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As far as I can tell, Darjeeling and regular old Irish breakfast tea essentially taste the same. But the former is more expensive. I think I've been scammed by Big Tea.

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I’m on a weekend vacation and forgot to bring my tea and the international grocery didn’t have it, so I settled for Darjeeling. I can barely notice the difference. It’s so subtle that it might as well just be a different tea brand.

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Monkey With A Shell@lemmy.socdojo.com
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This may be one of the most ‘first world problems’ worthy problems I’ve ever read…

edit: /S for the downvoting folks that take a shower thoughts post seriously

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It’s a shower thought, dude. Also, there’s no such thing as Big Tea as far as I know.

Edit: I literally thought that in the shower and it amused me.

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milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee
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I knew a guy who looked into starting a tea growing business in Nepal. He was simplifying, I’m sure, but his answer in the end was it’s all controlled by the tea mafia!

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cynar@lemmy.world
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The British empire has entered the chat (backed by a very heavily armed fleet of warships).

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KittenBiscuits@lemm.ee
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There is however a Mr. T, and he would indeed pity the fool duped by a Darjeeling flim flam done in his name.

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Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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😱

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Baaahb@feddit.nl
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Thats what the dutch east India company wants you to think

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Monkey With A Shell@lemmy.socdojo.com
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Yeah, see I’d hardly know the difference from the $5 a box bags I buy to make iced tea in the summer.

–Barbaric Murican 🙂

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cynar@lemmy.world
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I mean, your tea game is dire. Far too dilute, and made with cold salt water! Who would want to drink that. If that’s the best Boston can do, it completely explains why Americans don’t drink tea!

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