White and one (о чае)

link 23.02.2016 11:22

Да, тут про сахар и молоко явно

LoneBlond ✉

link 23.02.2016 12:37

после этого ответа (white and one) последовал вопрос об экзотических корнях Мишель, вот я и подумала, что может там еще какой белый азиатский чай имелся в виду...

Спасибо всем за варианты. Никогда бы сама не додумалась до молока и сахара.

link 23.02.2016 16:06

miss*sunshine +1
With milk and one teaspoonful of sugar.

Tea:
'White with one sugar'
'No milk, two sugars'
Coffee:
'White with one sugar'
'Black with two sugars'
etc.

link 23.02.2016 16:13

johnstephenson
Yeah, white coffee - my students often react kinda - white coffee? What's that???

link 23.02.2016 16:59

Ha ha! I'm strictly a 'white coffee' man only -- a big softy!

link 23.02.2016 18:32

johnstephenson
BTW, John, if you wanna order white tea, meaning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_tea , what would you say then?

link 23.02.2016 19:31

Denis888: Interesting. That's the first time I've heard of white tea. It can't be very popular, in Britain at least, as I've just searched for it on the Tesco website (Tesco = largest supermarket chain in the UK), and it gives the following results:

'tea' = ca 375 hits
'white tea' = 2 hits!
http://m.tesco.com/h5/groceries/browse?search=white+tea

I suppose if you had one in a cafe, you'd have to ask for a 'white white tea'! Or, much easier, just do what I do and ask for a coffee!

link 23.02.2016 20:52

don't think americans would have a problem around 'white tea': the coffee and tea shops that carry it would know what it means and would not confuse it with 'tea+milk' ... also, dunno if anyone drinks tea with milk around here ;)

as an idea on how to disambiguate, one may want to first ask if the place carries any 'specialty teas' or 'sorts of teas', then specifically request 'white'

PS. supermarket chains generally suck when it comes to specialty (non-mainstream) items

link 23.02.2016 22:08

You're obviously very posh over there when it comes to drinking tea, or else you can't afford tea with a bit of taste in it, or just like it anaemic (that's anemic in your language). Take it from a nation with centuries of experience of doing no work and drinking tea all day: white tea leaves aren't normal.

** [I] dunno if anyone drinks tea with milk around here**
Tea without milk??? Don't you have cows over there, then? Or isn't milk permitted where you are? You're not writing from Alcatraz, are you...?
(All in jest, you understand. ;-) )

link 23.02.2016 22:38

well, i've seen(!) cow-looking animals while driving through the countryside, and there are various milk products in stores, so the answer will have to be 'yes, we do have cows'.
it is also completely legal to mix most any kind of tea potion and cow's milk in the same container and then ingest the mixture. it's just that people around here don't seem to be doing it, at least not in public or not often enough. coffee with milk (or maybe cream) = yes, normal; tea with milk = snob, weirdo, british, not normal.

i personally think cow's milk is great - if you are a baby cow. otherwise many better tasting and appreciable options are available, including some that are derived from the same source ;)

link 23.02.2016 23:12

"if you're a baby cow" -- Ha!

I'm sorry to tell you that this 'white tea leaves' thing is all a big con. Sadly someone's been selling you shredded paper to put in your teapot. Actually we do have a refreshing hot drink over here with no green tea leaves or milk in. It's called 'water'....

link 23.02.2016 23:23

no, that was definitely not the shredded paper taste!
and i know the taste of water, too (my cats drink it all the time and i use it a lot to dilute scotches that come cask-strength)
no, this was definitely different...

link 23.02.2016 23:54

"One tea? Certainly! Which blend would Sir/Madam* like -- Earl Grey, Darjeeling, Washington Post or Office Correspondence....?"

* Delete as appropriate.

link 24.02.2016 0:12

darn, now you're really making me thirsty!

link 24.02.2016 1:56

Here's a selection of highly-cultured(!) UK tea adverts from the past 30+ years. Note the ingredients and the colour of the tea in each.

* http://youtube.com/watch?v=7mjOZ8joPus
* http://youtube.com/watch?v=HgzEBLa3PPk
* http://youtube.com/watch?v=wVjiGWUhHnw
* http://youtube.com/watch?v=KqNnPrxzm3g

I think what you drink in the States is probably herbal tea, whereas we Brits drink proper tea -- tea that will put hairs on your chest and make a man of you.... "I rest my case". :-)

Talking of which, it's time for my coffee break!