Poland-Tea or coffee land?

You have lost a lot, make yourself a good Earl Gray from a porcelain cup, with a slice of lemon added only after a few minutes when it has steeped and is not so hot. Then you will feel why drinking tea is poetry itself. 🫖

Exactly.
That is why some Polish males treat invitation for tea very seriously.

Where is the tea???

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Tea and a cigarette only after "work".

Again, a 5-day course in a seaside resort, usually a time to drink coffee and tea in unlimited quantities. I'll ask if they have decaffeinated coffee this time.

Only today, on the third day of my stay at the hotel, I managed to teach them that boiling water is needed to brew black tea. So far, they only served warm water. Interestingly, the staff should know this because they speak Polish. Unfortunately, there are only Asians in the kitchen.

[quote=Alien]boiling water is needed to brew black tea[/quote
Yes. Ideally just off the boil. Using water that's not been boiled before. And mashed (brewed) for at least two minutes.

A cup of hot water with a tiny teabag next to it is just coloured water.

Is this in Europe?

During my recent vacations I've noticed that more and more kitchen staff in hotels is from Asia (some south asia but more southeast Asia - Filipinos especially).

In the US most restaurant kitchens are staffed by Mexicans (no matter what they serve).

Who told you that ?
Almost 60% of kitchen help across the U.S.A. is White with not even 20% made up of Hispanic or Latino no matter what they serve.

I personally prefer a spot of tea over coffee.

In Germany by the sea.

Obtaining boiling water to make tea is practically impossible in German hotels. I am happy if I get foiled tea bags that do not lose their flavor during storage. I always have to fight for boiling water, not always successfully.

How cheap can you get.
Microwave ovens only cost $50.

I usually take a small travel kettle, the kind that folds small.


For tea???

Human depravity knows no bounds...


Why? Are Germans still taking a 'wait and see' to that newfangled.... elec... tricity?

I don't know, for example, on Wednesday, after my earlier intervention, they installed an electric samovar. They set it to 80°C, but when I turned it to 100°C I had boiling water. Unfortunately, the next day the samovar disappeared and the thermoses with hot water returned. Needless to say, there was no lemon slices for my Earl Grey either.