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?

Strong with sugar!

Or what we call in our house, "tea".

I would say it meaning Typhoo or PG please rather than anything fancier.

Your colleague just means a simple cup of milky PG Tips type tea and has got confused by saying builders.

PG Tips or supermarket own brand floor sweepings. Served in a stained mug.

I’d leave the tea bag in for ages and add not much milk. Would ask how many sugars though.

Everyone says I drink builders tea - I have it strong with just a bit of milk

"Milk and two" I was asked for every hour on the hour when ours were here recently.

@RishiMcRichface

I would say very strong too. With 9 sugars and a pasty.

Exactly

Strong tea in the worst mug

Strong and sweet

Tramps tea I'm going to ask for that next time...

I'd assume normal like PG or Yorkshire as opposed to fruit or herbal.

Have also just decided next time I will ask if they want builders tea or period tea - my newly invented term for redbush

Creosote coloured, 2 big sugars

I'd understand it both ways, as 'normal tea, don't get into asking me about Darjeeling, Earl Grey, chamomile etc' but also as 'strong, normal tea'.

If you want weak tea, you have to specify that.

Strong, dark honey coloured, usually with "six sugars, but don't stir it cos I don't like it sweet".

I thought it was just a really strong tea, with a little milk and one sugar.

I understand it to mean English Breakfast tea rather than Earl Grey, Darjeeling etc.
To me, it doesn't necessarily relate to the amount of milk and sugar.

Strong tea, two sugars!

Period tea is the best thing I've seen on mn in a while

It's the type of tea. Nothing to do with the strength. It's PG tip etc. type tea.

IT’S NOT MILKY.

It’s strong, brown coloured tea. Sugar optional, Can’t believe how irritated I’m getting at all the wrong people.

I drink builder’s tea, it’s so strong that the teaspoon can stand up in it !

Strong but with quite a bit of milk and two sugars. I've had a fair few builders in and this always seemed the most common combination.