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Default Has anyone tried Lipton tea lately?


stePH wrote:
> Pat wrote:
> > wrote:
> > > "Has anyone tried Lipton tea lately?"
> > >
> > > When hell freezes over maybe.

> >
> >
> > Wow, what a helpful response!

>
> If we're talking about the Lipton tea sold bagged in US supermarkets,
> said response is right on the money.
>
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> stePH


Said response is NOT "right on the money." The original question was
about whether the blend used for Lipton tea had changed. It's a
legitimate question and on topic for this group. The response "when
hell freezes over" does nothing to answer the question or further the
discussion and just smacks of snobbery. Maybe it has changed. Maybe
it is a lot better than it used to be. Then again, maybe it isn't.
You'll never find out if you adopt such a dismissive attititude.

Who is to say what's good or bad, anyway? We don't all like the same
things. I can't stand fruit-flavored teas, but clearly a lot of other
people do like them because the varieties are endless. Drinking
something that is moldy like pu-erh doesn't appeal to me at all - I
would choose a cup of Lipton over that any day. But others don't feel
the same way. How about we drop the elitist attitudes and show a
little respect for those who are contributing to the group? If a topic
doesn't interest you, you're not obliged to comment or even read it.