# Coffee/Tea Poll: US/Canada Edition **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** coffee\ **Created:** [May 20, 2011, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597 "2011-05-20T17:36:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/21 "2011-05-20T22:56:01Z")
Coffee, a 16-ounce mug, every day. On days off I also have a big Mason jar that I brew 4 bags of Tetley in, with sugar and half&half. It’s my day-off treat. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/22 "2011-05-20T23:01:22Z")
Coffee only. I think tea tastes like dirt. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/23 "2011-05-20T23:18:05Z")
American that is tea only. Can’t be ancestry - the most recent import from the British region (specifically, Ireland) was in th 1860’s. I just like tea and dislike coffee. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/24 "2011-05-21T01:36:09Z")
Lots and lots of tea. I would only drink coffee if there wasn’t any chance of getting tea at all and I desperately needed a hot caffeinated beverage. ---
**Author:** ![spunkymuzicnote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@spunkymuzicnote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spunkymuzicnote)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/25 "2011-05-21T01:54:17Z")
Where’s the hot cocoa choice? ---
**Author:** ![Ibanez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a4c791/32.png) [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/26 "2011-05-21T01:58:42Z")
3 cups of coffee in the morning. 1 tea after lunch and about 4 cups after dinner in the evening. Earl gray is my favorite tea. ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/27 "2011-05-21T03:27:39Z")
Tea. Coffee = migraine. Caffeine choice, though, is Coke Zero. ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/28 "2011-05-21T03:40:45Z")
I voted coffee exclusively. I only ever drink tea if I’m sick, and then it’s replacing beer, not my coffee. ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/29 "2011-05-21T04:00:05Z")
Mostly tea. A big mug of hot tea in the morning, either a mug of tea or a Coke Zero on my desk all day and iced tea when I get home. I drink coffee more on the weekends and when socializing _sans_ alcohol in the evenings. missred (US) ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/30 "2011-05-21T04:08:14Z")
I used to drink coffee, but switched to tea a few years back. Part of my reason was that an unexpected mouthful of cold tea when I was expecting hot prompted an “Oh, my tea got cold” response, which was much better than the spewing that usually followed a mouthful of unexpectedly cold coffee. Also, it’s much easier to make a single cup of tea than a single cup of coffee. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/31 "2011-05-21T04:12:44Z")
Coffee is my hot drink of choice, mostly out of habit. Tea is fine, but I’m just not “into” it. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/32 "2011-05-21T04:26:50Z")
What is this “tea” substance I keep hearing about? 2 to 3 cups of **hearty, bold, rich coffee** a day. The aroma alone slaughters tea. But seriously, I like tea. Nice and hot when I’m sick (a bit of honey), or just want something to sip late at night (which is rare). Sweet iced tea in summer is gooooood. But for my mandatory morning stimulate ritual, coffee… hands down. I’ve switched to half-caff though. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/33 "2011-05-21T05:00:04Z")
Coffee daily. I drink hot tea in the winter time, but only herbal. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/34 "2011-05-21T10:03:38Z")
_::: disdainful snort :::_ “Herbal tea” is not tea! No, really, technically it’s a tisane. Only a tisane made from _Camellia sinensis_ is actually tea. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/35 "2011-05-21T10:38:33Z")
I adore coffee, I just can’t deal with that much caffeine, so I drink tea instead =( Decaf tastes like it was made using a dirty jock strap as the filter. We tried every single brand of decaf in the grocery store, as well as gevalia [who I love as a regular coffee, and indulge in a cup once a month or so when coffee just isnt doing it.] ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/36 "2011-05-21T13:50:59Z")
Tea only. Canadian, half English, half Japanese. Tea drinkers on both sides. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/37 "2011-05-21T14:00:40Z")
Canadian. Coffee coffee coffee coffee coffee coffee coffee. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/38 "2011-05-21T14:14:45Z")
I like coffee, I like tea. . . ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/39 "2011-05-21T14:23:19Z")
Moving thread from IMHO to Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/40 "2011-05-21T15:51:48Z")
Tea nearly every day; coffee once or twice a week. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597.md?page=3)