It is a known fact that white people consume, on average 25 different teas in a given year.
Back in the old days, white people would go all over the world to get teas from places like India and Sri Lanka. They were pretty into it and all of a sudden white people are into tea. But as we moved forward, white people were like “man, one kind of tea is not enough, we need more.”
And now people are into Green Tea, Chamomile, Chai, White Tea, Red Tea, Jasmine Tea, Oolong Tea, Black Tea, Orange Pekoe, and other specialty blends. They are even opening stores and websites devoted to sending white people all sorts of tea.
If you find yourself in a situation with a white person, acceptable things to say include “I’m really into tea right now,” or “my favorite thing is to get a nice cup of tea and curl up in a chair with a good book.” But do not remind them about the role of colonialism in tea, it will make them feel sad.
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I think I’ve figured out my problem with this site: it should really be titled, “Stuff White Americans Like”. This particular entry is a prime example.
The problem is that this American (and maybe Canadian?) tea stereotype only makes sense because you’re talking about a coffee-centric culture and thus tea is something that a lot of Americans get into in exactly the way you described. However, I’m from the UK and that stereotype just doesn’t exist because the entire country already drinks tea, but not 25 different types of gourmet shit, just tea: low quality black tea, in a bag, from one of the three or four brands in the supermarket. No white Brit would ever remark to another white Brit that they’re “really into tea right now”. It doesn’t make sense.
PS White people like using the word, “thus”.
Actually, Orange Pekoe is NOT a type of tea — it is a grade of tea. Orange Pekoe indicates a basic medium grade of loose leaf tea, with mostly full leaves (not broken).
This goes hand-in-hand with loving Asian women, you know…
That is all.
yoga, tea, veganism, not having tv, and gifted children?! more like “stuff hippie douches like”
you should read this
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