Friday TeaDay 11/21/08 TeaSnobbery

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Today's TeaPoll and discussion topic takes a new perspective on TeaSnobbery. How do you think OTHERS view your level of TeaSnobbery, be honest, AND grin and bare it!

1: "really, you like teas other than Lipton?"
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2%
2: "what's wrong with tea from the store?"
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14%
3: "looseleaf tea, are you some kind of TeaSnob?"
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27%
4: "my gosh, all that tea and teaware, you are such a TeaSnob?"
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38%
5: "your teas cost HOW MUCH? you are the biggest TeaSnob!"
11
20%
 
Total votes: 56
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Friday TeaDay 11/21/08 TeaSnobbery

by Chip » Nov 21st, '08, 01:14

YAY, Friday TeaDay. Please share what is in your cup today, all day.

Yesterday, responders were almost completely placing themselves at either a 3 or 4 out of 5 on the TeaSnob scale. You can still vote and discuss yesterday's topic.

Today's TeaPoll and discussion topic takes a new perspective on TeaSnobbery. How do you think OTHERS view your level of TeaSnobbery, be honest, AND grin and bear it! Oh, and have fun with this topic.

I am looking forward to sharing TeaDay with everyone! Bottoms up.
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Assam malangi a la japonnaise

by Salsero » Nov 21st, '08, 01:49

Others tend to think my tea drinking is extremely sensible, well under control, and impressively cost efficient.

Not.

I prefer the opinions of people like Russian Soul who gave me this Assam sample.
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Who needs those other barbarians anyway!
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by olivierco » Nov 21st, '08, 01:55

As I live in France where many people spend more money on wine than I spend on tea, most people don't show any excessive reaction to my tea drinking and teaware.

Keemun this morning with my breakfast.
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by caligatia » Nov 21st, '08, 01:59

I voted #4, although people see me as not so much a snob, but rather a freak. :)

Drinking ice water right now, about to go to bed...
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by daughteroftheKing » Nov 21st, '08, 02:00

Except for the couple of friends I've managed to get further addicted (bwahaha), most people don't understand why I buy all these "fancy" teas online. They mostly just nod and smile at me. :lol:

No tea yet, midnite here and past time to be asleep.
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by omegapd » Nov 21st, '08, 02:05

Everyone thinks I'm crazy...wife included 50% of the time.

English Breakfast again this morning.

EW
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by Vulture » Nov 21st, '08, 02:14

I am currently a 3 heading to 4 by my friends and roommate's estimate.

I forgot my tea at work so I am having an Arizona iced green tea.
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by PolyhymnianMuse » Nov 21st, '08, 03:20

I voted an honest 5, I spend more money on tea than I currently do on anything else, which is quite a bit mind you. I'm also starting to want a lot of teaware I've been seeing so I'm sure it won't be too long until that number increases exponentialy. Of course, there is always Christmas coming up :wink:
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by Geekgirl » Nov 21st, '08, 03:23

I need a cookie.
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by Vulture » Nov 21st, '08, 03:26

GeekgirlUnveiled wrote:I need a cookie.
I was trying to avoid this as I am at work and cannot get a cookie. Thanks for nothing :wink:
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by stanthegoomba » Nov 21st, '08, 03:34

I am eating cookies and shui xian.

Hmm it's 4:30 already? Huh. I'm celebrating 3000 words written from just before midnight till now. At least it was 3000 words about Blade Runner.

Oh. Topic? Others think I'm stark raving mad.




Not entirely sure if it's the tea.
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by Drax » Nov 21st, '08, 06:33

Hmmm, I voted #3. But given how much I've spent on tea in the last month, most people would probably say #5. But I just wouldn't tell them how much, so they'd probably stick at #3.
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by Trioxin » Nov 21st, '08, 07:18

No one understands my love of tea in this town. If you don't have a budwiser in your hand...
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by gingkoseto » Nov 21st, '08, 09:24

My work place has great diversity. Not many tea drinkers but many other kinds of geeks. So people are cool and not so astonished by other people's hobbies :D
Some friends will say #4 to me, without the second half of the sentence. Many people collect things anyway, just different things. I used to have more shoes than teas :P

Yeah Friday! Keemun black for the morning and some oolong for the afternoon. I would really love to have some green tea as well, but my time is all booked up!
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by gingkoseto » Nov 21st, '08, 09:26

Trioxin wrote:No one understands my love of tea in this town. If you don't have a budwiser in your hand...
Budwiser?? Not even sierra nevada or something?
My husband is a beer lover but hates budwiser. I guess he is a beer snob then :P
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