"Leif Thorvaldson" wrote in message
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"Jules Dubois" wrote in message
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On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 00:32:14 -0800, in article
, Leif Thorvaldson wrote:

What is the problem with Lipton's tea? Some Brit friends of mine
laugh
at
the mention of it being a consumable tea? What about Red Rose.

My answer to questions like those is usually, "Who cares?"

I enjoy
both of them.

There's the proper answer!

Does this make me a Philistine?

No. On the other hand, are you from Philistia?

No, I am not from Philistia. Born in NY actually, perhaps that is the
next
worse thing? I guess the tea question overall comes down to the same
judgment as in Art and Music: "I know what I like."

Thanks all for playing! *G*

Leif

Hey! Us Noo Yawkuhs are sensitive about our home town! An' we ain't from
Philistia, eithah!

I know and love good food, but sometimes what I want is 'comfort food'- the
kinds of things my mother once made, or dishes that make me feel homey. It's
raining in NYC, so I'm going to heat up soome home-made French onion soup-
but a part of me really wants Campbell's cream of tomato and a toasted slice
of Wonder Bread. Earlier I scarfed down an ice cream sundae- hardly the
height of foodie chic, but I could care less.

On some days, we're all from Philistia. As my neighbors would have said,
'so, nu?'

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"Tea" wrote:

"Robert Klute" wrote in message
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My preference for strong, bagged tea is PG Tips.
Mine too- I can actually get PG Tips at a store called Myers of Kswick, and
another, called Carry On Tea and Sympathy. Both are brick and mortar stores
in Manhattan. I'm sure that if I went up to the heavily-Irish neighborhoods
in the Bronx (the ones that see fantastic Irish sausage) I'd be able to get
it there, too.

But I tend to stay away from bagged tea, or I make up my own bags. I also
like Typhoo.


My preferred bag tea is Taylors Yorkshire Red, though PG Tips is a close
second. Taylors Yorkshire Gold I don't like nearly as well despite its
being a 'higher quality' tea. I do not like Typhoo, find Liptons
tolerable, but prefer loose teas if possible. I don't really have a
favorite loose tea, I keep trying different ones. Currently I have Taj
Majal. There is a tea shop at the mall in town and occassionally I buy
something there which is usually heavenly, but way to pricey for my
everyday consumption. Its fun though, smelling the teas in the
different bins trying to decide what to buy and then asking them to brew
me a cup of my just purchased tea for the trip home.