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Tea versus Coffee

What is your choice of hot drink between the two? A cup of tea or a cup of coffee?

I used to be big on drinking tea including herbals which was relaxing while reading a book or looking up about subjects in the I.T field for me.

But coffee? I drink it in the morning ready for my day and work search, keeps me upright that caffeine stuff but I don’t drink more than 2 cups due to caffeine contents.

I used to drink quite a lot of it in the workplace (Deadlines and projects tend to make you do that)

So what about you? Are you a tea enjoyer or a coffee enjoyer?

breadsmasher ,
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I am a software engineer. Coffee goes in, code comes out

Tekkip20 OP ,
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Straight to the point, I like it! Programming sucks out your soul!

breadsmasher ,
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My soul has been sucked out. But you forgot to mention your soul is also replaced with coffee.

And your blood

cheese_greater ,

Coffee is the nations’ soul

hddsx ,

Same, but tea on non working days

folkrav ,

I am one too, but coffee now gives me bad heartburn :(

OmegaMouse ,
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I love coffee but nowadays I tend to drink tea a lot more. I don’t like the taste of instant coffee, and that’s all I can get at work - so I stick to tea. I also can’t handle caffeine as well as I used to, so I have decaff.

At home I’ve got a nice coffee machine. I buy decaff beans and grind them - it’s all about the taste for me.

tburkhol ,

Coffee all morning, because sleep. Iced tea all afternoon, because Atlanta.

MagicShel ,

Mostly only drink tea while I’m sick. I drink coffee every day getting up with my wife, but I’d rarely drink it on my own.

A few weeks ago my wife went out of town for a long weekend and I had the most persistent headache that wouldn’t go away. When she came back, it went away as soon as I started drinking coffee with her and I realized it was caffeine withdrawal. I hate being physically dependent on coffee, but it’s a big part of our morning ritual.

cheese_greater ,

Try Earl Grey tea, it can be decently stimulating. I know these things hehe

simple ,

Tea. Partially because it tastes better, but also partially because I have a low tolerance to caffeine. Drinking coffee just makes me feel jittery and shaky, not focused.

Today ,

If i plan to have more than two cups of coffee, i drop some cbd in to help prevent jitters.

ClassyHatter ,
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L-theanine might help with caffeine’s side effects. Theanine is a compound found in tea. It’s believed to reduce the negative side effects of caffeine, without affecting the positive effects of it.

simple ,

I never knew that, thanks for sharing! Also, username checks out.

toastal ,

If you want a rush, try gyukuro. Flavor of an umami green tea with the caffeine level of a cup of coffee & high L-thiamine to cut the jitters.

I lived it the UK briefly & my roommate never understood my fascination generally preferring his Yorkshire tea (trash). One day he asked about it so I made him a mug (we used coffee mugs). He said it tasted like yard clippings like other green teas before walking off continuing to sip to not waste it. He comes back in 15–20 minutes later over halfway finished, “Did you put drugs in this‽”. “Nope.” “I feel like I want to run a marathon. Okay, I see the appeal for your mornings, but this is the worst high ever.”

Mothra ,
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I gave up coffee as part of my daily routine, so, tea. I try to switch up with camomile in an effort to moderate the tannins intake.

Vanth ,
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Coffee in the morning. Switching to working from home, I started drinking way too much coffee but I’m back down to one cup a day typically. More than the excessive caffeine, I started noticing my teeth getting more sensitive, which I think was due to having coffee sitting on the enamel so much more. So one cup, drink it within 30 min, then brush my teeth.

Bubbly water or tea the rest of the day if I feel like something other than water.

Gradually_Adjusting ,
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I’ve been quite coffee dependent ever since about age 16. Sometimes I like to take a week off, facilitated by a massive two litre teapot. In summer, iced tea is my crutch of choice.

LarkinDePark ,

I’ve tried to quit coffee but after a month of anhedonia and general lethargy I accepted my dependence.

MicrowavedTea ,

I like the taste of coffee but I’m way too sensitive to it so I’ll only get it when sitting in a coffee shop with a bad tea selection. Tea doesn’t seem to have any effect and there’s much more variety. I’ve had times in winter when I was drinking 4-5 cups a day.

SnokenKeekaGuard ,
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Coffee, but I can get the ick from coffee once in a while the way I do with eggs, then it’s either tea or nothing.

Also add a cup of tea in winter evenings since I don’t wanna go over one cup of coffee a day.

13esq ,

I know this answer isn’t tea or coffee, I don’t like coffee and I gave tea up because it was staining my teeth.

I was on herbal teas for a while but I then had the idea of drinking a weak beef stock (1 stock cube to 1.2 litres of water) and I love it so much I can’t go back!

I thought I’d miss that caffeine but it was very easy to give up and I really don’t miss it at all!

kurcatovium ,

Holy cow! Is this for real?

13esq ,

Real

Skua ,

I don't know where you're from so you might be familiar with this anyway, but this is actually really popular at football matches in the UK. It's made with bovril rather than a stock cube, but the idea is the same

13esq ,

I’ve tried bovril but I don’t like it as much, it also has more salt.

Godort ,

I like both quite a bit, and even got into the hobby culture for each.

Tea is simpler in preparation, but way more complex in terms of varieties. There is a huge difference between a chinese black tea and an assam black tea, even though its the same core ingredient, prepared in a similar fashion.

Coffee on the other hand has fewer varieties, but way more variables in preparation that can drastically change the flavor of your cup. The size of your grind, the brew temperature and the extraction time all have pretty major effects on thr end product.

norimee ,

Tea is simpler in preparation

Since I started drinking matcha, I disagree.

morrowind ,
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Neither, they both just taste like bitter water

Perhapsjustsniffit ,

They might hate you for it but I agree.

Skua ,

I do love a coffee, but try to limit my intake for caffeine reasons. The flavour is lovely. I've got a few different ways of brewing it at home, but a cafetiere is probably my go-to. I will admit to being quite partial to a mug of milky decaf instant coffee in the evenings too, but that feels... a bit disconnected from coffee proper.

I am a total failure as a Brit in that I do not actually like black tea. Green tea, mint tea, mint green tea, and yerba mate are all great though. The black tea is in my cupboards solely for guests only

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