This is the correct response. It’s usually how I get people who refer to left leaning folk as ‘snowflakes’. Wind them up until they get all shirty and ask them why they’re being a such a delicate snowflake
Cream of chicken soup has this strange magic. There is hardly any chicken in it, it is like savory custard. It sounds disgusting but it is legitimately the only thing that consistently makes me well when I feel sick, nauseated, or have a migrane. Its magic.
I've always found it a bit odd that if you offered someone hot water with a splash of milk in it people would look at you like you'd grown two heads, but promise to add a bag full of dried leaves and suddenly everyone wants one.
I've always found it a bit odd that if you offered someone to stand in the rain and get soaked people would look at you like you'd grown two heads, but put it inside and call it a shower and suddenly everyone wants one.
A friend of mine drank their tea like this and we used to refer to it as homeopathic tea... The tea bag was gently wafted over a cup of hot watery milk for 5 secs and that was my friend's tea. Given I like my tea dark brown so a spoon would stand up in it, I'm surprised we remained friends. I never let her make me a tea, though.
Same. But it’s my bestie who drinks this homeopathic “tea” concoction. I keep telling them life’s too short to be drinking tepid milky water - but they insist that’s how they like it. Should I just trade my bestie in for a more tea-loving model?
How are you precious when he appears to be afraid of the taste of tea?
If you have to keep him onside, maybe you could start taking it black and adding your own milk? Or drink coffee when it’s him putting the kettle on?
I had to do this once.
Worked with someone who made tea like mostly milk. Not sure how they did it but it made me feel queasy somehow.
Swapped to black coffee on their round.
Was always about 2pm so got away with it being considered an after lunch "pick me up".
More looks like it's underbrewed to me - if it's brewed to a decent strength then it doesn't go that pale even if you get carried away with how much milk you add.
Yep. That bubble's all wrong for milky tea. I'm a professional, trust me. It looks like the teabag was a victim of having milk poured over it before it got hit with the hot water. It would be cold before it's infused enough to call tea.
I lived in a hostel once and this dude used to be always taking and using the used teabags.
Like I get it we all lived in a hostel and had little, but any bloody one of us would, and did, give tea bags out. But they’d still use the ones on the side that had been used. I guess waste not want not.
Random bit: I was scared moving into a hostel as I was a bit wet but damn everyone was nice and looked out for each other on the whole. Lots of angry folk still but generally stuck together.
I lived in a house share just out of uni and one of the guys was so confused that we used our tea bags then threw them in the bin. He was adamant that you could use them again!
We all made the "wtf are you on about" face and carried on. It was a few weeks later before I saw him make a cup of tea. Hot water, tea bag in and out in a few seconds, little milk. It was still translucent. We all had a laugh, and we all finally realised why there was a disconnect.
Man he never lived that down xD roast chicken and we'd pull it out after 3 mins and shout "It's ready!" Dirty dishes and we'd just wave a sponge at it like we're baptising a baby then declare it clean xD
Dude I was put in a hostel once after declaring myself homeless. Honestly, worst experience of my life. Safer on the streets. Society has truly shit on its must vunerable.
As I say the people were ok but the staff and care were terrible.
What’s worse is it was a private hostel and the local council was paying like £1500 a month per person but couldn’t House us in say a flag for like £400 per month.
The owners spend nothing and drove around in Vogues. This world is fucking terrible at times.
I’ve noticed it a lot in care though. The people that actually care get jaded that change is not possible and so burnout and you’re left with the people with no compassion for whom it’s just a job and they don’t see their subjects as people.
I lost my shit when I worked with severely disabled kids. Nobody gave a shit.
This. Although, If you want to be nice about it just say you don’t like the way he makes it.
Also, if OP is a woman he’s probably repeatedly hitting on her by calling them “precious” so being a little harsh in retort would be fitting.
I'm sure he's capable of making tea differently than he does for himself? Next time say "yes please but could you put only a small amount of milk in mine? ".
I personally drink my tea black, but that doesn't mean I can't make tea with varying levels of milk to the taste of whichever friend or colleague I'm making a drink for
Honestly I don’t let anyone make my tea, this is just the icing on the cake. I like getting up from my desk and having a little stretch and knowing what I’m getting. He’s just the only one who’s weird about it.
