A nice cup of tea!

DH hates tea. I cringe when somebody offers him one because he won't just say, 'No thanks, I prefer coffee.' We have to go through the whole sorry saga of how he was put off by his father who drank tea all day, every day and poor little DH had to make it even though he had to stand on tiptoe to reach the kettle.... etc., etc., etc.

I try and jump in first and shout, 'He'll have coffee!'

Everyone thinks I'm terribly bossy.

GAH!!

Wasn't it Bill Bryson (Notes a From a Small Island) who was hugely amused by the British enthusiasm when offered a "nice cup of tea" and if a biscuit was included, our enthusiasm apparently knows no bounds!

Does anyone else suffer from Fear of a Badly-made Cup of Tea Syndrome? Tto much milk, too strong/weak, etc.

Now that real coffee is readily available, and usually made by a machine, I've got over my FBMCC Syndrome from which I suffered for years.

At least badly made tea is usually drinkable, whereas badly made coffee... aargh!

Did you know they've made a film of his 'Walk in the Woods' book? Not sure about Robert Redford being in it; I'm assuming he's not playing Bill but his annoying friend. I've adored Bill ever since I read that comment about tea.

I am soooo particular about how I take my tea. Medium strong, just enough milk to make it mid brown, absolutely no sugar! My youngest sister has perfected the art but my other sister is hopeless. When I visit her, I make my own. The stuff that comes from vending machines is horrible, and has no right to call itself tea.

I'm afraid Robert Redford is indeed playing Bill Bryson!

Nick Nolte is the friend.

This is news to me ( the film) wonder if it will be good?It's years since I read that book but remember the annoying friend ( Katz?)
it's also ages since I read the Notes from a small island book, did he talk about tea? Well, I guess that you have to if talking about Britain.
perhaps I should have put my comment on the tea thread, but it wasn't the tea that concerned me as much as the ageing comment calling it nice! I don't think I have ever done this before, I am turning into Great Aunt Florence, eeeek.Do you ever catch yourself saying something, well, a bit OLD?

Merlotgran....... That story!

I have caught myself saying, when out and about with DD and/or DGDs "I could do with a sit-down"...

Not so much energy these days (sigh)

I have a feeling I may have said that several times Ana!
just lately I have started making an ' Ooof' noise when flumping onto the sofa. I must check to see what other old things I may be saying.
I will be telling anecdotes about the past next, or rather re- telling.

Invariably when driving home from a day out and about DH will ask "Cup of tea when we get in ?"
It's his job to make it as I do all the driving

That's nice, nina . I'm just recovering from a long drive to collect MrBags's computer from the mender's. A restorative cup of tea has now been imbibed and I think I can get my brain in gear to make dinner.

There's a lovely book called 'A nice cup of tea and a sit down'. Very amusing.

Must look for that book! Who wrote it Daisy?

roses, this should tell you all you need.

www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/book

It's by a husband and wife couple who call each other 'wifey' and 'nicey' - sounds a bit twee, but it works somehow!

I usually say a drawn-out 'aaah' when taking the first sip of tea in the mornings. The grandsons used to wait expectantly for it when they were small.

Right! Yesterday it was seven mugs of tea.

You are on the wrong tea thread Nelly!

Not that it matters,

I make terrible tea I always misjudge how long to leave it to mash so it's either so strong the spoon stands up in it or as weak as dirty dishwater. I put it down to being a coffee drinker who only drinks the occasional cup of tea.

A friend in SA asked me a question about tea and I didn't know the answer so I'll ask here.

Tea is a hot drink but the British use it not only to warm up when it's cold but 'have a nice cup of tea' to cool down when it's hot. She wants to know how a hot drink can cool you down

The hot drink makes you perspire and this cools the body.... (I think this is the reason)

Ah I see. Of course, that makes sense.

You're a kindred spirit vampirequeen!

I avoid making tea, only rarely do I indulge (generally when feeling ill) in a very weak cuppa. It has to literally just colour the water - how anyone can drink strong tea (or coffee) is beyond me. DD reckons I could make at least 10 cups of tea from one teabag

She insists on milk going in first....and can tell the difference when I 'make it wrong' in her opinion

Which way is correct?