Comments on The Half-Dipper: A Quest for Gongfucha

Hah! Well, it is true, at least - most people in ...

2007-04-26T17:56:00.000+01:00

Hah! Well, it is true, at least - most people in London do use teabags!

I think "proper" tea culture in Britain is limited to certain social circles, much in the same in many countries: old institutions, such as universities and churchs, some areas of the rural country, that sort of thing. Definitely, en masse, British people know, and care, little about their tea. I hope that's

Thank you for confirming what I've been suspecting...

2007-04-25T23:51:00.000+01:00

Thank you for confirming what I've been suspecting about the English, that as a whole, they don't know anything more about tea than Americans, and that tea being a cultural icon of the Brits has lead to the miss-conception that they are experts.

I just hosted a "tea party" for my wife and her friends, and one young lady vehemently defended her Tazo teabags, because she just got back from

Looks like your opinion of Canada have been twiddl...

2007-04-21T07:29:00.000+01:00

Looks like your opinion of Canada have been twiddled by this country's global propaganda ;)

Most Canadians I meet like their tea soaked from paper packets and made "double double" (as in two shots of cream and two tablespoons of sugar). That or they like "tea" that has been heavily doused with fragrances and given names like "Aztec cocoa cinnamon jasmine delight".

Sad really...

Why not? :-)

2007-04-20T18:38:00.000+01:00

Why not? :-)

Sounds like an interesting idea...-vl.

2007-04-20T15:58:00.000+01:00

Sounds like an interesting idea...

-vl.

Iwii, Well, well! We seem to live pretty close t...

2007-04-20T12:33:00.000+01:00

Iwii,

Well, well! We seem to live pretty close to one another, then. Maybe we can arrange a meeting, perhaps with VL, to get some drinking in.

Any other British readers out there? Google Analytics indicates someone around Bedford is an avid reader... :)

Toodlepip,

David

Doddy, sjchen, Thanks for popping by. You know, ...

2007-04-20T12:31:00.000+01:00

Doddy, sjchen,

Thanks for popping by. You know, I'd always imagined Canadians to be more refined in their tastes than most other nations - I had them pegged for at least a good chance of tea-houses.

Hobbes,Yes, I am in London most of the time since ...

2007-04-20T07:48:00.000+01:00

Hobbes,

Yes, I am in London most of the time since I am living there actually.
This things happen unfortunately...

I echo your much of your concerns here in Toronto....

2007-04-20T05:40:00.000+01:00

I echo your much of your concerns here in Toronto.

Although there is a rather large Chinese population here, there are no "Chinese tea houses". Ten-Ren is as close as it gets, and that's a tea shop. And even then that's not saying much.

Glad you're back. I enjoy your "adventures in tea...

2007-04-20T04:28:00.000+01:00

Glad you're back. I enjoy your "adventures in tea" (sorry phyll :)

No place like home, though.

Iwii,Are you in London at the moment?I don't think...

2007-04-19T19:26:00.000+01:00

Iwii,

Are you in London at the moment?

I don't think London has been "built" so much as "evolved". It's like a bacterium growing in agar jelly... :)

Marshal,I'd never associated Scotland with tea... ...

2007-04-19T19:25:00.000+01:00

Marshal,

I'd never associated Scotland with tea... an interesting idea. I wonder where the visitor got that impression? My Scottish friends seem to like brutally violent coffee. I suspect it's a genetic issue.

Ah, if you knew how I understand...I left Oxford a...

2007-04-19T18:14:00.000+01:00

Ah, if you knew how I understand...
I left Oxford and after two years in London, I still can't get accustomed to this city. Surely you have to be English to build a capital which is such an awful place to live in!!

Music concerts? Yes. They only have five orchest...

2007-04-19T16:34:00.000+01:00

Music concerts? Yes. They only have five orchestras, after all...

Sounds like what I heard from somebody regarding a visit to Scotland. He was hoping to find real tea stores, except most of them are terrible tea rooms serving lipton or the like...

Chaps, Good to hear from you! Big cities seem to...

2007-04-19T11:10:00.000+01:00

Chaps,

Good to hear from you! Big cities seem to be universally horrific. Paris is rather pleasant, though, despite all the French people*.

Toodlepip,

David

* That one's for Stephane; I feel it my duty as an Englishman to poke fun at the French whenever opportunity presents. :)

I too find London hugely unpleasant, it makes a go...

2007-04-18T23:42:00.000+01:00

I too find London hugely unpleasant, it makes a good day-trip though and has a huge array of music concerts.

-vl.

Your girl presents her paper and you search for te...

2007-04-18T22:39:00.000+01:00

Your girl presents her paper and you search for tea? Sounds like a good deal. The experience you had in London is akin to how I felt when in New York City; culture shock, big time. Overall, I'm glad you're back. My morning tea blog reading felt slightly empty.