One loves one's tea

I've learnt that coffee is usually pretty much shit wherever you go in the world. With the exceptions of Finland and Austria, and to a lesser degree Italy, UK, Russia and Hungary, coffee just isn't worthwhile.

That's gotten me into thinking there has to be other options for hot beverages consumed just for the purpose of drinking. (Yeah, tea, for the denser ones)

Being born with a coffee cup in my hand, I will always be partial to stronger tea types. I love a good big cup of assam (not talking about the regular bagged stuff), and a flurry of other similar ones. I usually drink them with a very small amount of sugar, or no sugar at all if I need a quick wake-me-up. Don't say tea doesn't work as a jogger up! I've been drinking strong coffee since I was nine, so I have my very high tolerance for caffeine. The refreshing qualities of tea come from somewhere else than caffeine, at least for me.

It's also nice to share a pot of tea with friends with a tower of shisha, just to pass time.

Jam it back in, in the dark.