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Post by nobody on Feb 25, 2009 15:15:09 GMT
My mum made a shepherds pie but every time i see it i keep thinking of what OZ did to there pie.  |
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Post by lew on Feb 25, 2009 16:04:44 GMT
Actually come to think about it he has a problem with body contact, but not with body fluids, strange. ;D yuk ;D
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Post by Vixen on Feb 25, 2009 16:09:50 GMT
Yuk? ;D
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Post by TheDaisy on Feb 25, 2009 20:54:10 GMT
Just watched this courtesy of iPlayer.......I'm sad that there will be no more  |
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Post by lindenchase on Feb 25, 2009 22:59:17 GMT
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Post by richmondgal on Feb 26, 2009 4:45:19 GMT
finally watched the last ep. Very good ending and it's fair enough to say that Tea is the drink that speaks for modern Britain.
Now Oz and James, when are you coming to Australia?
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Post by Doofey on Feb 26, 2009 6:17:43 GMT
Hopefully very soon RG! I'm prepared to be their navigator if needed!  Have to say that I didn't agree with James's comment about other nations not "getting" the notion of tea etc. *Please don't hate me for daring to dispute the word of the great one.* ;D Has he forgotten about China, Japan, India to name but a few nations where tea is an extremely intrinsic part of their culture? Or am I totally misunderstanding what he was saying?  |
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Post by maureen on Feb 26, 2009 6:41:47 GMT
Hopefully very soon RG! I'm prepared to be their navigator if needed! Have to say that I didn't agree with James's comment about other nations not "getting" the notion of tea etc. *Please don't hate me for daring to dispute the word of the great one.* ;D Has he forgotten about China, Japan, India to name but a few nations where tea is an extremely intrinsic part of their culture? Or am I totally misunderstanding what he was saying? *please don't hate. this is from personal experience* Doofey, I'm with you 100% on this one. I lived in Japan for a total of seven years. Part of their culture is based on the Japanese Tea Ceremony, where their is a ritual for the traditional Japanese tea recipe and way of drinking it during one of these ceremonies. The ingredients are added precisely in amount and order while the guest watches. It is also drank in a ritual manner rather than casually by the participants. And also, even going to a Japanese restaurant or grocery store, green tea is one of the best drinks I've ever had. In it's natural form (not the bastardised beverage form that it's sold as in general grocery stores around the world), it is one of the healthiest and best tasting (well to me and others who love it) drinks you could have. There are tea ceremonies in YT that show the exact sequences and nuances of the ritual. I'll try to find one later on today, unless someone else would like to add one. Hope this helps. |
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Post by Doofey on Feb 26, 2009 7:01:00 GMT
The Geisha also has a role with the tea drinking ceremonies in Japan too, I think. I have read quite a bit about Japanese and Chinese culture and I am aware that tea is very important to both. As well as Indians you'd expect Sri Lankans to consider tea to be of very high importance too. With tea drinking in Australian society (especially in my family) I suppose a lot of that could be attributed to our English forefathers. There would be many Australians too who could attribute their love of tea to their Chinese, Japanese, Indian etc etc ancestry. Can you tell I find sociology and the like very interesting?  |
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Post by maureen on Feb 26, 2009 8:44:48 GMT
I've always found socialogy interesting and fun to learn about too. I think my love of tea came from my paternal grandmother who grew up in Northern Ireland. After reading the end of DTB, it sounds like James likes his tea the same way she would fix hers, by pouring the milk into her cup before the tea that she made the same way. She always said, "the water had to be ploutin (boiling vigorously) before you poor it into the teapot filled with the leave, then let it steep for five minutes." Along with her homemade soda bread, minced pies, and Irish stews, I always loved her tea and probably always will.
