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I usually wait close to 1 hour, until it cools to room temperature. Otherwise drink has no taste. Of course, if ice is available, I will use it to cool the tea faster. However, the "ice with addition of tea", as commonly served in Texas and elsewhere, is way too cold for me.


When I have cold hands, for example after coming home in a frosty day in winter, I will put them in cold water and it would feel warm. Also I noticed that cold water desensitizes temperature receptors in my skin and - as a result - gradually feels warmer. That's why I can usually withstand even a very cold water, although it is by no way comfortable. (I once washed my hair in a near-freezing water. It was so cold that it caused blood vessels in my brain to constrict and various brain areas to shut down, most notable being loss of eyesight. I had to massage my head for at least one minute before I could see again.)
On the other hand I am not very tolerant of hot temperatures. I overheat easily, and this is no fun.

Last edited by magic on 26 Jul 2004, 2:31 pm, edited 3 times in total.

a quote about the british and tea-

'i invited him in and immediately put the kettle on, a simple act which we british do to set guests at ease in even the most awkward of situations- it's almost as if the gentle purring of the kettle soothes any jangly nerves and eases the path to social intercourse.'

TV companies measure the popularity of a program by the power surge that occurs when everyone puts the kettle on during the adverts (commercials)!

anyway...just thought I'd mention that I like my cold drinks VERY cold and my hot drinks warm. I do have a bit of a thing about temperature.

I like drinking drinks like Diet Sprite and other low joule drinks to help keep excess weight off. I also like low fat flavoured chocolate milk and some fruit juices from time to time. I try to avoid caffeine drinks like Coke because they keep me awake and make me very agitated!

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Vanilla Coke is mine.

diet coke - there is nothing better!

Coca Cola - the only one worth my fussiness over.

Mine's root beer... so i can pretend i'm in a tavern w/o getting in trouble, since i'm under 21.

Iced tea and Pepsi are a close race for 2nd, though

Archmage

nothing beats an ice cold snapple...I had a brief obsession with collecting snapple caps for awhile (I still have them). AW root beer is a favorite of mine too. But I have to stay away from the caffeinated beverages (I gave em up when I was 10) A couple years ago, I had a shot of espresso at school (we were doing a beatnik unit in English) and ended up running through the hallways doing tae kwon do moves. Then when I got home I ran across the house about 10 times slapping my behind and singing. Me + caffeine=very strange things (even stranger than usual -there's a scary thought )

water, earl grey, rooibosch, and lapsang souchong teas; coffee (gimme caffeine!).

alcoholically - moscatel wine, Pimms (no. 1), peach schnapps, cocktails - obviously i like sweet drinks. bitter, if i'm drinking beer (although mild for preference).

can't abide any fizzy pop horrors - cola etc., or fizzy drinks in general (including champagne). never have, even as a child. actually, even though i have a very sweet tooth, i don't like sweets (candy) either - all those E numbers, aspartame and other nightmares...

separate me from my earl grey at your peril!

V

COFFEE...................... I need my caffeine on a morning.

Alcohol - cider obviously also bitter and lager, Jack Daniels, vodka

I also drink loads of water and too much Diet Coke (more caffeine, mwhahahaha)

dunc

Yummy! Have you tried coconut soda? Delicious!

My favorite is Red Rose tea (decaf) at breakfast and at bedtime. In between, I drink water and an occasional diet decaf Pepsi.

Another one of my favroites is Gin & Sprite.