If someone asked you for "builders' tea", what would you make?

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Colleague at work, when asked what they would like, asked for a cup of builders tea (no sugar). Several times. Each time I'd make it strong, then wonder why they went back to the kitchen and added more milk.
Eventually I asked them about it and they said they don't like it strong. When I queried this they said they ask for builders' tea in order to differentiate between regular tea and the decaf, redbush and other teas.
To me, builders' tea is strong tea. No?

A strong mug of well brewed tea. Nothing but plain black tea with milk. A dark golden hue.

Very strong tea with two sugars based on what our builders drank!

Cuppa you can stand a spoon in, just enough milk to take edge off. A proper cup of tea

Same as everyone else.

Why would you give someone redbush tea if they asked for tea?!

Brewed longer with just a splash of milk. Your colleague is strange

Strong strong tea , tea bag kept in for way to long , glug of milk

Strong, not much milk, and a pack of biscuits (each)

Builders tea is very strong and very milky. Opaque and a lovely brown. Aaahh!

Normal tea, not herbal or green or earl grey or whatever, quite strong, but milky too.

Builders tea, for me, is something like Typhoo.

ie, not Earl Grey, not Lapsang, not Green tea, etc.

Yes strong tea, not much milk, 'mucky brown' colour.

We use builders tea to mean tetley (other builder teas are available) instead of my kind of tea - herbal or jasmine green.
I would still ask of they wanted it strong and with milk or sugar

What's the world coming to when you have to have a special name for regular tea. I blame the hipsters.

What kind of wanker asks for 'builders tea' every time?

Strong but very milky?

In offices I’ve worked in, builders tea has always meant ‘normal’ tea (PG Tips etc) rather than peppermint/fruit/Earl gray etc. If someone wants normal tea on the tea round, they jokingly say builders tea.

I'd ask what that meant, I don't drink tea so don't really make it.

If I had to make it without more info I'd give them: normal tea with a bit of milk and 2 sugars.

You’re right, colleague is wrong. Asking for a ‘normal tea’ would get them closer to what they want

They are being unreasonable. Builder's tea definitely means 'strong'. I might put in a decent slug of milk but it would still be a middling tan colour rather than pale.

Your colleague clearly doesn't understand what builders tea is. Builders tea just means strong tea.

Strong tea, a splash of milk, sugar optional
Delicious

Builders tea is strong tea. Dark brown.

Builders tea is normal tea, PG Tips, Yorkshire tea and the like so I believe, then you have your Green tea, Earl grey etc.

Builders tea is my favourite 😂