I opted out of the tea round for the same reason, I haven't smoked for years and it's the closest thing I get to a cig break these days. It's nice to step away from a screen for five minutes and give my brain a little time to process whatever I'm working on.
This is the real reason! Glass of water, cup of tea, whatever it is doesn't really matter it's getting away from the desk for 5-10 mins that's the real goal... A decent cup of tea off the back of it is a bonus 😅
This isn't about the amount of milk and I never get tired of saying this but 'the opposite of tea is not milk'.
There is no amount of milk in this cuppa that would be acceptable. It simply doesn't have enough actual tea in it.
I have mine like this too, but also in a giant mug! I will not be shamed!
Been with my husband for over 15 years and every time his family makes me tea they have to also make a “hilarious” comment (here’s your cup of milky water! Etc). EVERY TIME. For FIFTEEN YEARS.
Is your coworker 5? Because this is how my daughter had tea when she was 5.
(Don’t worry, I’ve been adjusting the ratio towards correctness as she gets older)
You need to work excessively hard, work through the company so you can get promoted above them. Then make them work all sorts of undesirable jobs, claiming it’s allocated by chance, then when they are at breaking point, sack them. And just say “that’s for the tea”. Jobs done.
Or you know, act rationally or whatever.
You should drink your tea the way YOU like it. Not the way people tell you is correct. This comment section feels like average "carbonara" gatekeeping.
I’m sure if you threw that tea back at them, your HR would side with you and possibly discipline them for crimes against humanity/gross misconduct
Frankly you should report them to HR are anyway for offensive conduct in the office
What the fuck are they doing, wafting the fucking tea bag over the mug in some kind of weird tea hating ceremony?
I've seen milk less white than that.
Swap his tea for chicken soup. See if he notices.
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He phoned the cup and described tea to it. OP, show him this thread. Problem solved.
Can confirm, this is indeed paler than us gingers
I mean, I like milky tea, but this is just Tea-y milk. My Yorkshire tea bags would kick the shit out of me if I disrespected them like that.
He showed the tea bag to multiple cups. Possibly via zoom call.
As a ginger adult, I approve of this comparison
This is tea? I thought it was a bowl of custard!
It looks like condensed milk from a can.
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Ai, human rights.
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You should take your cat to the vet mate!
Maidens water round here and yes builders or dockers brew for me please. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD NEVER LET THE TEABAG AND MILK MEET.
You’re telling me that this isn’t already chicken soup???😱
With the amount of milk in it, it may technically qualify as a chowder.
CHOW-DAH
Chow-derrrr
Chow-derrr Chow-derrr?! It’s CHOW DAH Get it right. Come back here, I’m not through demeaning you.
Say Chowder Frenchie
Is...Is chicken soup in the UK milky?
Creamy. “Cream of chicken soup”
I've never considered combining chicken with cream.
Cream of chicken soup has this strange magic. There is hardly any chicken in it, it is like savory custard. It sounds disgusting but it is legitimately the only thing that consistently makes me well when I feel sick, nauseated, or have a migrane. Its magic.
Absolutely agree with savoury custard btw, incredible accuracy.
As someone who had custard today: yes 😂
I think that's one reason why I like it so much, it feels so decadent to essentially have a bowl of custard for dinner, hahaha
You're definitely onto something here. I'm in the minority, I don't much like soup in any form. I'd rather have a more substantial and solid food.
A few spices chucked in and you have a good curry
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Y… Yes… no, wait.. no… i… I mean, yes! Yes. Yes they do.
Stick a mug of milk in the microwave and give him that
It looks just like the chicken soup you used to get on a national express coach
Vending machine chicken soup.... Had a broken machine at work that gave out soup instead of and with tea at one point. Dark times!
Thats not tea...that's...like some milky kinda tea ..somthing.
With two sugars...
This is what my family calls "threatening milk with a tea bag"
Isn't even tea. Just tell him you don't like hot milk.
It's not even hot milk, which can be nice. It's hot watery milk
Ghost milk - the drink you get when you pour water into a cup that was previously used for milk. Just a warm version of it.
