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Old 10-08-2015, 09:53
Granny McSmith
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Too many times I've simply answered no and not been offered anything else. It seems to be assumed by quite a lot of people that declining the offer of tea or coffee means you don't want a drink so I now always ask for the alternative myself, sometimes stating that I don't like tea/coffee, sometimes not.
I must admit I'm guilty of this. If my offer of tea or coffee is declined, I don't usually go on to offer water or fruit juice. Though of course I will provide these if asked.

I must remember to offer them next time.

To me, if you're having a drink, it's tea, with a very occasional coffee. I have fruit juice with breakfast. I would very, very rarely drink water - only if I've been gardening on a hot day and I'm very thirsty, I might have a glass of water while I'm waiting for the kettle to boil so I can make my tea.
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Old 10-08-2015, 10:58
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I don't drink either, I don't really like tea although I would drink coffee if there was no other option. I'm just not a fan of hot drinks in general, if I had to have a hot drink it'd be a hot chocolate.

Never felt embarrassed about it though.

I can't understand people not drinking tea or coffee!........ What do you drink instead?..... There is nothing like the refreshing feel of having a cuppa or a coffee!... Water just doesn't do it for me!.......
At work I drink water all day, I get through pints of the stuff. I'll have a pint of Coke Zero with my tea and drink pints of juice/squash in the evening during the week (beer at the weekend or if eating out).

When people offer you tea/coffee, the usual reply is either yes or no. When you tell them that you don't like either, you're not actually answering the specific question they asked. Their reaction is probably an off-guard exagerated attempt to show polite interest in something they don't really care about. If you just say no thanks, and either accept or decline any alternative offer of water or juice, the conversation/meeting/whatever will just progress without any ado.
As others have said if you just say "no thanks" people just assume you don't want a drink, I always say "No thanks, I don't like tea or coffee, could I have something cold please?"
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Old 10-08-2015, 11:52
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Thirty seconds? That's just slightly reddish water. The daft woman should have made her own!
This reminds me of a time years ago I was in a Chinese restaurant In Spain with my ex-husband and he asked for a cup of tea at the end of the meal!... well a cup and saucer was handed to him with boiling water in it and 2 tea leaves!.... As he looked into the cup he said to the waiter 'You have forgotten the tea bag' !... ...How they thought that was a cp of tea we had no idea!!!.....

I don't drink either, I don't really like tea although I would drink coffee if there was no other option. I'm just not a fan of hot drinks in general, if I had to have a hot drink it'd be a hot chocolate.

Never felt embarrassed about it though.
At work I drink water all day, I get through pints of the stuff. I'll have a pint of Coke Zero with my tea and drink pints of juice/squash in the evening during the week (beer at the weekend or if eating out).


As others have said if you just say "no thanks" people just assume you don't want a drink, I always say "No thanks, I don't like tea or coffee, could I have something cold please?"
Now that to me looks so unhealthy!.... I have members of my family that mainly only drink fizzy drinks and I just don't think it's good for you to only be drinking pop....


I think the problem with this scenario is!, does the host have other sorts of drinks on tap?... I don't normally drink cold drinks so very rarely have any in, if someone said that they didn't drink tea or coffee when I offered it to them the look on my face wold probably be, freight!, thinking what on earth can I offer him/her!.....
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Old 10-08-2015, 12:08
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Now that to me looks so unhealthy!.... I have members of my family that mainly only drink fizzy drinks and I just don't think it's good for you to only be drinking pop....

I think the problem with this scenario is!, does the host have other sorts of drinks on tap?... I don't normally drink cold drinks so very rarely have any in, if someone said that they didn't drink tea or coffee when I offered it to them the look on my face wold probably be, freight!, thinking what on earth can I offer him/her!.....
I don't think one glass of Coke Zero a day will do me any harm, it's probably better than countless cups of tea and coffee that are full of caffeine. Nothing wrong with juice or squash, I buy the no added sugar stuff. I probably have a pint of coke and a pint of juice a day, the rest of the time I drink water. I see people at work drinking cup after cup of tea or coffee, I can't see how that can be tremendously healthy.
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Old 11-08-2015, 01:04
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Turns out that the exact way to make it was to keep the tea bag in for thirty seconds and then whip it out and put a tiny amount of milk in it (so basically the weakest tea you can imagine without it actually being water).
Thirty seconds? That's just slightly reddish water. The daft woman should have made her own!
The trouble is that it isn't even weak tea – it's unbrewed tea and there's a big difference. Tea that hasn't had three or four minutes to brew is just harsh and nasty at any strength.
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Old 11-08-2015, 06:55
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I can't understand people not drinking tea or coffee!........ What do you drink instead?..... There is nothing like the refreshing feel of having a cuppa or a coffee!... Water just doesn't do it for me!.......
Water, I think I drink at least 3 litres a day. Oh and beer, not 3 litres though!
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Old 11-08-2015, 19:24
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My friend doesn't drink either tea or coffee. If we meet and go to cafe, she has a hot chocolate.
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Old 12-08-2015, 19:18
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I have maybe a couple a week. I wish I did drink more, it'd be better for me than my addiction to Irn Bru.
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Old 12-08-2015, 19:38
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I can't understand people not drinking tea or coffee!........ What do you drink instead?..... There is nothing like the refreshing feel of having a cuppa or a coffee!... Water just doesn't do it for me!.......
I don't drink tea or coffee (or milk).

Fresh orange, water, orange lucozade, coke - that's my choices.
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Old 12-08-2015, 19:43
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I dont drink coffee or tea either. Water, fresh juice, fruit squash. And beer/cider
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Old 12-08-2015, 19:45
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I've never had a cup of tea in my life. Don't know why but just never fancied it. People are a bit surprised when I say I don't drink tea but most get over it in about 0.000003 seconds
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Old 12-08-2015, 19:47
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I like tea, but don't like coffee. Love the smell of costa/starbucks though.

Like the feeling of hot drink and it also makes me relaxed, only have 1 or 2 cups a day max
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Old 12-08-2015, 21:40
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I can't understand people not drinking tea or coffee!........ What do you drink instead?
I gave up coffee for about two and a half years. I was on a 2:5 diet that couldn't take the calories on fast days (I like it with plenty of milk and sugar), and I was getting headaches from caffeine withdrawal if I drank it on feast days. I never really found a good substitute. I didn't like green or herbal teas. I drink sugar-free fruit squashes to rehydrate at home, which is OK, but nothing special. When I was out, it was a minor problem that the easy tea/coffee option wasn't available.

I've now gone back to drinking coffee, but it's decaff. In fact I got an Espresso machine, and make my own cappuccinos at home. I generally only have one a day, after my evening meal, with a bit of ceremony. Sometimes I'll have one made 1/3rd Espresso, 1/3rd milk, 1/3rd Tia Maria with sugar mixed in and chocolate sprinkled on the top. The fat and sugar and alcohol are what makes coffee an experience.
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Old 19-08-2015, 00:05
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I don't drink normal tea but I love a lot of different herbal and some fruit tea. I drink several cups of the stuff a day and peppermint after a meal is good for digestion. I also love hot chocolate in the winter. I don't drink coffee but I love the smell of it.
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Old 19-08-2015, 21:49
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I don't drink Coffee and only have one Cup of Tea a day first thing in the Morning ,the rest of the time I just drink plain Water ,I easily drink 2-3 litres of Water a day
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Old 19-08-2015, 22:06
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Can't stand the taste of coffee, and I don't make a huge effort to drink tea. Maybe a handful of cups of tea per year.
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