Before you ask yes I am autistic. Moving on.
I just want to get this out of my system.
Everyone is of course allowed to drink however they like, there is no one right or wrong way of drinking tea, and since discovering Gong Fu I’ve been mesmerised by the whole process.
But man I fricking fricking HATE drinking from mugs!!!!
When you first make the tea in the mug it’s too hot. Then it’s too hot. Then again too hot. Then it’s perfect! Then it’s too cold. I hate this.
Small chinese cups or traditional western tea cups don’t have this issue because due to the smaller size of the vessel the drink cools quickly and since you drink it quickly there isn’t that long time between it being too hot and too cold. And when you use a tea pot (like the 1l western tea pots) with a lid…
Before you ask yes I am autistic. Moving on.
I just want to get this out of my system.
Everyone is of course allowed to drink however they like, there is no one right or wrong way of drinking tea, and since discovering Gong Fu I’ve been mesmerised by the whole process.
But man I fricking fricking HATE drinking from mugs!!!!
When you first make the tea in the mug it’s too hot. Then it’s too hot. Then again too hot. Then it’s perfect! Then it’s too cold. I hate this.
Small chinese cups or traditional western tea cups don’t have this issue because due to the smaller size of the vessel the drink cools quickly and since you drink it quickly there isn’t that long time between it being too hot and too cold. And when you use a tea pot (like the 1l western tea pots) with a lid the tea inside stays mostly warm to pour into cups.
But not mugs. Either too hot or too cold. I hate it. Why do people even use them? I hate it when someone offers me tea in a mug. Gah