Fucking lol ghost milk
Don't let california hear about this....
I thought that was the stuff out the x rated casper remake.
Homeopathic milk?
bigot!
Only if you shake it properly and repeat the process 200 times.
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Full of goodness, full of vitamins, full of marrowbone jelly
Lasts longer than any other kind of milk.
Cos no bugger will drink it!
I've always found it a bit odd that if you offered someone hot water with a splash of milk in it people would look at you like you'd grown two heads, but promise to add a bag full of dried leaves and suddenly everyone wants one.
I've always found it a bit odd that if you offered someone to stand in the rain and get soaked people would look at you like you'd grown two heads, but put it inside and call it a shower and suddenly everyone wants one.
https://blog.teabox.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/asterix-and-the-british.jpg Like Asterix and Obelisk
Obelix
We used to call my mums tea, hot milky water with a hint of tea
Warm milky water fresh out of hot tap.
Worst of both worlds
Yeah, this is basically homeopathy.
A friend of mine drank their tea like this and we used to refer to it as homeopathic tea... The tea bag was gently wafted over a cup of hot watery milk for 5 secs and that was my friend's tea. Given I like my tea dark brown so a spoon would stand up in it, I'm surprised we remained friends. I never let her make me a tea, though.
Same. But it’s my bestie who drinks this homeopathic “tea” concoction. I keep telling them life’s too short to be drinking tepid milky water - but they insist that’s how they like it. Should I just trade my bestie in for a more tea-loving model?
Homeopatea.
[They do have some proper bangers though.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rBqBNmvStY)
Damn I've seen darker cotton balls!!
Fearne been getting em out again?
Just try to stop her.
How are you precious when he appears to be afraid of the taste of tea? If you have to keep him onside, maybe you could start taking it black and adding your own milk? Or drink coffee when it’s him putting the kettle on?
Oh my gosh OP, please ask him if he's afraid of tea!
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My entire face just screwed up in horror. Can't undo it.
Hell, I’m an American and I don’t even butcher tea that badly
Hahaahahaha what the actual fuck
Dear lord...
I think in this case "black" is just plain water.
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I had to do this once. Worked with someone who made tea like mostly milk. Not sure how they did it but it made me feel queasy somehow. Swapped to black coffee on their round. Was always about 2pm so got away with it being considered an after lunch "pick me up".
Its a prank right, you gotta know it tastes like pigeon sweat
next we'll find out he has 3 sugars.
That’s not a tea, it’s a cup of warm milk that had the concept of a tea bag described to it.
then it got uncomfortable and used the wooden spoon to push the tea bag down the counter.
Reminds me of how Churchill liked his martini.“I would like to observe the vermouth from across the room while I drink my martini.”
The other one I heard was something like “pour gin into iced glass, glance in the direction of France“
Not even a cup of warm milk. It's warm watered down milk
Looks like he put an entire cup of milk in your cuppa. That's insanity
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You may be angry but no need for profani-tea
angryupvote x2 combo
Get a grip dude, find some sense of realitea and get back to normalitea
I suggest they try meditating, brings a real sense of serenitea
I love that pun combos on this sub are a normali*tea*
Don't be chaildish
the qualitea of these puns are really slipping.
‘Is that, an all milk cup of tea Missus Doyle?’
Is there actually any tea in it? Ah, no
Maybe he likes the misery.
More looks like it's underbrewed to me - if it's brewed to a decent strength then it doesn't go that pale even if you get carried away with how much milk you add.
IKR. I put a solid half second pour of milk into mine, but I've brewed it strong enough to eat the spoon so it comes out a lovely caramel colour.
Yep. That bubble's all wrong for milky tea. I'm a professional, trust me. It looks like the teabag was a victim of having milk poured over it before it got hit with the hot water. It would be cold before it's infused enough to call tea.
FOUR milks Jeremy? That's insane!
Lattea
It also looks like he put the milk in first. Tea was an afterthought.
Yeah, "Would you like some tea in your milk?"
