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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

I'd personally would appreciate all the effort even if it wasn't right. I'd drink it to be polite, I don't usually drink tea.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Meh, I've had worse.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Also just leave the tea bag in the tea. How else will anyone know what you're drinking!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Someone call the ICC. This is a crime against humanity.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How to make Southern (US) sweet tea: put about a quart of water in a saucepan, plus 4 cups of sugar and the number of Orange Pekoe teabags you would use to make a gallon (for me it's about 8 normal or 4 family-sized). Bring to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Steep 2-3 minutes. Remove bags and stir to make sure sugar is dissolved. Fill a gallon container with ice. Pour the hot tea over ice and add cold water to fill up. Serve over more ice.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Gross...

I'm also from the South.

The recipe I grew up on (thanks to my Mom) is half as many tea bags and a quarter as much sugar and it's delicious.

Hell, you're using twice as much sugar as McDonald's does in their sweet tea.

That's excessive, amigo.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Do Brits really never drink coffee? I have both

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I'm British and I only drink coffee, but I don't meet many other people who do. Gotta bear in mind that most people only drink either disgusting freeze-dried instant coffee, or posh boutique coffee from, at worst, Starbucks and, at best, a decent independent coffee place.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Uncouth wretches. I get mine from the gas station!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Watching Sorted Food (London based food channel on YouTube) it does seem that some Brits enjoy both or one over the other. The majority seem to drink just tea, the next group enjoys both but for different events, and the smallest group is coffee only.

For the middle group it's people who have coffee in the morning and tea at noon/afternoon.

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