Are you a coffee or tea person and why?

[PurpleT]

Definitely Coffee

Absolutely Tea

Doesn't matter

I don't like either

Rather Hot Chocolate

[Reddr]

I love the smell of coffee but I can't stand the taste. Even if you add in a the flavors and sugar and such.
I'm a tea person, I could drink it every day which contributed to me suffering through kidney stones at one point. I like black tea and I do not add anything to it except the occasional lemon.

[PurpleT]

Kidney stones? That sounds terrible! How exactly did that happen?

[detlef]

If you like the aroma of coffee then I think you would enjoy lait au cafe (NOT cafe au lait), which is rare in the US but easily the best way I know to drink coffee. Essentially it's about 25-30% lightly sweetened coffee, with 70-75% milk. It's delicious. Because the milk will normally be cold, this isn't a hot drink either (unless you rewarm it, warm the milk, etc.). It's reminiscent of a dessert, but not as sweet or heavy. I think you'd like it.

[Reddr]

@detlef I don't know, I don't even like Tirumisu because it has a slight taste of coffee. Also I do not like drinking calories so making coffee mostly milk really violates that. I also cannot stand the taste or texture of milk. I'm sorry I am difficult.

As for kidney stones black tea contains oxalate (as do spinach and beets and a lot of other good food) which helps kidney stones form. The other issue is tea is a diuretic so it dehydrates your body. Dehydration is the main cause of kidney stones. If you start replacing your water intake with too much tea you are dehydrating yourself and making it easier for the stones to form. I've always drank mostly water and if not water, tea. In law school I started drinking more tea than water for the caffeine. Post-kidney stones I'm very concerned about prevention (I've had a bone transplant, I'd rather do that again than the kidney stones) so I make myself get about 80-90oz of water in a day before I drink a cup of tea. And I don't drink it everyday.

[detlef]

Sorry to hear about that. Just to be clear, the hydration aspect depends totally on how the tea is made. This has been the subject of scientific research. If you drink a traditional English"cup" of strong tea, then it can have diuretic properties, but prepared in different ways, any diuretic properties are vastly outweighed by the quantity of liquid you're consuming at the same time.

[Cmasterson]

Non caffeinated tea, because caffein makes me anxious and I'm already dealing with anxiety on a daily basis so i don't need to add fuel to it. Love tea, it makes me feel cozy and its always yummy- I don't need to add anything to it (milk, sugar etc.)

[PurpleT]

Awesome! What is your favourite tea?

[Cmasterson]

Green tea (:

[PurpleT]

Green tea is perfect :-)

[Balcazaurus]

I don't like coffee mostly because of the taste. I know I can put sweetner into it, but that just makes it fattening. However, I do like the smell.

Tea on the other hand, I love. Mostly a nice chai. It's got cafine, I know, but it just feels more soothing than when I've tried coffee.

[detlef]

Tea. Love coffee but tea is light and refreshing. Also I'm from the South and iced tea is basically the regional drink here, so I grew up with it. I've probably got tea in my veins.

[PurpleT]

Do you make your own iced tea?

[detlef]

Actually no, I used to but these days I only have iced tea in restaurants. At home I brew tea in individual servings, by the liter (boiling the water in an electric kettle) and always drink it warm. :) This is the best way I've found to drink tea. My experience is that it really promotes good health.

[PurpleT]

It's true. Tea has various health benefits and it just tastes remarkably good :-) So, you drink a litter of tea a day?

[detlef]

Normally at least three. :) It changes your life to really hydrate your body. After a meal, a liter of tea absolutely eliminates any feeling of oiliness, heaviness, etc. I generally have a liter after every meal, and that's all I drink through the day, unless I eat out at a restaurant. But I'm using one European-style bag per liter, so my tea is very different from a traditional "cuppa." :) It isn't weak, but it also isn't astringent at all.

[PurpleT]

I am going to try that! It sounds like the absolute health way :-)

[detlef]

That's good. :) If you're like me, you'll really become attached to this way of drinking and hydrating. I'm not kidding when I say it changes your life. I could go on, but try it and see what you think. :)

[PurpleT]

Which tea do you drink?

[detlef]

Whatever's on sale honestly. Normally a British or Irish brand. PG (or its store-brand equivalents) is the best, but it's hard to find (few US stores carry it) and it's $8 per 80 bags, which to me feels "steep." (Haha. Tea humor? Okay, sorry. Embarrassing. :-P ) A while back at Big Lots they had Thompson's, which is a brand from Northern Ireland, just as good as PG really, for $3 for 80 bags, so I basically bought them out. Tea does not go bad in a low-humidity environment, so you can totally stock up. :)

[PurpleT]

Thanks! It sounds really interesting and I am getting enthusiastic about it. I really need to try this

[detlef]

Enjoy. I'd be interested to hear how it goes for you.

[detlef]

Thanks. Gonna celebrate this with some tea. :)

[IAmMellow]

I prefer tea, growing up my mom always made tea for us. Never really had time to give coffee a chance so now I just don't care for it. Tea is soo refreshing too!

[PurpleT]

Which tea do you drink?

[IAmMellow]

Bigelow green tea is the best! But lemon are orange green tea are also amazing

[PurpleT]

orange green tea? That sounds really interesting. I have never tried that before

[Applefan1]

I drink Tea and Hot Chocolate at home and Mochas when I am in public.

