@MaryPond tea shops are kind of a thing, at least out here. Not as numerous as coffee shops. I don't drink coffee, so meeting at Starbucks is a non-starter. But I met one cuddler for tea (she doesn't drink coffee either) and it was very nice. So far as I know, not code for anything.

KuddlesKayt

Probably boaba tea lol with the tapioca .. there’s a boom in those types of places right now

KuddlesKayt

@MaryPond I wonder if it works ... going to start inviting people out for tea now lol

@MaryPond I like tea...tea is a good alternative to coffee. I love coffee too though. To me tea, is what I consider a relaxer to get comfortable and relaxed (unlike coffee which is better for dates where you don't want to be relaxed right away). And as far as I know, tea is not code for anything. Regardless of how you like your tea (hot or cold, flavored or not, milk or honey, etc...) tea is always good to have if you want to be relaxed.

Brandi

I offer tea to my clients. Def. Not code for anything hahah.
I just want to offer something other than water, and tea is warm and gives a very relaxing vibe. I have been to massage parlors who offer tea after. Granted I never take it because it's not a personal preference, Id rather have water but the option is nice. Most people say no but Ive made a few cups in the past

UKGuy

I drink tea in the morning and mocha (mix of coffee and chocolate) in the afternoon. I also love Ovaltine (malted milk drink) with hot milk at night. I'm not a tea or coffee snob, I buy my tea and coffee at the supermarket. To get the real Ovaltine, I buy it at the Asian supermarket. The US Ovaltine is different. The original (Swiss) name for Ovaltine is Ovomaltine, the 'Ovo' meaning egg. So the name comes from Ov-altine and not Oval-tine.

spooky

LOL

Tea ☕️ helps to relax and sooth. I personally love it. It has a lot of health benefits. Green tea was drink of emperors in China. It has Been around from ages in Egypt and is a norm in UK and Europe. Tea time is the best time to chat and discuss things with family and friends

BrianL

I'm a fan of tea (not of coffee though). I still have a bunch of loose tea from Teavana, before Starbucks shut all the Teavana's down.

beachgal

I love tea.... hot in winter, cold in summer. I don't drink coffee. Wish someone would invite me for tea....

There used to be a tearoom close to me and it was quite nice and relaxing, but it is under different ownership now and although still a nice place it is not like the tearoom.

calineur

I would like to know the answer to this one as well.

I was offered "tea" by a professional once as an optional add-on to the session. Interestingly, it was offered at an additional cost. When I mentioned what types of tea I would drink, her response suggested that I wasn't in the know about the type of tea being offered. I left it alone but it is still in the back of my mind. I find it interesting that the question arose in a forum.

UKGuy

There are as many different types of tea as there are types of coffee beans. If you want to research the subject just Google it. The different types of tea can have subtle differences in flavour or major differences in flavour. Personally, I like the inexpensive teas sold in the supermarket. I dislike Earl Grey tea. And the only type of fruit or herb based tea I like is blackcurrant, which only seems to be available in England. Chamomile tea is helpful for sleeplessness, although I can't say I would drink it for any reason other than that.

HansMGuy

I am a frequent flier

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pmvines

Thread title sounds like it could be a Seinfeld episode

cuddlerforu24

I like the “ Monkey Picked” oolong tea that you get at Teavana.

Catloaf

I offer bottomless green tea at no additional cost to my clients. They just have to request it on my client form. My husband is Afghan, so he bleeds tea and drinks probably every 2 minutes. We can certainly part with a few bags... Lol. I remember when I went through a period of financial problems when I was 18 because of an addiction to pills, and sometimes I could not afford to feed myself. But I had green tea, and I could live on it for a few days without eating. Not saying that was right.... But it is miracle stuff.

alexb2

@MaryPond surprised you had so many requests for tea, I thought the US was all about coffee. If you asked for tea here in the UK of course, that would be normal.

Tea or coffee, it's a relaxing state of mind.
Lol many people do it hear in the Midwest....its an alternative that's less date like than say...going for drinks.

pmvines

I did get into yerba mate fir a while, ordered it by 5 lb bag full. I did it in a French press and drank it all day long. Loved the steady caffeine rush without all the jitters. A religious cult that ran a café next to a pet store I ran while living in Vermont got me into it, but that is another story....

CreativeCuddles

@Catloaf I sense your appreciation for green tea and for some reason I have never acquired a taste for it. I have had hot green tea with Splenda, diet green tea they sell premade in stores I have had a couple different brands (store brand, Swiss Miss and Turkey Hill) I hear it does have medicinal benefits and have tried but is it a tea you have always liked or acquired it? I seem stuck on Red Rose (at home) for both hot and iced but how do you drink it? (Hot tea I make with hot skim milk and not water, my uncle was Chaldean and that’s how I grew up with hot tea being made).

@CreativeCuddles, hot tea made with skim milk instead of water? That's wild. ...I want to try it. Is it best with black teas, or more fruity ones?

I actually got started on green tea when I was a kid: there was this Chinese restaurant that served it free with each meal, and you could put in as much sugar as you liked. I started out drinking it with more sugar than tea, but now I find I like the flavor so much I don't use sugar at all. Are any taste preferences natural, or do we just acquire some tastes when we're young enough that they don't seem acquired anymore?

CreativeCuddles

@DarrenWalker Yes, my uncle was Chaldean and it’s how they made it in “the old country.” His grandmother and mother made it like that which is where he learned it from and then we just started making it like that. My cousins and my sister and I were all pretty much raised together so we always had hot tea and toasted pita bread stuffed with feta cheese for breakfast. I don’t know the spelling but they called it (Boyd) tea which yes it was made with hot milk and black tea. I have never had it with fruity tea and it’s weird but up until now I really never payed attention but black is the only tea I use hot milk with. SleepyTime/Chammomille
and all the ones I use to relax at night with I use water. It’s just by habit. Ever since my granddaughter was old enough to hold a sippy cup I always made her hot tea when she was here so my daughter tried making it for her a few times and my Granddaughter won’t drink her moms but it’s the first thing she asks for when she comes here. ? Now it has become this magical tea she loves and only her “Brammy makes it good.”

@CreativeCuddles: Excellent! I have plenty of black tea. Toasted pita bread stuffed with feta cheese sounds nice, too....

Thanks for sharing! You're not my Brammy, but I appreciate you.

CreativeCuddles

@DarrenWalker thank you I truly appreciate that.