[cheesecake42]

Tea...deffinately. My grandmother is from blackpool england, so I was raised on Earl Grey with milk and sugar. My girlfriend Lisa met my grandmother for the first time last month and couldn't comprehend her being lactosentollerant and not having milk with her tea. As far as beer goes, i've been on a guinness kick for a while now. It's all I can drink.

[techieMoe]

On the subject of non-alcoholic beverages, I do occasionally allow myself something caffeinated, as was the case this weekend. The girlfriend and I went down to the Kemah Boardwalk (think of it as a small version of Coney Island) and found glass-bottled Coca-Cola from Mexico.

Why, you might ask, was that a special occasion? Well, in Mexico they make their Coca-Cola with real sugar, not the high-fructose corn syrup we use here in the States. The result is a much less sticky, overall more pleasant drink which is worth paying an extra 25 cents. The bottles had old-fashioned non-twist-off caps too, which kind of added to the novelty.

[fingal]

Originally Posted by cheesecake42

Tea...deffinately. My grandmother is from blackpool england, so I was raised on Earl Grey with milk and sugar.

That's amazing! In common with many English kids, my mum and dad used to take me to Blackpool for short holidays.

I also like Earl Grey (I don't take it with milk), and half my relatives come from near Blackpool, so there you are. You've got Lancastrian genes.

Here's something from nearby which your Grandmother might have known very well.

[DrEntropy]

SWMBO is Oldham born, but drinks coffee.... I thought it odd. <shrug>

CAB (Cheap Arse Beer) is my bev of convenience... and POTS of coffee.

...come t' think of it, I'm a quart low ATM!

[apoorv_khurasia]

Originally Posted by techieMoe

....not the high-fructose corn syrup we use here in the States. .....

This high-fructose corn syrup would be a novelty for me caz here they use Sugar.

[MikeTbob]

Originally Posted by apoorv_khurasia

This high-fructose corn syrup would be a novelty for me caz here they use Sugar.

If you ever eat Americanized food, it probably will have HFCS (corn syrup), they put that stuff in just about everything.

[apoorv_khurasia]

Originally Posted by MikeTbob

If you ever eat Americanized food, it probably will have HFCS (corn syrup), they put that stuff in just about everything.

Hmm....thats interesting....here they only use it for special dishes...

[cyberinstru]

Originally Posted by stubbe

soft drinks when it's very hot. coffee when I'm sleepy or at work. Barely drink any tea lately. I like jasmine tea thou.

how come a soft drink can be hot ???