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Post by Vixen on Feb 26, 2009 9:39:08 GMT
I think the way James meant it was the way we have our tea (Well, not the way we drink it, but the way we put it together and stuff, if that makes sense.) No-one else likes Tea for the same reason as us. At least, i think that's what he was trying to say. It's like saying 'tea makes everything better'. Whenever there's a problem, we Brits turn to tea. It's almost like our culture ;D (Unless you're me. I turn to Cider....)
Britain is a strange land.
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Post by lindenchase on Feb 26, 2009 9:58:30 GMT
I think if you ask Europeans what country they associate with tea, most of them would say "England". (Although I can't believe you put milk in it. Yuk ) |
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Post by Vixen on Feb 26, 2009 10:05:45 GMT
That's what I meant ;D Most people drink it without milk, but us Brits? Milk and all ;D
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Post by Doofey on Feb 26, 2009 10:12:08 GMT
That is true Vixen hadn't thought of it that way. That's why we here in Oz of English decent also like milk in our tea.
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Post by tui on Feb 26, 2009 10:17:17 GMT
with all this talk of tea i am going to have to put the kettle on |
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Post by maureen on Feb 26, 2009 10:21:26 GMT
I just finished a cuppa a few minutes ago while reading and now I'm going to have to boil more water. I have to say, tea is a great problem solver. It helps you feel much better when you're feeling down, worried, or confused. |
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Post by Doofey on Feb 26, 2009 10:42:29 GMT
I'm nervous to say this but..... *whispers* I don't like tea...or beer...or wine.  Does this make me a philistine? |
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Post by tui on Feb 26, 2009 10:44:07 GMT
I'm nervous to say this but..... *whispers* I don't like tea...or beer...or wine. Does this make me a philistine? we will forgive you doofey ;D OMG! you avi...*thud* |
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Post by maureen on Feb 26, 2009 10:49:07 GMT
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Post by TheDaisy on Feb 26, 2009 11:27:32 GMT
Knicked from Final Gear. ;D Oh that's lovely! Put a big grin on my face, so it did ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2009 12:01:01 GMT
I think tea can solve many problems and can be quite a strange drink. It can be relaxing, uplifting, invigorating, thirst quenching, thought provoking or just a welcome relief. I'm drinking a mug now (milk teabags not how I tend to make it but I like a strong tea).
It's treated in a weird way but our habits around tea ie sitting down having a comtemplative moment, is mad, but queuing and our tea drinking ways is an English thing. We are bonkers ;D
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Post by dutchdiva on Feb 26, 2009 12:07:00 GMT
I think if you ask Europeans what country they associate with tea, most of them would say "England". (Although I can't believe you put milk in it. Yuk ) same here Linden. Why milk? I tried it ones and it just does not taste like tea anymore. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2009 12:13:28 GMT
Tea and cow juice ;d yum Earl grey and milk - no no no no |
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Post by lew on Feb 26, 2009 14:45:58 GMT
And what's wrong with Earl grey with milk ;D me loves it  |
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Post by jacqui on Feb 26, 2009 16:53:21 GMT
my ex has his earl grey and milk with three sugars!!!!!!! Another reason why he had to go - the list is endless!! ;D |
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Post by lew on Feb 26, 2009 16:56:31 GMT
hehe, ;D sugar is a no no for me, it that ok ;D |
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Post by TheDaisy on Feb 26, 2009 17:34:34 GMT
*agrees with above statement* But what is with 'fruit tea'? I tried some once - smelled beautiful, tasted like dishwater |
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Post by Vixen on Feb 26, 2009 17:36:42 GMT
Tea is meant to have milk in it, otherwise it's disgusting.... See? True Brit ;D
(No sugar for me either though! Ick!)
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2009 18:44:56 GMT
*agrees with above statement* But what is with 'fruit tea'? I tried some once - smelled beautiful, tasted like dishwater Fruit tea fact coming up - Raspberry leaf tea helps with period pains/giving birth. Tastes vile but grudgingly it does work. |
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Post by maureen on Feb 26, 2009 18:59:40 GMT
A repeat of DTB is coming on in a few seconds if you'd like to see it again.
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