# A good cuppa (tea), possible in the states? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 31, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-cuppa-tea-possible-in-the-states/583893 "2011-05-31T20:49:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Feyrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/fbc32d/32.png) [@Feyrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feyrat)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2011, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-cuppa-tea-possible-in-the-states/583893/101 "2011-06-04T22:28:37Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > That’s mostly from the caffeine: Does coffee have the same effect on you? But different people are affected differently by caffeine, and in particular, folks who get a lot of it don’t have as much effect from it. No, but I chain-drink caffeinated soda and it doesn’t have nearly as strong an effect! ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_of\_Lucan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@Michael\_of\_Lucan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_of_Lucan)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-cuppa-tea-possible-in-the-states/583893/102 "2011-06-05T21:42:17Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > To summarize what I think our UK contingent is saying in this thread: Yes, you can get a decent cup of tea in the US, but it tends to be a major pain in the ass because if you’re at a restaurant they are likely not to offer boiling water, and if you’re at someone’s house they’re likely to not have a kettle and if you’re at a hotel you might just be screwed, period. You do not need to purchase high-dollar tea from specialty shops to make a good cup of tea. You just need reasonably decent bagged tea, boiling water, and maybe milk and sugar. And the US is not a bad place for not being tea-centric any more than the UK is a bad place for not being particularly coffee-centric. > > I hope I got that right. 😛 Yes. And that goes for the Irish contingent as well as the UK ones. > [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](#): > > When I was in Ireland 3 years ago, I tried the Barry’s in the brown box and it was foul beyond belief. But the Barry’s in the red box is very nice indeed. What’s the most popular of the Barry’s? Yes, red box is right. We buy that one all the time. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-cuppa-tea-possible-in-the-states/583893/103 "2011-06-08T01:19:06Z")
> [@Michael\_of\_Lucan](#): > > Yes, red box is right. We buy that one all the time. My local market carries this! I first noticed it today while I was picking up some things for dinner so I grabbed a box. I have been drinking Twinings Irish Breakfast tea, so I will let you know how I think it compares in the morning [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-cuppa-tea-possible-in-the-states/583893.md?page=5)