AIBU to have a cup of tea?

[Feetupteashot]

It's 30 degrees
I'm sweating
We're all sweating and nearly naked

Would it be wrong to have a cup of tea.

[EatsShootsAndRuns]

Tea is my go-to drink at any time.

[beginnerwitch]

I live in a very hot country (40ish degrees for the past month or so) and drink tea all the time. It actually cools you down as it makes you sweat (and I can't function without a cup of tea!!)

[LaChatte]

37⁰ here, currently on my first cuppa of the day. There is no wrong time to have a cup of tea.

[Playdoughcaterpillar]

It's never unreasonable to drink tea. I also find it refreshing.

[Baggiegirl]

I would contact the police to be honest rather than the Dvla. It will most likely be dealt with quicker and if this gentleman is anything like my FIL letters from the DVLA may well be ignored.

[keeprocking]

Tea is more cooling long term than ice-cold drinks, it warms you internally which increases that rate of heat loss from your body and hence you feel cooler.

[RabbityMcRabbit]

Apparently drinking hot drinks in hot weather cools you down more effectively than drinking cold drinks

[mumwon]

grew up in oz
we drank tea in middle of the summer - fans on doors & windows open watch out for the mozzies put kettle on (or the billy )
sit on the veranda
after swimming with the bbq

[Auridon4life]

I make ice tea get that caffeine hit delicious with some lemon slices.

[honeylulu]

My ex's mother used to say "cools you down, tea!" I think she was right. My personal trainer told me drinking cold drinks when you are hot (ie marathon running) makes it worse because your body has a natural cooling mechanism, including sweating and if you put cold liquid into your core it fools your body into thinking it's cool enough and you feel hotter and hotter on the surface.

Better to have a room temp or hot drink. See what pp have said about arab countries. Plus I am sure footballers used to have a cup of tea at half time - don't know if that's still the case.

[Cadent]

I’ll try it MrsJayy although £3 for tea is a lot ! If it is that much.

Pleasantville, it’s clearly tongue in cheek, having a hot drink in hot weather is counter-intuitive but works.

[PleasantVille]

I can't work out if this was a serious question, surely no one thinks there's any rules on what you can drink when

In all my years it has never occurred to me that I'd need to ask anyone when I could have a particular drink.

[Mrsjayy]

Costas peach ice tea is lovely. Dd treated me to a drive through Costa last week well herself because I hate coffee in paper cups so had the .tea and it was lovely.

[Cadent]

Jer27 thank you! do you use English breakfast tea or assam? I'm guessing not herbal or green tea?

What garnishes do you use? Like raspberries and things?

[JER27]

For Cadent: I do not have a recommendation for the type of tea to use in iced tea. Just try out what's right for you. The thing to use is cold water (not boiling). I found I preferred lighter teas for iced tea, but strong builder's brew for the hot kind. If you want to add ice cubes to cold tea - for entertaining - you can freeze cold tea, so that it is not diluted. You could add whatever garnish you like and serve in a big glass jug. This looks impressive, wonderful for summer, and it's cheap!

[Wither]

After I pick the DC up from school I’m having a cup of tea.

[Stannisbaratheonsboxofmatches]

Never too hot for tea. And it does cool you down!

[rodentfeet]

hot drinks cool you down inside and cool drinks heat you up so id say go for the hot drinks...

[PuppyMonkey]

My mum and dad (Irish) insisted on the thing about tea being the best thing to drink in hot weather. I’m still not convinced tbh but if you’re making one, I take mine strong but with plenty of milk and no sugar.

[BurtonHouse]

The conditions are never wrong for a cuppa.

[QueenCT]

My kitchen sign

[Jocasta2018]

I'm drinking lots of water with frequent cups of tea! I drink it in all weathers.
You don't have to drink it when it's freshly poured & really hot, you can let it cool down a bit before the initial slurp.....

[Murinae]

Well it’s freezing here today compared to yesterday and I’m having tea to warm up!

[miafeta]

I just finished mine.