Is it rude to turn down a cup of tea?

[Ivelostmyglow]

Started a new job at the weekend, teaching a girl with dyslexia in her home. We were working away and the mum offered me a cup of tea, I said ‘No thank you, I’m ok’ in a nice way. She looked at me quite strangely…was this rude, is it rude to turn down a drink in another’s home? (I’d brought a small bottle of water with me as I have a cough and had already had coffee that morning, not long before)

Of course it's not rude to ask for coffee instead!

Could be worse. Mil popped round last week and brought a jar of coffee and said "I've brought my own I don't like yours" she has BPD so we're used with her we just smiled and she made us all coffee in our house with her coffee 😂

My Irish and Scottish relies just would not understand - they’d think you’re crackers. Then bring ye a tea anyway

My mother in law pushes cups of tea. She is always offering ALWAYS like mrs Doyle. You give in and say yes eventually just to shut her up and then she complains that we’re all lazy and expect to be waited on. Can’t win. Some people are just weird