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To state that, overall, tea is a much superior drink to coffee?

108 replies

Boohbooh · 05/08/2024 17:51

Just back from holiday where I had endless cups of coffee of varying quality and couldn't wait to get back home (Ireland) for a nice cup of tea. I realised that I've never sat in front of a coffee, sipped it and gone "ah, that's a lovely cup of coffee" in the same way I have about tea... I've had nice coffees but not as instantly gratifying as nice tea. I grew up with tea but have jumped on the coffee bandwagon like everyone else so I have an expensive Gaggia in my kitchen and order in my favorite beans but now I'm wondering if I should just go back to the trusty tea bag...

I think, overall, tea is much more refreshing and flavourful and things like scones, sandwiches and cakes taste so much better with tea rather than coffee. AIBU?

OP posts:
Squirrelsnut · 05/08/2024 19:29

Tea 100%. It's refreshing and delicious. I find coffee a poor substitute.

80smonster · 05/08/2024 19:20

Navvy brew, gross. Love coffee.

NewGreenDuck · 05/08/2024 19:19

I never, ever drink tea. I have an espresso / cappuccino maker, an Italian percolator and a cafetiere. It's coffee all day for me.

bluecomputerscreen · 05/08/2024 19:18

yabu
depends on the water. where I live tea doesn't taste nice so I switched to coffee.

poetryandwine · 05/08/2024 19:18

I think it depends what you grew up with. So I am a coffee girl.

However since moving to the UK I have developed a love of buttery scones and crumpets, and they require tea!

Boomboomboomboom · 05/08/2024 19:12

Tea is the elixir of life

CrunchyCarrot · 05/08/2024 19:12

I find tea refreshing but not coffee. By far prefer tea!

How can anyone want a “nice cuppa” when it’s 27 degrees?

Not me, prefer a cold drink but my grandmother swore by it (this was in century degree heat in Australia!) 'A nice cup of tea cools you down because it makes you sweat'. Well there is that I suppose! 😂

HappyLittleNarwhal · 05/08/2024 19:11

Mmm a drink that smells and tastes like metal.

No thanks!

And I'd never want a hot drink with cake, yuck!

the80sweregreat · 05/08/2024 19:11

I love tea. I drink too much of it though , but not with sugar

ErrolTheDragon · 05/08/2024 19:10

It's not an either-or.

I mostly drink tea (Yorkshire, not gold) but love a good coffee mid-morning (fresh beans from Atkinsons, Aeropress).

Kitkatfiend31 · 05/08/2024 19:10

YANBU Tea is vital. I always take tea bags on holiday!

Heyhoitsme · 05/08/2024 19:09

There's no better tea than Barrys. I love my tea.

Overtheatlantic · 05/08/2024 19:05

I don’t get the obsession with tea, and it is an obsession started at a young age. How can anyone want a “nice cuppa” when it’s 27 degrees?

BarHumbugs · 05/08/2024 19:05

I drink tea mainly for the health benefits, i absolutely hate coffee, it tastes bitter and nasty. I have no idea which is superior or how to judge it but going by that fact that 5 billion cups of tea are drunk a day and 'only' 2 billion cups of coffee, it must be tea.

brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr · 05/08/2024 19:05

Sigh. OMG. I need to go for a walk.

OK. No. Coffee is better. Tea smells of vomit.

Davros · 05/08/2024 19:05

M&S gold is the best. Failing that, Yorkshire will do. I can't stand the taste or smell of coffee so I'm biased but I love tea, totally my favourite drink, even above wine or G&T!

BeachRide · 05/08/2024 19:04

Turophilic · 05/08/2024 19:03

She’s kidding, you daft thing

Oh, thank God Grin

Turophilic · 05/08/2024 19:03

BeachRide · 05/08/2024 18:37

It's imported from India and Africa!

She’s kidding, you daft thing

Flavabobble · 05/08/2024 19:01

I don't get the love for Yorkshire tea, that really is rank.

DogsDinner · 05/08/2024 19:00

Totally agree. Tea is refreshing and thirst quenching, great even in hot weather. I do like coffee too, but I’d never drink it because I was thirsty.

Added bonus, tea is now considered to be good for you. Evidence on coffee is mixed.

mirrorlife · 05/08/2024 18:58

With you 100%, OP.

KekseKekse · 05/08/2024 18:56

Coffee is horrible! Tea is even more horrible!! I can't abide a hot drink. 😩

Water all the way.

xsquared · 05/08/2024 18:50

Depends on my mood.

Tea doesn't wake me up in the same way as coffee.

Black coffee goes better with desserts and cake.

Tea goes better with biscuits.

I definitely drink more coffee than tea though.

ssd · 05/08/2024 18:47

You can't beat a good cup of tea.