strangely, although I've aways been quite fussy about my coffee, I do
drink more tea than coffee - and here's the rub - I'm quite happy with
a cup of PG tips or Tetley.

I'm not sure if you get these brands in the US, but PG tips and Tetley
are big teabag manufacturers i.e. cheap, mass produced and charmless.
I actually don't like any of the specialist darjeeling and earl greys.
To each their own?

"Mr Murphy" > wrote in message
om...
> strangely, although I've aways been quite fussy about my coffee, I do
> drink more tea than coffee - and here's the rub - I'm quite happy with
> a cup of PG tips or Tetley.
>
> I'm not sure if you get these brands in the US, but PG tips and Tetley
> are big teabag manufacturers i.e. cheap, mass produced and charmless.
> I actually don't like any of the specialist darjeeling and earl greys.
> To each their own?

Spot on, fellow Englishman. :-)

I start each day with a cuppa tea made from said tea bags (I drink coffee at
all other times, but breakfast tea is a must) - and I find when I do
occasionally purchase loose leaf, green tea (normal tea to you and me) and
make in a pot or cafetiere...it tastes exactly the same as Tetley/Typhoo
bags. I've come to the conclusion that the difference in quality between
real coffee and instant or coffee bags is far, far more noticeable than the
difference between fresh tea and tea as you and I drink it.

We are English, along with the Indian's and other parts of Asia..we are the
master tea drinkers...and we all 'do' tea bags.....simply because they are
great.

MrChiversRegal wrote:
>
> "Mr Murphy" > wrote in message
> om...
> > strangely, although I've aways been quite fussy about my coffee, I do
> > drink more tea than coffee - and here's the rub - I'm quite happy with
> > a cup of PG tips or Tetley.
> >
> > I'm not sure if you get these brands in the US, but PG tips and Tetley
> > are big teabag manufacturers i.e. cheap, mass produced and charmless.
> > I actually don't like any of the specialist darjeeling and earl greys.
> > To each their own?
>
> Spot on, fellow Englishman. :-)
>
> I start each day with a cuppa tea made from said tea bags (I drink coffee at
> all other times, but breakfast tea is a must) - and I find when I do
> occasionally purchase loose leaf, green tea (normal tea to you and me) and
> make in a pot or cafetiere...it tastes exactly the same as Tetley/Typhoo
> bags. I've come to the conclusion that the difference in quality between
> real coffee and instant or coffee bags is far, far more noticeable than the
> difference between fresh tea and tea as you and I drink it.
>
> We are English, along with the Indian's and other parts of Asia..we are the
> master tea drinkers...and we all 'do' tea bags.....simply because they are
> great.

"coffee bags"??
--
Peter T. Daniels

I prefer tea, and learned to like it early on, in my teens (now in my 50s).
Somewhere along the line I was introduced to fine coffee and really went whole
hog for it. At a point where I was drinking 4-5 strong cups in a morning, I
started to worry what this habit might be doing to me.

So, I'm back full-time with tea, and enjoying it more than ever.

Occasionally, I'll have an espresso drink at a coffee bar. I live in NYC and
am not pleased with the coffee offered at most places, even Italian-run
coffeehouses. When I visit the West Coast cities, I'm nearly always pleased
with the coffee there, and make a point of having some when I visit.

Joe Kubera

Joseph 11/12/04


> I prefer tea, and learned to like it early on, in my teens (now in my 50s).
> Somewhere along the line I was introduced to fine coffee and really went whole
> hog for it. At a point where I was drinking 4-5 strong cups in a morning, I
> started to worry what this habit might be doing to me.

Probably eating your insides out.
>
> So, I'm back full-time with tea, and enjoying it more than ever.

Good move.
>
> Occasionally, I'll have an espresso drink at a coffee bar. I live in NYC and
> am not pleased with the coffee offered at most places, even Italian-run
> coffeehouses.

Please don't take offense: Especially Italian-run coffeehouses.

>When I visit the West Coast cities, I'm nearly always pleased
> with the coffee there, and make a point of having some when I visit.

Joe, what's a "West Coast"?

Michael

Michael Plant > writes:

> [...on topic stuff...]
>
> Joe, what's a "West Coast"?

It's west of Brooklyn, and even west of that island west of Brooklyn,
what's it called, Manhattan or something?

