Do you prefer tea or coffee?

[mattythedog]

Tea. It's so much nicer than coffee. And not the rubbish watery US version, it has to be proper British tea.

 

[W3H5]

Tea with milk is awful, if that's what you mean about British tea. Tea should be just with hot water, no fruit, flowers or other additives. Just tea, as in the tea plant, not what people refer to as tea when they mean an infusion.

I'm surprised the 'for tea or for coffee' joke hasn't come up yet.

 

[Monatsende]

I´m the standard "I drink coffee" type. For breakfast, at the office. Saturdays/Sundays with cake, yummy.
Tea is my "I am sick" drink, like camomile tea and stuff.

 

[NINE_HUNDRED]

Tea, with malted milks for dunking.

I'm not a fan of coffee, the drink anyway. I'll eat coffee flavoured things though (sweets, ice cream etc.)

 

[djinline]

I like both, but I've started to drink more tea (mostly green and black) than coffee due to heartburn and other issues, tea also has lots of different kind of tastes so it's exciting to try them. I don't put any milk in my tea, only a teaspoonful of sugar or some sugar-free flavored syrup. I must have my mandatory morning coffee though, maybe another mug in the afternoon unless I'm having greasy or spicy food for dinner. I like cappuccino and espresso too but I rarely drink them.

 

[XS]

I like both, a lot. Probably drink coffee more, though.

 

[CoolStory]

Honestly not a fan of coffee yet. Someday 👍

But right now, tea is life

Especially with scones

 

[a6m5]

Honestly not a fan of coffee yet. Someday 👍

There are delicious coffee out there, but I think(I could be wrong) many of the coffee drinkers drink it because a) it's hot b) got caffeine

For me, tea has to taste good. Coffee, once in awhile, I'll ran into a tasty one. I'll really enjoy it, but next morning, I'm back to whatever is accessible(I wake up as late as my work allow lol).

 

[Antonisbob]

Tea

 

[Efiv12]

I know you can steep tea until you can "trot a mouse across it", but I can brew coffee that I could use as motar for brick work.

 

[Lucas]

A tea after lunch and another one after dinner, as long as it isn't a a hot day.

 

[MarinaDiamandis]

Can't stand either. Water, milk, and alcohol is all that I drink.

 

[TB]

A hot day is the perfect time for tea.

Unless you drink your tea hot.

 

[CoolStory]

There are delicious coffee out there, but I think(I could be wrong) many of the coffee drinkers drink it because a) it's hot b) got caffeine

For me, tea has to taste good. Coffee, once in awhile, I'll ran into a tasty one. I'll really enjoy it, but next morning, I'm back to whatever is accessible(I wake up as late as my work allow lol).

My family likes coffee, a lot

I'm basically the same, I don't usually do my tea in the mornings - more or so just whenever I feel like it

The most recent time I tried coffee, I didn't dislike it as much as I did the last time, so I must be getting somewhere

 

[sumbrownkid]

Coffee, with as much caffeine as possible.

Injected into my bloodstream preferably. Since finals are next week, I've yet to see my friends...

However, when school is out and I can relax, tea is my preference.

 

[cgr-10]

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[oopssorryy]

Tea, arizona green tea, in the cans. I drink that stuff by the gallon.

 

[Guardian]

In generic terms - I prefer tea.

However I prefer a Mocha Choco Frappucinno to both of them

 

[Liquid]

However I prefer a Mocha Choco Frappucinno to both of them

Wait, so that's not a type of coffee?

 

[Guardian]

Wait, so that's not a type of coffee?

Yeah, but it tastes much better 'with chocolate'.
I meant that I prefer standard tea to standard coffee; but I prefer 'alternate' coffee (Frap') to standard tea.

 

[F1GTR]

I tend to drink more coffee than tea recently (as long as its espresso based), but it's definitely more to keep me focused and awake than for taste. Tea definitely tastes better imo, and I drink that when I want to relax. So good coffee during the day, tea at night.

 

[sesselpupser]

I've had two sips of coffee in my entire life, one when I was very young because I used to be obsessed with tea but we'd run out so my mum, being Irish as she is, got me to try coffee as they're 'pretty much the same thing anyway'; that just wasn't happening.

Going forward probably about 16 years to when I was 21, my girlfriend (who wasn't at the time but is now) ordered coffees for a group of us, I was the only one who wanted tea instead but she miscounted so I for some reason said I'd try the coffee instead. One sip, like just enough to taste but not actually drink, and I just couldn't do it. I cannot stand the taste of coffee and quite frankly I don't think I'll ever understand the appeal.

She now reckons I'll be converted by age 35 but I'm adamant I'll never be a coffee drinker, I much prefer a nice nearly black tea. Coffee flavoured anything is just the worst in my opinion, even worse than liquorice and aubergine.

Oh and part of my apprehension to start drinking coffee even as a tool for staying awake is because I'm pretty sure I'd become dependent on it like everyone else seems to be, you know, that old trope about how 'I haven't had my morning coffee so I'm grumpy'. Well, that and I simply don't believe it's THAT effective so it would probably have whatever the reverse of a placebo effect is while tasting like pure evil.

 

[Wiegert]

Coffee and other drinks with caffeine don't affect my ability to sleep, plus they never really helped keep me alert during the day when I did ever have it. I'd never be dependent on the stuff anyway.

I find that tea makes me more relaxed though. Which is part of the reason why I like it.

 

[Liquid]

I'm very caffeine dependent, and it's cola and tea where I get my fixes. Because I have sleep problems*, I cannot allow myself to drink an energy drink unless I am certain that I will use up the energy I get from it, or if it is an absolute emergency; if I am falling asleep during the early afternoon say, and I need to stay awake for the rest of the day.

*Yes, caffeine and sleep problems mix very well together.

 

[cgr-10]

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[interpunct]

Tea because its tastier, at least for me and it doesn't stain your teeth, black tea does but not as much a coffee.

 

[Beeblebrox237]

Hot tea, no milk or sugar.

 

[mp10]

Always Tea; milk, 2 sugars, Cardamom or Cinnamon. Also with a few Custard Creams

 

[bluemoon_19]

I used to drink tea all the time and never any coffee. But now I'm turning into a bit of a coffee addict but I don't know why as it doesn't help me stay awake. Sometimes I drink relentless at night time and that never keeps me awake either.

 

[Shaun]

Strictly coffee only, I don't dislike tea but it has to be to only option for me to drink it.

Coffee on the other hand is almost a hobby to me.
Most of the time I'll source my own beans through a mate. Grind them to suit my machine and happy days. Normally I'm a Latte or flat white guy but the odd short black doesn't go astray. Cappuccino's aren't really my thing but if that's what you like go for it, as long as it starts as a good espresso it's all good. 👍

Instant coffee, forget it. I'll only occasionally suffer this at work.

As for the sleep/caffeine part I've never had an issue, no matter how late I have my last cup for the day. I do tend to limit myself to around three or four a day now though.

Cheers Shaun.