# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/41 "2011-05-21T16:02:07Z")
Both. One cup of coffee in the mornings, lovingly made in my French Press. I love hot tea, especially with honey as a sweetener. And, being a Southern girl, I love iced sweet tea. It’s my drink of choice in the evenings. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/42 "2011-05-21T16:04:29Z")
Coffee for me, I will drink tea once in awhile but it has to be real tea not herbal. I like ice tea too but for me, that’s more like soda ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/43 "2011-05-21T16:17:42Z")
Guzzle coffee from morning till noon. About 5 or 6 p.m. I fix a cup of hot green tea, or Earl Grey, with sugar. Just seems the right thing to do, but I will probably switch over to iced tea when it gets hot. I like chamomile or Tension Tamer late in the evening, don’t know if it makes me relaxed, but I suppose if I THINK it works, then I guess it does. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/44 "2011-05-21T17:07:11Z")
Iced tea, hot coffee. Although occasionally I’ll have one of those cold icy coffees. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/45 "2011-05-21T17:34:57Z")
Two cups of coffee with breakfast, then at least two more during the moring at work. Black, no sugar. Starting at about 2 pm I switch to tea, usually either orkshire, English Breakfast or an oolong. Again, black, no sweeteners. I find that as I have gotten older coffee does not sit as well with me in the afternoons as it used to. (I thought I didn’t like tea, but then I realized that I don’t like cheap super-market tea. A quality tea makes all the difference.) ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/46 "2011-05-21T18:30:20Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > 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.] Have you tried decaf by Swiss water process? It’s usually found in organic coffees, as it’s a non-chemical decaffeination. It’s the only decaf that tastes good, and generally runs around 4-6% caffiene. It’s usually more expensive coffee, but totally worth it. ---
**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, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/47 "2011-05-21T18:39:52Z")
> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > Have you tried decaf by Swiss water process? It’s usually found in organic coffees, as it’s a non-chemical decaffeination. It’s the only decaf that tastes good, and generally runs around 4-6% caffiene. It’s usually more expensive coffee, but totally worth it. Swiss process dirty jock strap … unless there is a better brand that doesn’t cost a fortune better than Gloria Jean? ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/48 "2011-05-21T21:29:15Z")
Coffee in the morning, tea in the afternoon and evening. Black teas like English Breakfast, Oolong, Thai and Indian spiced teas- just nothing sweet. Iced Tea anytime- unsweetened and freshly brewed of course! ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angel_of_the_lord/32/2949_2.png) [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/49 "2011-05-21T22:43:27Z")
Hot tea only. No iced tea. No coffee. And a yes, please to Diet Coke. Technically, I have dual US/Canadian citizenship, but I’ve only ever lived in the US. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/50 "2011-05-22T02:30:05Z")
Tea only, though of many varieties. I’ve lived in the southern U.S. my whole life, usually among heavy coffee drinkers (though virtually all of them also drank sweet iced tea). I’ve never understood how anyone drinks anything that smells like coffee, and its taste is actually worse. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/51 "2011-05-22T11:36:55Z")
Love coffee, adore it actually. My kitchen decor is an homage to the wonders of the glorious coffee bean. We do go through a lot of tea here too, though. Hot tea when anyone is sick, and a big pitcher of iced tea is a constant in the fridge. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/52 "2011-05-22T14:31:48Z")
Tea, if you include non-caffeinated varieties. Also, before I had to give up caffeine, I drank iced tea at least once a day. I come from a long line of ice tea drinkers–my mom goes through about a gallon every day or two. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/53 "2011-05-22T14:53:35Z")
Tea every morning. Coffee usually only on weekends, unless I seriously need a jolt or if I’m some meeting or something where coffee is already prepared. ---
**Author:** ![Cheez\_Whia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@Cheez\_Whia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheez_Whia)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/54 "2011-05-22T15:22:09Z")
Coffee in the morning; tea the rest of the day. Iced tea in warm weather, hot tea when it’s cold. I’m currently jonesing over a [Breville](http://www.amazon.com/The-Breville-One-Touch-Tea-Maker/dp/B003LNOPSG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1306077584&sr=8-1) tea maker. I’m making noises to Fast Eddie about it for my birthday in September. ---
**Author:** ![the\_Lady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bb73d2/32.png) [@the\_Lady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_Lady)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/55 "2011-05-22T17:28:29Z")
Coffee in the morning, tea in the afternoon. Canadian. ---
**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/56 "2011-05-22T18:07:40Z")
Coffee. I’m a fan of those super-sugary Nestea and Lipton Ice Tea you get at fast food places that don’t resemble real tea at all. I’ve never been able to get tea sweet enough to want to drink it. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/57 "2011-05-22T19:01:11Z")
US. Coffee a couple times a week; tea \ a few times a month. (Diet Pepsi whenever I’m not drinking one of the above. :p) ---
**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 22, 2011, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/58 "2011-05-22T21:00:17Z")
> [@kushiel](#): > > Coffee. I’m a fan of those super-sugary Nestea and Lipton Ice Tea you get at fast food places that don’t resemble real tea at all. I’ve never been able to get tea sweet enough to want to drink it. You don’t live in the south, do you? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/59 "2011-05-22T23:19:44Z")
Were there supposed to be poll options for nationality? For what it’s worth, I’m a tea-drinking American. I think coffee must be an acquired taste, and since Mom never drank it while I was growing up, I never did, either. And yes, people have introduced me to “good” coffee, and I thought it tasted slightly less foul than the ordinary stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-tea-poll-us-canada-edition/582597/60 "2011-05-22T23:26:28Z")
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