Just saw Happy-Go-Lucky, and in the film everyone keeps making and offering each another tea constantly, like in every scene..... I think most of us thought the whole tea-fixation was just a tired stereotype, but, so, is this in fact an accurate representation of British culture--?
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Dont have that Starbucks crap. Proper loose Twinings tea in a bone china cup is the absolute bollocks.
Don't mind it,but I prefer my coffee.
Maybe it's this Dad thing or British Dad thing that gets passed down from generation to generation.. "Tea cools you down.." 
"Dad it's fucking hot!"
MONTY'S MINISTRY OF FOOD wrote: Don't mind it,but I prefer my coffee.
Maybe it's this Dad thing or British Dad thing that gets passed down from generation to generation.. "Tea cools you down.."
"Dad it's fucking hot!"
you wanna stay of that fucking caffine mate 
Fairly accurate depiction.
As for tea 'cooling you down' it's to do with core body temperature. It doesn't cool you down, just makes you feel cooler as your body temperature rises to match that of your surroundings. Raise the core temp. and you won't feel the heat so much.
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my mum loves tea. she's practically mrs doyle in that regard. she forced it down me so much as a child that i can't touch the stuff now.
my mate's in happy-go-lucky. is it any good? i meant to see it but i missed it at the pictures.
Discoring: rock electronico wrote: Dont have that Starbucks crap. Proper loose Twinings tea in a bone china cup is the absolute bollocks.
I absolutely agree!
That being said, people seem to think that in Japan, all people drink every day and every second of their lives is green tea. Well, that's not true, because there's a lot more stuff that Japanese people drink. I'll drink green tea reluctantly if someone serves me it at their house, but I don't actually like it very much.
I read on an English language blog post by someone (maybe from an English speaking country?) claiming that in Japan, black tea (as opposed to green tea) is 'rare' to find.
That is another misconception. It's true that we consume more green tea than black, but consumption of black tea is rising steadily (especially among younger people---specifically young women), and it depends on where you look. If you go to a sushi restaurant or a restaurant that serves proper traditional Japanese cuisine, you probably won't find black tea on the menu. But go to any cafe or coffee shop, you usually won't find green tea on the menu either.
Twinings tea can be found in practically most average sized supermarkets over here, so buying black tea is no problem. (Bigger supermarkets will carry more brands, as do shops that sell imported foods.)
For me, a cuppa and some biscuits are a nightly treat. I have a guy on my friends list on a blog I write in Japanese, and I told him to try Twinings. He specifically liked the Earl Grey blend.
bloodynora wrote: my mate's in happy-go-lucky. is it any good? i meant to see it but i missed it at the pictures.
oh your friend's in it? it only just arrived here--is pretty much getting accolades. I think it's very much in keeping w. Mike Leigh's usual style (i.e., the same political themes, not much in way of conventional conflict-driven narrative, etc.), so people who are into that will probably like it
yeah, he plays a social worker, i think he cops off with the leading lady. i'm not very good at watching people i know on the telly and that. i do far too much squeaking and pointing.
I have a friend called Sarah who drinks more tea than I thought was survivable, never mind healthy. Literally, a full new pot would be brewed every half an hour!
One evening, I happened to ask "how many today then?" She started counting on fingers, and saying "not that many actually, about...." (more digital calculation)..."...ermmmmmmm 27". And that was only at about 1930hrs!!
I think when she snuffs it, they'll dig her up in 5000 years and start a debate about 21st century mumification techniques. Or they'll make shoes out of her.
I don't drink anywhere near enough of it. A superheated infusion of tanine and free radicals, just the thing to get the zynapses firing.
Doctor? wrote: Literally, a full new pot would be brewed every half an hour!
ma nolan used to do this. MASSIVE pot, obviously. and we had coloured coded mugs so she tell who hadn't drunk theirs. it was usually me. and then i would have to drink it COLD - probably something to do with the poor starving babies in africa.
it's no wonder i turned out like i did.
how were the whizzy cars, doc?
I love my tea..can't go a day without at least 4 or 5 cups of Tetley's...not a big fan of green tea either myself, although I have tried to force it down due to all the information I've heard about how good it's supposed to be for you. I would be disappointed if I went for a visit and was not offered a cup of tea!
bloodynora wrote:
Doctor? wrote: Literally, a full new pot would be brewed every half an hour!
ma nolan used to do this. MASSIVE pot, obviously. and we had coloured coded mugs so she tell who hadn't drunk theirs. it was usually me. and then i would have to drink it COLD - probably something to do with the poor starving babies in africa.
it's no wonder i turned out like i did.
how were the whizzy cars, doc?
I also have other mates who were raised that way.....they DEMAND tea when they visit, and decry my abilities as a host should it not appear voluminously and regularly.
Whizzy things were an object lesson in fuckwittery from drivers and race officials alike. Young Hamilton's father needs to give him a stern talking to and Massa wants shooting. And as for the unbiased race officials, well, they reckoned that outbraking yourself and thereby causing another car to voluntarily take off track avoiding action, warrants the same penalty as cutting across a chicane to better facilitate ramming a rival. Corrupt though it is, I look at it this way.....when you strip out all the bollox and corruption from footie, yer left with 22 blokes kicking a bag of air round a field, when you take it all away from Boxing, you're left with two blokes hitting each other (some would say that even with all the pomp and circumstance, it is still nothing but a televised brawl), but when you allow for and dispense with all the hogwash and humbug that renders F1 unfair and annoying, you are at least still left with 22 blokes (and the ocassional girl) doing 200mph with their arse an inch off the ground, surrounded by walls.
People have to learn to say no to tea pretty quick in my family's house. I've seen people overdose.
just watch 'eastenders.' whenever there's trouble brewing, someone (usually peggy) will say 'let me put the kettle on.'
there's nothing like a nice cup of PG tips. :)
this thread has been so illuminating.
bloodynora wrote: yeah, he plays a social worker, i think he cops off with the leading lady. i'm not very good at watching people i know on the telly and that. i do far too much squeaking and pointing.
Wow. that's actually like a pivotal role... plus he is objectified shirtlessly at one point. I'm just saying.
nnn wrote: this thread has been so illuminating.
bloodynora wrote: yeah, he plays a social worker, i think he cops off with the leading lady. i'm not very good at watching people i know on the telly and that. i do far too much squeaking and pointing.
Wow. that's actually like a pivotal role... plus he is objectified shirtlessly at one point. I'm just saying.
ha ha - really?! oh god, that doesn't bear thinking about.
i shall rent it immediately.
