Why was my earlier post edited? I doubt that I'm the only one here that was a big fan of TWA tea........
@HansMGuy, perhaps you mean TWG tea? Because if you write it the other way, it's a sex joke... which explains the edit entirely.
Oh....O.K.
@MaryPond Hmmm not sure if it's an official cuddle culture thing but I'm fully in support of it. Before cuddling I really enjoy sharing a pot of tea. It's a nice relaxing ritual to be steeping tea and discussing cuddling together while waiting for the tea to cool down. Typically I find that it puts me in a super mellow mood and allows enough time for people to get comfortable with each other. Additionally how fast they drink the tea is a good indicator of how comfortable they are with you. If they need more time to get comfortable they will typically take their time drinking. Once the tea is up, it's cuddle time unless they would like another cup. Good luck cuddling and do try some tea.
I thought tea was supposed to be the signature for a cozy time. If you're gonna cozy up with someone, why not do it with some tea?
Anyway, I drink tea as a cultural thing so if I have a guest over I usually offer them some tea.
@CreativeCuddles I have always enjoyed green tea throughout my life mainly with sugar or honey, but after moving in with my husband some years ago I am drinking several cups each day, straight no sweetener. He has a major sweet tooth though and uses at least 3 tbsp per cup which makes me worry for his health! ? If I sweeten, it's only with honey now. The trick is to steep it long enough that it doesn't taste like plain water tinged with tea leaf, but not too long so that it tastes bitter. I always find that Chinese brands are best but they can be very strong, we currently buy Hao tea from a South Asian grocer and it's super cheap. 100 bags for 3 dollars. Usually I drink it and other green teas hot as it does not taste good iced unless you add a boatload of sugar. For iced I much prefer white teas. It's interesting you should mention the use of hot milk which sounds a lot like chai. I actually grew up on a chai which my Pakistani stepdad makes. It's the real chai made with black tea, 2% or 3% milk, cardamom seeds and saffron... not the "chai" flavored bags which are bought in the grocery stores. A lot of people drink that and seem to think it makes them cultured, lol
@DarrenWalker and @HansMGuy I too was surprised to see the edit to the earlier comment (which I had read before it was edited). In context, it seemed pretty clear from his frequent flier reference that he was referring to an airline which was once one of the biggest in the country, but went bankrupt for the second time in 1995. See this vintage commercial here on YouTube. For me those particular initials never had any other meaning. I guess there is no keeping up with tawdry Internet slang. :-/ thanks for the explanation though. Now I'm going to go have some tea. Lipton, cold, from a bottle.
Google consent and tea. There is a **GREAT ** video created by a British police department. I believe that many folks may benefit from from watching it. Here is the video from Youtube:
I love tea! It’s always nice to have a cup of tea, cuddling or not
“I am a frequent flier” is much worse than the tea referenced, esp if you are a single male at one of those private clubs married people attend looking for unicorns ?
Gah. Sometimes I think there's absolutely nothing a person can say without it having some kind of secretly prurient meaning. It's not like you can Google every word and phrase you're thinking about using prior to posting a comment. Or... well, I suppose you could... but man, it'd be a pain. I just try to avoid the code words and phrases I know about and hope I don't use too many of the others by accident.
Anyway, tea! It's a nice, chilly evening, and I'm going to have some now. Green. Hot. Yes.
@DarrenWalker I would never have brought that up but when the other part was removed for something I wouldn’t even have known and this part was left yes it did hit me. It’s true though we could have so many things deleted if we looked deeper into them and I apologize for referencing that.
@Catloaf I drink more hot tea in the winter than anything but I always hear about how much people love green tea and I just never got it so thank you for the tips. I think I may not be letting the tea in the water long enough to give it enough flavor to enjoy it and this isn’t a tea I would put milk in. I don’t like strong tea which is why I never let it in very long but I will need to try this because I have plenty. I am like your husband I like it really sweet but use Splenda (I have this weird thing about foods with a consistency like honey and syrup ?).
You mentioned Asian grocer which I never thought of. I visit an international store once a month for Indian spices and I never even thought of looking for tea there. Cardamom seeds is on my list and I always have saffron so I’ll try that too. Winter is a perfect time to experiment with all this. Thank you!
See elsewhere my post about this morning’s frantic trip to Costco. Sipping tea now, the only thing that might relax me more would be a friendly cuddle....a hug even.
Sometimes I ask people to go get tea with me. There’s a wonderful place near me that does an excellent high tea. I find tea to be very relaxing and delicious (especially if there are scones or shortbread to go with it.)
If tea is code for anything else, I haven’t heard.
I haven't either, but "going for coffee" is apparently used as a euphemism sometimes on dating sites for meeting up, seeing if the two of you are attracted, and then going back to whoever's house for a good romp. I just can't understand why make it into a thing like that. You're adults. Why do you need to use code like a teenager?
I wonder what tea would be code for though. Tea is so soothing and comforting. If somebody asked me out for some chamomile I'd assume they wanted to go take a nap afterward.
Oh, organised teatime is lovely though. Kevin and I always set aside time to make a pot, usually around the time we go for a joint to wind down from the day (it's legal here). And speaking of high tea, I actually was watching this Australian baking competition program a while ago where high tea was one of the themed challenges. I was surprised to see how opulent and Downton Abbey-like they were making the cakes and things. I think they are confusing 'high tea' with 'afternoon tea'. High tea was more of a working class thing served with stews, porridges and butter scones, was it not? I always thought afternoon tea was what the socialites had alongside luncheon, which was definitely the look they were going for. I wondered how a show in a Commonwealth country could get that mixed up, lol.
@Catloaf You are correct about the difference between high tea and afternoon tea. I did some googling and learned something new, so thank you for that.
I guess some people here just have filthy minds and have to assume the worst in everybody............