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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
I woke up one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
And the straw boss said "Well, a-bless my soul"
You load sixteen tons, what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store.
Nasty, snow/rain morning, just right for hot tea. Maybe I'll bake some muffins to go along with it. No hurry to go riding this morning...
Shel, do what I do when I can't find something I want... Make it yourself. In this case, take a strong black tea (a Ceylon will work but Assam might be better,) and add a few drops of your favorite fruit flavored syrup! A liquor store probably will have the largest selection of syrups. Don't use too much or the sweetness will affect the flavor of the teas.
Oh, the visual mental images one can create with just the written words is simply amazing... 
I agree that in today's world it pays to speak/read as many languages as you can. Being a native English speaker, learning French and Spanish came fairly easily. German had to be beaten into me, Hebrew too. Fortunately, learning Japanese was made easier by living in the country, as was Thai and Bhassa Malay. Trying to learn Korean on my own was simply nuts!
But it was all worth it. I can now ask for directions to the toilet in many different languages. And if you don't think that's really important, you haven't traveled enough!
It's also helpful when trying to order a cup of tea and get it served the way you want it served rather than the way the rest of the local folks insist upon drinking. In Malaysia, tea and coffee are ALWAYS served in a glass that has been pre-filled to the half-way mark with sweetened condensed milk! 
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Well I was contemplating making a cup of the apricot black tea I got from Adagio and mixing it with a cup of Peach Passion CS. (I'm sure ProfCrash is biting her tongue and sitting on her hands now...)
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Originally Posted by kindlekitten
if you have good access to Celestial Seasonings, try their Mandarin Orange Spice
go into the bathroom turn the shower on as HOT as possible, do not get in the shower, just sit on the stool in the steam for as long as possible
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Love orange. Hate spice... LOL. I tried someone's (it wasn't CS) orange spice blend and it tasted like black pepper. No more.
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Originally Posted by bjones6416
I apparently really like bergamot, because Earl Grey is one of my favorite teas so far. 
As for the language thing, I am truly embarrassed at my lack of language skills among all of you multilingual people. I can't wholly blame the educational system here, but it historically hasn't been high on the priority list of things to teach. Yes, you generally get a language class in elementary and high school (my school taught Spanish -- the only choice), and I took a few quarters in college, but wasn't in-depth at all. I haven't used the little bit I knew until recently when the population here has become more diverse, and I'm now taking evening classes to try and get up to speed. It is very common for the people born in this part of the country to not know ANY other language besides English, and I hate that. 
(When my nephew's Thai in-laws were here for a visit, they got very tickled at our difficulty in picking up on the tonal aspect of Thai. Change the tone and you may accidentally say something VERY different I guess! ) |
Sure, Betty, I'm multilingual! I speak Texan and US English!
. I used to be able to count change back in Spanish, but I didn't use it and lost it.