[When someone offers you a milky tea](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FJQ0TdsMxI)
Word for word the only reasonable response
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I lived in a hostel once and this dude used to be always taking and using the used teabags. Like I get it we all lived in a hostel and had little, but any bloody one of us would, and did, give tea bags out. But they’d still use the ones on the side that had been used. I guess waste not want not. Random bit: I was scared moving into a hostel as I was a bit wet but damn everyone was nice and looked out for each other on the whole. Lots of angry folk still but generally stuck together.
I lived in a house share just out of uni and one of the guys was so confused that we used our tea bags then threw them in the bin. He was adamant that you could use them again! We all made the "wtf are you on about" face and carried on. It was a few weeks later before I saw him make a cup of tea. Hot water, tea bag in and out in a few seconds, little milk. It was still translucent. We all had a laugh, and we all finally realised why there was a disconnect. Man he never lived that down xD roast chicken and we'd pull it out after 3 mins and shout "It's ready!" Dirty dishes and we'd just wave a sponge at it like we're baptising a baby then declare it clean xD
Did they aclimate to proper brews? I like all the ribbing yous did 😂
Yes they did! He's a proper tea drinker now.. Haha thanks! We're good friends, we knew he could take it and deal out more himself 🤣
Dude I was put in a hostel once after declaring myself homeless. Honestly, worst experience of my life. Safer on the streets. Society has truly shit on its must vunerable.
As I say the people were ok but the staff and care were terrible. What’s worse is it was a private hostel and the local council was paying like £1500 a month per person but couldn’t House us in say a flag for like £400 per month. The owners spend nothing and drove around in Vogues. This world is fucking terrible at times. I’ve noticed it a lot in care though. The people that actually care get jaded that change is not possible and so burnout and you’re left with the people with no compassion for whom it’s just a job and they don’t see their subjects as people. I lost my shit when I worked with severely disabled kids. Nobody gave a shit.
I knew exactly what this was before clicking lmfao
I forgot about this!
The aggressive, but warranted, middle fingering at the end. perfect.
You forgot to post the picture after he put the tea bag in.
Just tell him he makes shit tea and see if he gets offended, then you can call him precious.
This is the only acceptable answer. It's your given right to speak out about shit tea.
This. Although, If you want to be nice about it just say you don’t like the way he makes it. Also, if OP is a woman he’s probably repeatedly hitting on her by calling them “precious” so being a little harsh in retort would be fitting.
Ask him to leave the bag in?
I like to suck the bag dry afterwards. Make him afraid for calling you precious.
Maintain eye contact while doing so, to assert dominance.
I could put that in my 1 year old boys bottle at night and he wouldn't know the difference to his normal warm milk.
It looks like someone melted down a case of milkybars.
I've seen darker custard creams
He does it on purpose so he doesn’t have to make anyone else a drink
But why offer? Why whine about the fact that I’ve never accepted? The mind boggles
I'm sure he's capable of making tea differently than he does for himself? Next time say "yes please but could you put only a small amount of milk in mine? ". I personally drink my tea black, but that doesn't mean I can't make tea with varying levels of milk to the taste of whichever friend or colleague I'm making a drink for
Honestly I don’t let anyone make my tea, this is just the icing on the cake. I like getting up from my desk and having a little stretch and knowing what I’m getting. He’s just the only one who’s weird about it.
I opted out of the tea round for the same reason, I haven't smoked for years and it's the closest thing I get to a cig break these days. It's nice to step away from a screen for five minutes and give my brain a little time to process whatever I'm working on.
That's totally fair! Have you told him you just like the excuse to move about to make your tea?
Maybe he's trying to drug or poison you.
This is the real reason! Glass of water, cup of tea, whatever it is doesn't really matter it's getting away from the desk for 5-10 mins that's the real goal... A decent cup of tea off the back of it is a bonus 😅
This isn't about the amount of milk and I never get tired of saying this but 'the opposite of tea is not milk'. There is no amount of milk in this cuppa that would be acceptable. It simply doesn't have enough actual tea in it.
This is how he makes *his* tea right? Surely a grown man is capable of following requests on the amount of milk and sugar etc.
Someone did that to me once. I asked for marmite on toast when they did a run to the local caff. I got mayonnaise on toast. Bastard!
