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RE: Question for my British friends across the pond
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:57 pm
by jomni
They are not alone. Asians love tea as well. We drink the stuff during meals. Ever heard of Bubble Tea?
RE: Question for my British friends across the pond
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:25 am
by D.Ilse
ORIGINAL: ilovestrategy
Well, I need to stay in her good graces to buy Distant Worlds, Storm over the Pacific, a new gaming rig to replace my 4 year old dinosaur, and to eat! [:D]
PC and grub..what lse does the modern man really need..lol
RE: Question for my British friends across the pond
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:30 am
by D.Ilse
As for me..black sweet or unsweet tea chillled, and a good arnold palmer are my brew(a palmer is 1/2 tea and 1/2 lemonade mixed)
Milk and hot tea just sounds bad.
As for Coffee, I do a packet of Hot Cocoa, add black coffee and hazelnut creamer..using my big "world at war" mug, but I drink more Cocoa w/milk than both coffee or tea.
RE: Question for my British friends across the pond
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 5:35 pm
by planner 3
I'd be embarrassed[:@] to tell you what occured after I washed a coffee urn in the ships galley......aaaarrggghhhh
RE: Question for my British friends across the pond
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:49 pm
by andym
ORIGINAL: planner 3
I'd be embarrassed[:@] to tell you what occured after I washed a coffee urn in the ships galley......aaaarrggghhhh
Ahhhh go on,you know you want to!
RE: Question for my British friends across the pond
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 6:27 pm
by kaleidoscope
Thought this was an interesting tea trivia snippet.
It comes from the wikipedia entry for the Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank.
Like every British tank since the Centurion, and most other British AFVs, Challenger 2 contains a boiling vessel (BV) also known as a kettle or bivvie for water which can be used to brew tea, produce other hot beverages and heat boil-in-the-bag meals contained in ration packs. This BV requirement is general for armoured vehicles of the British Armed Forces, and is unique to the armed forces of the UK.
RE: Question for my British friends across the pond
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 9:57 pm
by planner 3
Andym: I got tranferred to scullery for 90 days, hell noone told me you never wash a coffee urn with soap, hell I thought I did a great job, Chief commisaryman didn't think so.
RE: Question for my British friends across the pond
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 8:34 pm
by lesley
ORIGINAL: spelk
I've seen kids with it in their milk bottles, luke warm of course.
i do this for my granduaghter,if i don.t she keeps dipping her dummy(Pacifier) into my tea:(
RE: Question for my British friends across the pond
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 4:36 am
by ilovestrategy
ORIGINAL: planner 3
Andym: I got tranferred to scullery for 90 days, hell noone told me you never wash a coffee urn with soap, hell I thought I did a great job, Chief commisaryman didn't think so.
I'm not supposed to laugh so please forgive me, but that's funny! [:D]
RE: Question for my British friends across the pond
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 1:06 pm
by planner 3
Yeah ! Chiefs got this thing about coffee pots.....:>)
It took 3 rebrews and three flushes with hot water to make the urn reusable, them CPOs have no sense of humour.
RE: Question for my British friends across the pond
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 1:53 pm
by andym
ORIGINAL: planner 3
them CPOs have no sense of humour.
i have yet to meet a cheerful Senior Rate !!!
RE: Question for my British friends across the pond
Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 12:50 pm
by redcoat
ORIGINAL: Ossian
I love tea ... I love coffee too but tea inhabits a special place in the psyche of your average Brit. It's like curry; i've never been entirely able to trust a Brit who says they don't like tea or curry.
Mmmm … Curry. I wish I lived closer to Leeds so that I could go to this weekend’s World Curry Festival.
http://www.worldcurryfestival.com/
RE: Question for my British friends across the pond
Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 1:28 pm
by Empire101
ORIGINAL: redcoat
ORIGINAL: Ossian
I love tea ... I love coffee too but tea inhabits a special place in the psyche of your average Brit. It's like curry; i've never been entirely able to trust a Brit who says they don't like tea or curry.
Mmmm … Curry. I wish I lived closer to Leeds so that I could go to this weekend’s World Curry Festival.
http://www.worldcurryfestival.com/
Me too!!
I am fortunate that I have one of the best Balti Houses in England very close to where I live, and my wife and I love it.
The Shaan in Great Wyrley, near Cannock. Great service and the food is fantastic!!! ( I'm an avid tea drinker too )!![:)]
RE: Question for my British friends across the pond
Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 3:32 pm
by andym
Oooooooooooo,just had a chicken balti with Mushroom bahji and popadums...............................yummy!
RE: Question for my British friends across the pond
Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 6:32 pm
by sprior
ORIGINAL: andym
ORIGINAL: planner 3
them CPOs have no sense of humour.
i have yet to meet a cheerful Senior Rate !!!
That's because of what they have to put with!
RE: Question for my British friends across the pond
Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 6:34 pm
by sprior
We've moved on from bully beef (corned beef) though. Mostly
Speak for yourself.
RE: Question for my British friends across the pond
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 12:05 pm
by andym
ORIGINAL: sprior
ORIGINAL: andym
ORIGINAL: planner 3
them CPOs have no sense of humour.
i have yet to meet a cheerful Senior Rate !!!
That's because of what they have to put with!
Oooooo,i smell the baited breath of a SNCO there lol!
RE: Question for my British friends across the pond
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 4:53 pm
by planner 3
BEWARE of Lurking Senior and Master Chiefs on gaming forums.......hehehehe
RE: Question for my British friends across the pond
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 6:35 pm
by andym
One thing i did learn as an MA(Corpsman for our Colonial Cousins)is that in a hospital bed a Petty Officer looks much the same as an able seaman.Also it was the only time i could inflict pain on a SNCO and get away with it.LOL
2 rules:
Never piss off :
1.The Cook/Chef
2.Or the MA/Medic/Corpsman
RE: Question for my British friends across the pond
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:41 am
by planner 3
Andym: Boy will I ever second that statement, right on. But you did forget one other........The disbursing officer/clerk..