Tea is the best drink in the world. I love it. I love it whether it is weak or strong, or in between. I don't even mind it without milk.
But some people are really fussy about the consistency of their tea. Usually people who like very strong tea.
You make them a cup of tea and they say, "I'm not drinking this cat's pish."
Here are some other things people who are fussy about their tea are fussy about.
Guinness. They will complain about it to the point where they will often send it back, sometimes even taking it upon themselves to give the publican an impromptu lesson in how to do his job properly. I am not that fussy. I have drunk Guinness in Malaysia, so I know how bad it can be. I have also drunk Guinness in Mulligan's in Dublin, so I know how good it can be. But mostly it doesn't bother me that much.
Steak. People who like their tea "well done" tend to like their steak just about barely cooked. Again, I am not that fussed. Other than bland mediumly cooked steak, I can appreciate it in all its forms. Sometimes chewing endlessly on the blackened sole of an old boot can be very enjoyable and tasty.
Clothes. Sometimes it is necessary to be well turned out. I understand that. But fussy tea people appear not to grasp the definition of "casual". Aesthetics is okay for art. Pretty much the whole point of it if you ask me. But not really important when it comes to clothes. When I went away to art college, my Mum gave me an iron. She might as well have given me a harpoon gun.
Girlfriends. Some people insist on only going out with conventionally good-looking girls.. We are getting into aesthetics again here. Now, I like good-looking girls. Most men do. But I once went out with a girl who, when I first met her, I didn't find very attractive. But we got on really well and and over a period of time I seemed to "learn" to like how she looked.
Right. I'm making the tea. Do you want some?
How do you take it?
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