[Applefan1]

Sometimes when I get up and leave the house early my morning Mocha is a must to get my day going. :)

[PurpleT]

Mocha has a nice taste :-) It's definitely worth it

[Applefan1]

Yes, it is. I hate it when you get a bad barrister though.

[PurpleT]

Exactly!!! And when the coffee is too strong, it's a complete turn-off.

[Applefan1]

Yeah that to or it is too water like or something.

[PurpleT]

Yeah, sometimes they just try to fill the cup and don't really care about how much is actually coffee and how much is tea.

[Applefan1]

Yeah it can depend on the barristers talents, the beans they use, how the beans have been roasted. Lots of things.

[PurpleT]

They have to be experienced in the field… Otherwise I won't drink it. Have you tried Chai tea latte?

[Applefan1]

No, I have not tried that.

[PurpleT]

Do you like cinnamon? Because the main taste is cinnamon and it tastes like Christmas in a cup

[Applefan1]

Cinnamon can be nice yes.

[Possible_Mate]

i don't really like the taste of coffee, too strong for me. i really like having a variety of different flavored teas. my favorite is apple cinnamon chai tea.

[TheSmithy]

Coffee is just too bitter for me. Plus my mother was born in england

[PurpleT]

That makes sense :-) Green tea?

[Fluttershy22]

Like a true Irishman Tea my grandpa drank it all time, but like my Grandma a nice cup of Dark, strong coffee 1-2 times a month. <3

[DodgersGM]

I drink like five glasses of organic loose leaf iced tea every day. Black, green, oolong, matcha. It's all good. 💚

[Likes2drive]

Mostly coffee for the taste and caffeine but I'll have tea on a rare occasion

[PurpleT]

Do you like strong coffee?

[Likes2drive]

Not to strong like Starbucks , more on mild side but a full bodied taste so I use a percolator instead of the normal drip coffee maker

[PurpleT]

Starbucks is life :-)

do you only drink it occasionally or every day?

[Likes2drive]

Once a day is enough for me

[PurpleT]

It keeps you going :-)

[Likes2drive]

Yeah once in the morning and I'm good, if I have it at night I don't sleep well

[PurpleT]

The caffeine is really terrible if you want to sleep.

[Likes2drive]

Yeah I don't make that mistake anymore, lol but I'm going to bed now finally anyway

[PurpleT]

Haha! will keep that in mind. Here it's almost 8:30 in the morning already.

[mooky06]

Oh DEFINITELY COFFEE!!!

coffee coffee cooffeeeee!!! ❤️😍

[quinoaflakes]

Coffee because i don't like warm or cold leaf water. no thanks.

[justbanANNAz]

ooo i was gonna select coffee, but that last option though.

[Femdomina]

I prefer coffee with lots of sugar and milk or whipped cream

[NightOwl88]

I like hot tea more than coffee.
But if I get tired of tea for awhile I'll drink coffee for about a week or two then go back to tea.
I drink it every morning, two cups while reading a book.

[Zorax]

I like all of the above, especially caffè latte and green tea, but hot chocolate is great too.

[clampfan101]

I don't want to try coffee.
I've tried tea a few times and liked it a bit.
It's been forever since I had hot chocolate, but I'm sure I loved it.

[brnxsweet]

I've always been a tea person, but lately I'm really into coffee! Still love tea though.

[apple24]

I like coffee because it make me happier!
@DamnCurtis your awesome!

[Yesits_GalaxyHotChoc]

I prefer tea, its more refreshing and the different flavours you can get

[nymous1234]

I love all hot drinks <3

[PurpleT]

They make you feel warm and cozy? :-)

[nymous1234]

lol you know it! ;)

[MoreThanACookie]

Im a redbull person baby, nearly got my wings.

[PurpleT]

So no hot drinks for you? Just drinks that will make you fly? :-D

[MoreThanACookie]

Maybe i like my Redbull hot, you don't know me, you don't know what i've been through.

[MoreThanACookie]

Only God can judge me.

[PurpleT]

Hot red bull… That sounds really interesting. You're right, I don't know you, I just assumed… What have you been through? :-D

[MoreThanACookie]

You can't handle the truth, girl...

[PurpleT]

Trust me, I handle the truth no matter how bad it is. Which red bull do you drink?

[MoreThanACookie]

In order to get an answer to that question you will first need to do the ritual of Bull.
I will need 3 goats,2 sheep and virgin's blood.

[PurpleT]

Dude, that sounds serious! I don't have goats… Not at the moment. But sometimes they come into my yard so I'll catch some next time

[MoreThanACookie]

What about sheep, do you have sheep? I want sheep... i mean the ritual, it needs sheep to be complete.

[PurpleT]

We have sheep and goats and sometimes even cows… I could offer snakes too…

[MoreThanACookie]

Ew.. cows, snakes, you are such a freak... WTF, OMG, TMI, HSWM? I don't know...

[PurpleT]

And goats and sheep are so much better… how?

[MoreThanACookie]

Uh... do you have nothing else to do :D?

[PurpleT]

Not really… I am done with school and waiting for next year :-D
Do you want to get rid of me or what?

[MoreThanACookie]

So your plan is to waste time in GAG with random Cookie guy talking about sacrificing goats and sheep and snakes and stuff?

[PurpleT]

At least for a little while, yeah. But it's still strange how we got from coffee and teas to goats and sheep

[MoreThanACookie]

Um... look, if you want to talk to me, you can PM...

[DamnCurtis]

Water Lads!

Hot Chocolate!

[PurpleT]

Hot chocolate is amazing too :-)