Wednesday TeaDay 2/03/10 Addiction ... habit ... tea?

[cindyt]

Addicting to me - I wan tea all the time. It's getting scary!

[Siouxie]

I have a need for tea,is that addiction?
Had a mini tuo cha this am, Margarets Hope Darjeeling and now HoneyBush

[leiche2]

I think tea is habit forming, but not addicting.

Incidentally, I used to be a caffeine junkie, complete with withdrawal headaches if I went without soda after periods of especially high consumption. Cutting back on my soda habit hurt. I've never had this problem with tea!

Brewing casually today with a Koryo teacup and some home-roasted Fujian oolong from BirdPick.

[teaisme]

Damn right its addicting
and habit forming for that matter
I don't get withdraws without it, but tea is just such a great way to hydrate yourself because the taste spectrum is so vast and pleasant
yeah its good for you too so nothing wrong with a healthy habit

I also think tea is great because it is a cross cultural drink, I can close my eyes, drink some tea from a different country, and pretend I am there in my head

[Chip]

Yes, yes, yes, and yes.

I think tea (or more precisely certain components in tea) can be addicting ... and to a degree I sometimes feel some addiction in that if I miss morning tea I will likely have a slight headache. When I used to drink much more tea, more severe headaches would result.

Definitely habit forming, more so than addicting. It is a habit for me ... again to a degree.

Began the TD with Yutaka Midori from O-Cha. Then a pot of Genmaicha at the sushi bar with Mrs. Chip. Next up, a tasting of Zencha Fuji SP.

[brad4419]

I know for sure its habit forming but for me its not addicting. Caffeine can be a serious problem for many people but for some reason I don't have a problem going days without it. I even drink coffee sometimes and still don't notice any effect when I don't have tea or coffee. As far as being habit forming it is for me, I really don't like to miss my tea whether its morning evening or night tea I always want it.

Long jing today

[msurads06]

I had to say yes to addicting and habit forming. Though the addicting should really be caffeine, because if i wasnt drinking tea, i would be drinking sodas and thus getting the caffeine that way so Im not sure if that really counts as being adicted to TEA, but i am deffinately a caffeine addict. I have also developed a tea habit and really miss it on mornings i am in too much of a hurry to take the time to make tea, even if i substitute something else for my caffeine fix.

Started the day with silver needle, tried a sample of fine young hyson I recieved in my last tea order, had earl grey de la creme with lunch. Will probably have chocolate rooibos for desert after supper.

[Chip]

Thanks Adam for coloring this TD with your SO # 11!

Currently Kukicha from Den's ...

[artmom]

Red Peach this evening, w/my granddaughter, celebrating her 13th birthday!!!

[brlarson]

I chose ``No, I do not believe it is addicting'', however it is habit-forming. I suppose Japanese greens come pretty close to being addictive, but they don't quite make it to physical dependency.

[LauraW]

Then a pot of Genmaicha at the sushi bar with Mrs. Chip. Next up, a tasting of Zencha Fuji SP.

Mmm... sushi... blast it, Chip, now I'm gonna have to go get sushi for lunch tomorrow. It's only been 2 weeks, but I used to work there - 2 1/2 years around it, and it starts to be a subconscious craving; any time anyone brings it up, I suddenly crave it until I actually get it.