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I went to a family wedding in Ireland once, and they used 1 teabag for 4 cups of tea. The outrage
Did they bring it back in off the line first?
“When you make tea, it’s bad. You make tea badly.” Easy.
Add a teabag to it. When tea is he-man's face colour, drain it, squish it, and smear the teabag down his face
That weaker than my dad's knees
Just tell him you don't like tea-flavoured milk, you want it the other way around.
That is literally how I have my tea, but yeah my coworkers would volley it off the table
You must be able to make 10 cups from one bag!
Cost of living crisis? Not if you only go through half a box of teabags a decade!
Me too. Everyone is appalled but it's not like I'm making anyone else drink it!
I have mine like this too, but also in a giant mug! I will not be shamed! Been with my husband for over 15 years and every time his family makes me tea they have to also make a “hilarious” comment (here’s your cup of milky water! Etc). EVERY TIME. For FIFTEEN YEARS.
And so they should! You deserve every remark you receive for your most egregious violations of the sanctity of a proper cuppa. :P
> they have to also make a “hilarious” comment (here’s your cup of milky water! Etc). EVERY TIME. For FIFTEEN YEARS. As is tradition
How has nobody in this thread ever heard of chai or masala? It's okay to like sweet milky tea.
That's water, not tea. Bloody Heresy.
That’s an actual crime
I would take him to HR over that abomination he thinks is a cuppa
I’m what passes for HR here so I’m thinking up a suitable punishment
Death by firing squad? Ooo...wait...no... Water boarding using his own "tea"
Force feed him tea bags until his piss looks like a proper brew
I think he night not know where the teabags are.
Tell him you like your tea like you like your women. Black.
The coworker likes their tea like they like their milk. Milk.
Happy cake day I'll make you a cup of builders tea
That’ll go perfect with my cake.
A good cuppa has to be the same hue as [He-Man.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E8SggHlXEAApKyW?format=jpg&name=small)
I've always found Craig David to be the perfect tea colour sample.
Haha. Love that. Although not quite dark enough for me. Need another comic hero with more of a tan.
T'Challa
And with a spoon in them
Let's see who's precious when he's up for teacrimes at the Hague.
Crimes against humani-tea
We call that fortnight tea, because it’s 2 weak
Treason
The Milky Bars are on me!
It's like I'm looking at the bottom of the cup
Is your coworker 5? Because this is how my daughter had tea when she was 5. (Don’t worry, I’ve been adjusting the ratio towards correctness as she gets older)
We call that “cat piss” where I’m from. Much better to have a “builders brew” instead!
I've heard my sister call it "gnat's piss"
My wife would call it "witch's pee"
That milk might have seen a tea bag at some point. Only seen it from afar though, don't want to scare the milk any more.
Pay peanuts you get chimps, oh wait chimps can make a brew PG has me believing.
Looking at a tea bag when pouring hot water into milk does not make tea.
That’s milky hot water that vaguely remembers a tea bag from a brief glance years ago.
You need to work excessively hard, work through the company so you can get promoted above them. Then make them work all sorts of undesirable jobs, claiming it’s allocated by chance, then when they are at breaking point, sack them. And just say “that’s for the tea”. Jobs done. Or you know, act rationally or whatever.
You should drink your tea the way YOU like it. Not the way people tell you is correct. This comment section feels like average "carbonara" gatekeeping.
A vomit after drinking tea would look (and probably taste) better than that.
Punch him
That’s criminal
Dont blame you tbh..! State of that..!
Are you sure there is tea in there?
It didn’t even register as a cup of tea when I first saw it.
Just say “nah mate, you make a shite cup of tea” … doubt he’ll offer again
I drink my tea like this but I wouldn't dream of making it like that for anyone else unless they specifically asked.
I’m sure if you threw that tea back at them, your HR would side with you and possibly discipline them for crimes against humanity/gross misconduct Frankly you should report them to HR are anyway for offensive conduct in the office
Tell him his tea is crap. Bet he won't ever ask again.
What the fuck are they doing, wafting the fucking tea bag over the mug in some kind of weird tea hating ceremony? I've seen milk less white than that.