Wednesday TeaDay 6/10/09 Reasons for drinking tea?

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Today's TeaPoll and discussion topic. Which is most correct as to why you drink the teas that you drink? Please share your thoughts on this subject.

It is all about the leaf itself
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21%
The history of tea
1
2%
The culture and people who cultivate, harvest, and manufacture the leaf
0
No votes
The philosophy of tea of the countries of origin
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No votes
Traditional Tea ceremony
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No votes
Personal Tea ceremony
1
2%
The 5 physical human senses
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28%
For my health
4
8%
Because it warms my body and soul
10
19%
Because I like to live life on the edge ... ;D
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8%
Other, please share
7
13%
 
Total votes: 53
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by depravitea » Jun 10th, '09, 23:00

Thanks Brad, that's exactly the kind of interesting info/history I was talking about. The Tea Horse Road reminds me of the creation of the Russian Caravan teas. I also like the story behind the creation of Lapsang Souchong.
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by depravitea » Jun 10th, '09, 23:06

Chip, if you don't mind me asking, where can those O-Cha Uji teabags be found online?
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by Chip » Jun 10th, '09, 23:14

depravitea wrote:Chip, if you don't mind me asking, where can those O-Cha Uji teabags be found online?
They can be found HERE!

I only use them when I am eating out. But they are honestly the best teabag I have ever had.
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by depravitea » Jun 10th, '09, 23:17

Nice, thanks man, I appreciate it!
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by geeber1 » Jun 11th, '09, 00:06

Chip wrote:Then took the Mrs. to IKEA to buy her a display unit for "her birthday." :wink: I ... er she ended up with 3 units. Now she has to put them together ... :lol: well, maybe not.
IKEA ROCKS! :lol:
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by Katrina » Jun 11th, '09, 00:19

For me it's the leaf. I think that's why I love oolongs. The tightly rolled oolongs draw me in - each steep revealing more of the character and look of the leaf. I love to examine the fully unfurled leaf and think about all the work it took to get them to me.

An Autumn Oolong today.
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by emeraldrobot » Jun 11th, '09, 00:30

For me its because I live on the edge and I like to be totally different than the norm :)

Also its because I love to drink tea! I love the variety, i mean there's no way that you can ever know what all tea is like in your lifetime, there's just too many teas. Its like wine, except for me a bottle of wine lasts a day (if i'm lucky), while a bag of tea will last me a bit longer (and more worth the price).

I also learning about the history of tea too...

Okay so maybe i'm a combo of many things!
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by Mrs. Chip » Jun 11th, '09, 07:59

emeraldrobot wrote:For me its because I live on the edge and I like to be totally different than the norm :)
+1!
I forgot to vote in the poll with the excitement of my birthday! :oops:
Well, also maybe because I agree with emeraldrobot 8) :!:
Guess I would have to go with it's all about the leaf, but seriously all would work.

Pictures forthcoming of my stash of our 'local artisians' teawares that I received as gifts from 'the mod', and some other 'tea' goodies too! Stay tuned. :wink:
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by emeraldrobot » Jun 11th, '09, 20:49

Mrs. Chip wrote:
emeraldrobot wrote:For me its because I live on the edge and I like to be totally different than the norm :)
+1!
I forgot to vote in the poll with the excitement of my birthday! :oops:
Well, also maybe because I agree with emeraldrobot 8) :!:
Guess I would have to go with it's all about the leaf, but seriously all would work.

Pictures forthcoming of my stash of our 'local artisians' teawares that I received as gifts from 'the mod', and some other 'tea' goodies too! Stay tuned. :wink:
happy birthday!
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by auggy » Jun 12th, '09, 09:50

murrius wrote:
auggy wrote:The church I work at is in the middle of a pertussis (whooping cough) outbreak. Fun. Last year around this time was lice.
Whoa! Sort of slow biblical mini plagues. :)

I hope you miss out on the whooping cough. Actually, I hope you missed out on the lice as well. :shock:
So far so good. I'm waiting for the plague of locusts, though. :lol:

Happy belated Bday, Mrs. Chip! :)
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by Mrs. Chip » Jun 12th, '09, 11:36

auggy wrote: Happy belated Bday, Mrs. Chip! :)
Thanks auggy/aka 'The Pink Monkey' and emeraldrobot! Also many thanks to all who so thoughtfully wished me a wonderful Happy Birthday yesterday! It was definately a great day spent w/DH, drinking tea and doing a lot of 'tea related' activities!

Just got word that our 'Hagi' is on the way to our house...Yipee:)
What a great FridayTeaDay!
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