/Lew
---
Lew Perin /
http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

Lewis 11/12/04

> Michael Plant > writes:
>
>> [...on topic stuff...]
>>
>> Joe, what's a "West Coast"?
>
> It's west of Brooklyn, and even west of that island west of Brooklyn,
> what's it called, Manhattan or something?
>
> /Lew


Thanks, Lew.
Michael

Lewis 11/12/04

> Michael Plant > writes:
>
>> [...on topic stuff...]
>>
>> Joe, what's a "West Coast"?
>
> It's west of Brooklyn, and even west of that island west of Brooklyn,
> what's it called, Manhattan or something?
>
> /Lew


Thanks, Lew.
Michael

Michael Plant > writes:

> [...on topic stuff...]
>
> Joe, what's a "West Coast"?

It's west of Brooklyn, and even west of that island west of Brooklyn,
what's it called, Manhattan or something?

/Lew
---
Lew Perin /
http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

On 2004-11-12 14:55:54 +0100, "Peter T. Daniels"
> said:

> MrChiversRegal wrote:
>
> "coffee bags"??

They are called pods.

Neil Cameron wrote:
>
> On 2004-11-12 14:55:54 +0100, "Peter T. Daniels"
> > said:
>
> > MrChiversRegal wrote:
> >
> > "coffee bags"??
>
> They are called pods.

"coffee pods"??
--
Peter T. Daniels

Neil Cameron wrote:
>
> On 2004-11-12 14:55:54 +0100, "Peter T. Daniels"
> > said:
>
> > MrChiversRegal wrote:
> >
> > "coffee bags"??
>
> They are called pods.

"coffee pods"??
--
Peter T. Daniels

Peter T. Daniels > wrote:

> MrChiversRegal wrote:
> >
> > I start each day with a cuppa tea made from said tea bags (I drink coffee at
> > all other times, but breakfast tea is a must) - and I find when I do
> > occasionally purchase loose leaf, green tea (normal tea to you and me) and
> > make in a pot or cafetiere...it tastes exactly the same as Tetley/Typhoo
> > bags. I've come to the conclusion that the difference in quality between
> > real coffee and instant or coffee bags is far, far more noticeable than the
> > difference between fresh tea and tea as you and I drink it.
> >
> > We are English, along with the Indian's and other parts of Asia..we are the
> > master tea drinkers...and we all 'do' tea bags.....simply because they are
> > great.
>
> "coffee bags"??

Try using your imagination, Peter.

--
MJHaslam MA, ARCO, LGSM

Michael Haslam wrote:
>
> Peter T. Daniels > wrote:
>
> > MrChiversRegal wrote:
> > >
> > > I start each day with a cuppa tea made from said tea bags (I drink coffee at
> > > all other times, but breakfast tea is a must) - and I find when I do
> > > occasionally purchase loose leaf, green tea (normal tea to you and me) and
> > > make in a pot or cafetiere...it tastes exactly the same as Tetley/Typhoo
> > > bags. I've come to the conclusion that the difference in quality between
> > > real coffee and instant or coffee bags is far, far more noticeable than the
> > > difference between fresh tea and tea as you and I drink it.
> > >
> > > We are English, along with the Indian's and other parts of Asia..we are the
> > > master tea drinkers...and we all 'do' tea bags.....simply because they are
> > > great.
> >
> > "coffee bags"??
>
> Try using your imagination, Peter.

That is an expression of it boggling, Michael.
--
Peter T. Daniels

Michael Haslam wrote:
>
> Peter T. Daniels > wrote:
>
> > MrChiversRegal wrote:
> > >
> > > I start each day with a cuppa tea made from said tea bags (I drink coffee at
> > > all other times, but breakfast tea is a must) - and I find when I do
> > > occasionally purchase loose leaf, green tea (normal tea to you and me) and
> > > make in a pot or cafetiere...it tastes exactly the same as Tetley/Typhoo
> > > bags. I've come to the conclusion that the difference in quality between
> > > real coffee and instant or coffee bags is far, far more noticeable than the
> > > difference between fresh tea and tea as you and I drink it.
> > >
> > > We are English, along with the Indian's and other parts of Asia..we are the
> > > master tea drinkers...and we all 'do' tea bags.....simply because they are
> > > great.
> >
> > "coffee bags"??
>
> Try using your imagination, Peter.

That is an expression of it boggling, Michael.
--
Peter T. Daniels

Michael Haslam wrote:
>
> Peter T. Daniels > wrote:
>
> > MrChiversRegal wrote:
> > >
> > > I start each day with a cuppa tea made from said tea bags (I drink coffee at
> > > all other times, but breakfast tea is a must) - and I find when I do
> > > occasionally purchase loose leaf, green tea (normal tea to you and me) and
> > > make in a pot or cafetiere...it tastes exactly the same as Tetley/Typhoo
> > > bags. I've come to the conclusion that the difference in quality between
> > > real coffee and instant or coffee bags is far, far more noticeable than the
> > > difference between fresh tea and tea as you and I drink it.
> > >
> > > We are English, along with the Indian's and other parts of Asia..we are the
> > > master tea drinkers...and we all 'do' tea bags.....simply because they are
> > > great.
> >
> > "coffee bags"??
>
> Try using your imagination, Peter.

