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Do you prefer coffee or tea?

107 replies

NothingButSpace · 14/01/2023 21:14

I just read a thread about how much coffee people drink and lots of posters said 3, 4 or 5 coffees in a day! I only occasionally drink coffee if I am meeting a friend and I don’t even enjoy it tbh.

At home I would always drink a cup of tea in the morning and maybe one in the afternoon and it’s water the rest of the time.

Are you a coffee or tea person?

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purplecorkheart · 14/01/2023 23:42

I am a coffee person normally. We have free tea and coffee in my work place so tend to grab one before work and then another one around 12.

I rarely drink tea although when I do I tend to wonder why I don't more often. There is a tea shop in a local craft shop where they serve tea in a china pot and cup with a tea strainer. Love the tea there

Tessisme · 14/01/2023 23:44

I know this is going to sound weird, but coffee does not waken me up at all. So many people say they need it first thing, but I could easily drink it before bed and I would still sleep (although I'd have to get up for a wee during the night!) I don't drink it very much, so it's not as if I'm desensitised.

BluIsTheColour · 14/01/2023 23:54

Tea only usually one in the morning and one at night. If I'm working at home I might have 1 more at some point.

I love smell of coffee but it's bloody rank! I'd need 10 sugars and a load of cream to enjoy it lol.

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Maytodecember · 14/01/2023 23:59

Tea only. I’d love to drink coffee and iced coffee sounds divine but the blinding 2 day migraine isn’t worth it.

Fink · 15/01/2023 00:05

1 - 2 cups of tea per day (decaf or Rooiboos), lots and lots of (decaf) coffee if I'm at home with the proper machine, less if I'm at work and I've only got a cafetière. I sometimes make the next cup before I've finished the last one. Probably have over 20 four-shot cups a day.

CobraChicken · 15/01/2023 00:10

I prefer coffee but it just doesn't agree with me anymore. Even when it's made really weak (which seems pointless) it badly upsets my stomach 😔

Instead I have about 5 or 6 massive mugs of tea per day. I do enjoy them but I definitely miss coffee.

spiderlight · 15/01/2023 00:12

Tea!! I can't stand coffee. Haven't had one in about 30 years, but I basically run on tea.

emmetgirl · 15/01/2023 00:14

I don't like either of them! 🤢

sanityisamyth · 15/01/2023 00:17

Tea, if I'm offered "a drink" but I can't remember the last time I boiled the kettle to make a tea for me at home on my own!

whataboutsecondbreakfast · 15/01/2023 00:24

I have 2-3 cups of coffee a day.

asblindasabat · 15/01/2023 00:25

I’m in the tea club. I do like coffee but I drink WAY more tea than I do coffee? Feeling stressed? Drink tea. Feeling sad? Drink tea. Feeling angry? Drink tea.

MissConductUS · 15/01/2023 00:25

I like a cup of tea from time to time, but my regular hot beverage is coffee. I do drink a lot of iced tea in the summer though.

TaRaDeBumDeAy · 15/01/2023 00:34

Tea every time

magicthree · 15/01/2023 00:47

I love coffee but it upsets my stomach now so I have to drink tea - but I do sneak a coffee in now and again. I only ever drank one cup a day, but I do prefer it to tea.

magicthree · 15/01/2023 00:48

I feel your pain @CobraChicken

ChicagoBears · 15/01/2023 00:51

I love them in equal measure. I’ll usually drink a pot of coffee before noon and then I’ll have some green and breakfast tea throughout the day. I always have a cup of tea and a biscuit just before bed and find it so utterly comforting and such a lovely treat.

Deathraystare · 15/01/2023 07:22

Tea mainly. Coffee just makes me wee and makes me thirsty!

speakout · 15/01/2023 07:25

I like both.
Morning always starts with one or two cups of coffee, maybe one later, but often a tea with lunch.
From 3pm onwards it is herbal tea- several cups for the rest of the day- chamomile, peppermint, and one of the sleepy blends before bed,

Leakingtoilet · 15/01/2023 07:26

Coffee, proper coffee hot and black and unsweetened, about 5 cups a day. Will drink good quality instant if I have to but never tea

speranza77 · 15/01/2023 08:01

I never drink tea, I hate its smell and taste. Currently enjoying an espresso made in a mokka pot. Throughout the day, i generally drink about 10 fresh cups of coffee, always black and without sugar. I agree with PP that instant coffee is an abomination and unfit for human consumption.

Whataplanker · 15/01/2023 08:14

Tea is my preference. I do drink coffee, usually decaff as I feel sick if it's too strong but I could more easily give coffee up. I don't even drink that much but I love my cup of tea when I get in from work.

wizzler · 15/01/2023 08:19

My preference is tea... but only breakfast tea and made strong
If I'm out and about I drink coffee . I can drink black coffee or latte or cappuccino.. can cope with variation. I wouldn't be able to drink a weak tea or one with too much milk in so drink coffee to avoid disappointment.

Weddi · 15/01/2023 09:06

Coffee, drink 2-4 cups a day. Never drink tea, neither does DH. We have a big box of it incase any tea drinkers visit but I think we’ve had it for 2 years and only used one or two teabags…

LlynTegid · 15/01/2023 10:20

Tea.

pointythings · 15/01/2023 10:24

I can't stand actual tea. I have one mug of really good filter coffee in the morning, then herbals/fruit tea (not flavoured black tea) the rest of the day.

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