I’m on a weekend vacation and forgot to bring my tea and the international grocery didn’t have it, so I settled for Darjeeling. I can barely notice the difference. It’s so subtle that it might as well just be a different tea brand.

  • ShellMonkeyAEnglish
    139·
    11 days ago

    This may be one of the most ‘first world problems’ worthy problems I’ve ever read…

    edit: /S for the downvoting folks that take a shower thoughts post seriously

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
      203·
      11 days ago

      It’s a shower thought, dude. Also, there’s no such thing as Big Tea as far as I know.

      Edit: I literally thought that in the shower and it amused me.

      • ShellMonkeyAEnglish
        9·
        11 days ago

        Yeah, see I’d hardly know the difference from the $5 a box bags I buy to make iced tea in the summer.

        –Barbaric Murican 🙂

        • cynar@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          11 days ago

          I mean, your tea game is dire. Far too dilute, and made with cold salt water! Who would want to drink that. If that’s the best Boston can do, it completely explains why Americans don’t drink tea!

          • ShellMonkeyAEnglish
            3·
            11 days ago

            Well we had to make enough for a whole party. The salt was just a bonus knowing no true Brit would ever let seasoning get near their meal.

            • cynar@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              11 days ago

              We accidentally built an empire looking for new seasonings! It got so bad we started naming our new dishes after where we stole the flavours from!

              If you want to salt the tea, that’s your business, but at least heat the water first!

      • cynar@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        11 days ago

        The British empire has entered the chat (backed by a very heavily armed fleet of warships).

      • KittenBiscuits@lemm.eeEnglish
        5·
        11 days ago

        There is however a Mr. T, and he would indeed pity the fool duped by a Darjeeling flim flam done in his name.

      • milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee
        2·
        10 days ago

        I knew a guy who looked into starting a tea growing business in Nepal. He was simplifying, I’m sure, but his answer in the end was it’s all controlled by the tea mafia!