That is an expression of it boggling, Michael.
--
Peter T. Daniels

Peter T. Daniels > wrote:

> MrChiversRegal wrote:
> >
> > I start each day with a cuppa tea made from said tea bags (I drink coffee at
> > all other times, but breakfast tea is a must) - and I find when I do
> > occasionally purchase loose leaf, green tea (normal tea to you and me) and
> > make in a pot or cafetiere...it tastes exactly the same as Tetley/Typhoo
> > bags. I've come to the conclusion that the difference in quality between
> > real coffee and instant or coffee bags is far, far more noticeable than the
> > difference between fresh tea and tea as you and I drink it.
> >
> > We are English, along with the Indian's and other parts of Asia..we are the
> > master tea drinkers...and we all 'do' tea bags.....simply because they are
> > great.
>
> "coffee bags"??

Try using your imagination, Peter.

--
MJHaslam MA, ARCO, LGSM

"MrChiversRegal" > wrote in message >...
> "Mr Murphy" > wrote in message
> om...
> > strangely, although I've aways been quite fussy about my coffee, I do
> > drink more tea than coffee - and here's the rub - I'm quite happy with
> > a cup of PG tips or Tetley.
> >
> > I'm not sure if you get these brands in the US, but PG tips and Tetley
> > are big teabag manufacturers i.e. cheap, mass produced and charmless.
> > I actually don't like any of the specialist darjeeling and earl greys.
> > To each their own?
>
> Spot on, fellow Englishman. :-)
>
> I start each day with a cuppa tea made from said tea bags (I drink coffee at
> all other times, but breakfast tea is a must) - and I find when I do
> occasionally purchase loose leaf, green tea (normal tea to you and me) and
> make in a pot or cafetiere...it tastes exactly the same as Tetley/Typhoo
> bags. I've come to the conclusion that the difference in quality between
> real coffee and instant or coffee bags is far, far more noticeable than the
> difference between fresh tea and tea as you and I drink it.
>
> We are English, along with the Indian's and other parts of Asia..we are the
> master tea drinkers...and we all 'do' tea bags.....simply because they are
> great.

I prefer coffee myself but, when I am flying, I always drink TWA's Tea.

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 20:58:41 -0800, Michael Baldwin Bruce wrote:

> I prefer coffee myself but, when I am flying, I always drink TWA's Tea.

"TWA tea" ??? Hmmm ...

--

Regards, Gareth Williams

Gareth Williams > wrote in message >.. .
> On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 20:58:41 -0800, Michael Baldwin Bruce wrote:
>
> > I prefer coffee myself but, when I am flying, I always drink TWA's Tea.
>
> "TWA tea" ??? Hmmm ...

Mmmmmmm ... TWA Tea!

>> "TWA tea" ??? Hmmm ...
>
> Mmmmmmm ... TWA Tea!

That Wonderful Assam?

J Boehm > wrote in message . net>...
> >> "TWA tea" ??? Hmmm ...
> >
> > Mmmmmmm ... TWA Tea!
>
> That Wonderful Assam?

If you are ever in Hong Kong, best not to ask for the
Sri Lankan tea, Dilmah. The Honkies might take except
to you wanting to shag their mother.

J Boehm > wrote in message . net>...
> >> "TWA tea" ??? Hmmm ...
> >
> > Mmmmmmm ... TWA Tea!
>
> That Wonderful Assam?

If you are ever in Hong Kong, best not to ask for the
Sri Lankan tea, Dilmah. The Honkies might take except
to you wanting to shag their mother.

J Boehm > wrote in message . net>...
> >> "TWA tea" ??? Hmmm ...
> >
> > Mmmmmmm ... TWA Tea!
>
> That Wonderful Assam?

If you are ever in Hong Kong, best not to ask for the
Sri Lankan tea, Dilmah. The Honkies might take except
to you wanting to shag their mother.

>> "TWA tea" ??? Hmmm ...
>
> Mmmmmmm ... TWA Tea!

That Wonderful Assam?

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 20:58:41 -0800, Michael Baldwin Bruce wrote:

> I prefer coffee myself but, when I am flying, I always drink TWA's Tea.

"TWA tea" ??? Hmmm ...

--

Regards, Gareth Williams