What is in your cup?

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

In my cup... memories.


Stitchawl

condolences....keep those memories fresh ....

[GeoffC]

Black Coffee #1

[desertblues]

Stichawl. I'm very sorry to hear about your loss. Nobody to call you 'child' anymore.
Cherish your good memories of the time you've spend with her. You're in my thoughts.

[Latinandgreek]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Woke up to an expected e-mail...
The real reason for my Florida visit, despite all the eating and shopping, was to spend time with my mother. She was dying of liver cancer, and had been fighting it for the past several years. The doctors finally told her that there was nothing more that they could do for her, so we planned our visit to spend some time with her to say goodbye face to face. Funerals aren't a good substitute.

Our timing was good. Mom passed away early in the morning of the 8th. She no longer has to suffer. May she rest in peace along side my father.

In my cup... memories.


Stitchawl

I'm so sorry for your loss. Your mom will live on inside of you. I'm praying for strength for you in the coming days.

[Bilbo1967]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Woke up to an expected e-mail...
The real reason for my Florida visit, despite all the eating and shopping, was to spend time with my mother. She was dying of liver cancer, and had been fighting it for the past several years. The doctors finally told her that there was nothing more that they could do for her, so we planned our visit to spend some time with her to say goodbye face to face. Funerals aren't a good substitute.

Our timing was good. Mom passed away early in the morning of the 8th. She no longer has to suffer. May she rest in peace along side my father.

In my cup... memories.


Stitchawl

My condolences Stitchawl, sorry to hear that.

My grandmother lived in Canada, and when it was obvious she didn't have long left to live my mother and I made the decision to go and see her while she was still alive rather than wait for the funeral. I'm glad we did, as you say, face to face time is better than a a funeral.

[happy_terd]

Stupid question time.

Do people from the UK drink more tea than coffee? I always assumed they did but never asked.

I am drinking black coffee at the moment.

[Bilbo1967]

Originally Posted by happy_terd

Stupid question time.

Do people from the UK drink more tea than coffee? I always assumed they did but never asked.

I am drinking black coffee at the moment.

Well, I do, but my wife drinks coffee almost exclusively. I would guess that more people in the UK drink coffee nowadays than, say, 30 years ago.

[astra]

Originally Posted by happy_terd

Stupid question time.

Do people from the UK drink more tea than coffee? I always assumed they did but never asked.

I am drinking black coffee at the moment.

To tell the truth, I have no idea.
I am not a native Brit, so I am out of the picture. I was always interested in teas, like ... theoretically. Too lazy to implement though. I have attempted a couple of times, quite a few in fact, but always unsuccessfully. I honestly don't know what I have done right this time.
From my observation of lecturers and admin staff, I think 50/50. Many like tea, as many like coffee. Those who like tea, they are like I was 3 months ago. Tea bags with milk. I have yet to meet somebody who would be interested enough to brew teas.

[Belfaborac]

Originally Posted by happy_terd

Stupid question time.

Do people from the UK drink more tea than coffee? I always assumed they did but never asked.

I am drinking black coffee at the moment.

I've got no recent figure, but 10 years ago the statistic was around 10:1 in the favour of tea. It's no doubt less today, but there's no way coffee is even close to overtaking the traditional cuppa. Also, the market is far more complex today, with the use of all sorts of herbal teas and infusions in particular having exploded. If you lump all those in with tea (although many do not contain any actual tea) today, then it's probably close to 10:1 still.

Oh, and I'm drinking a lovely cup (or rather a huge mug) of Golden Yunnan.

[TheKindleWorm]

Originally Posted by happy_terd

Stupid question time.

Do people from the UK drink more tea than coffee? I always assumed they did but never asked.

I am drinking black coffee at the moment.

If you asked my parents it would definitely be tea - they probably drink about 20 cups a day each. And it has to be Yorkshire tea although they're not from Yorkshire. They just think it's the best. They also have 1 cup of coffee a day.

I drink 2-4 coffees a day, a couple of cups of green tea and then cold drinks. So I prefer coffee. Most of the younger generation I know prefer coffee as a hot drink to tea.

[astra]

Originally Posted by Belfaborac

I've got no recent figure, but 10 years ago the statistic was around 10:1 in the favour of tea. It's no doubt less today, but there's no way coffee is even close to overtaking the traditional cuppa. Also, the market is far more complex today, with the use of all sorts of herbal teas and infusions in particular having exploded. If you lump all those in with tea (although many do not contain any actual tea) today, then it's probably close to 10:1 still.

What I see in our canteen - students never buy tea. All sorts of cappuccino, latte, mocha, American coffee, etc.
If you go to any café, you get a long list of different coffee based drinks and very few of tea bags.
When I visited tea room in Bath, the owners expressed their concern in lack of interest and unwillingness to pay for tea. Coffee? Yes.

Oh, and I'm drinking a lovely cup (or rather a huge mug) of Golden Yunnan.

It is the same province where shu pu-erh that I am drinking at the moment comes from, right?

Originally Posted by TheKindleWorm

If you asked my parents it would definitely be tea - they probably drink about 20 cups a day each. And it has to be Yorkshire tea although they're not from Yorkshire. They just think it's the best. They also have 1 cup of coffee a day.

I drink 2-4 coffees a day, a couple of cups of green tea and then cold drinks. So I prefer coffee. Most of the younger generation I know prefer coffee as a hot drink to tea.

When you say younger generation. What age do you mean? (before you answer, I would say under 35?)

[poohbear_nc]

Well ... I tried the Teavana Cocoa Praline Tart - pleasant light taste - caramel with a hint of chocolate and just a whisper of citrus - tastes as if sweetened already - will make a nice desert tea I think.

Think I'm going to order the TeaGeschwender Black tea sampler next.

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by astra

What I see in our canteen - students never buy tea. All sorts of cappuccino, latte, mocha, American coffee, etc.
If you go to any café, you get a long list of different coffee based drinks and very few of tea bags.
When I visited tea room in Bath, the owners expressed their concern in lack of interest and unwillingness to pay for tea. Coffee? Yes.


It is the same province where shu pu-erh that I am drinking at the moment comes from, right?


When you say younger generation. What age do you mean? (before you answer, I would say under 35?)

here in the States more often than not the selection of teas available in cafeterias is dismal. I carry a small tin of tea for just that reason.

[Bilbo1967]

I recall my mother-in-law ordering a tea in California and receiving an iced tea She'd never heard of such a thing before.

[inkyness]

Originally Posted by happy_terd

Stupid question time.

Do people from the UK drink more tea than coffee? I always assumed they did but never asked.

I am drinking black coffee at the moment.

I drink a ton of tea and don't like the taste of coffee, and I'm not even from the UK.

Drinking a black blueberry tea at the moment.