# Milk and sugar? Milk or sugar? Neither? {Now with working Polls} **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** coffee\ **Created:** [May 7, 2026, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-and-sugar-milk-or-sugar-neither-now-with-working-polls/1029878 "2026-05-07T03:10:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-and-sugar-milk-or-sugar-neither-now-with-working-polls/1029878/1 "2026-05-07T03:10:35Z")
I drink my tea straight – no milk, no sugar. When I used to drink coffee, I needed both milk and sugar, though I weaned myself down to just milk before I quit coffee altogether. So, fellow Dopers, what’s your preference? **Tea** : _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-and-sugar-milk-or-sugar-neither-now-with-working-polls/1029878/1))_ **Coffee** : _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-and-sugar-milk-or-sugar-neither-now-with-working-polls/1029878/1))_ ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-and-sugar-milk-or-sugar-neither-now-with-working-polls/1029878/2 "2026-05-07T03:11:27Z")
Just milk with both coffee and tea. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-and-sugar-milk-or-sugar-neither-now-with-working-polls/1029878/3 "2026-05-07T03:13:46Z")
Don’t drink tea. Black coffee. I’ll also have latte’s or whatever, but never cream or sugar in brewed coffee. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-and-sugar-milk-or-sugar-neither-now-with-working-polls/1029878/4 "2026-05-07T03:14:49Z")
If I’m making coffee, I use flavored creamer. If I’m buying coffee, milk & sugar. Aka a “regular coffee.” ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-and-sugar-milk-or-sugar-neither-now-with-working-polls/1029878/5 "2026-05-07T03:15:41Z")
I like my tea unadulterated and my coffee with the merest splash of milk or cream. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-and-sugar-milk-or-sugar-neither-now-with-working-polls/1029878/6 "2026-05-07T03:16:00Z")
I take a lot of sugar and a lot of ice in my tea (and a lot of tea). Not a coffee drinker. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-and-sugar-milk-or-sugar-neither-now-with-working-polls/1029878/7 "2026-05-07T03:18:04Z")
Tea? Iced with lemon. Maybe a little sugar if it is not very good tea. Coffee? Well, I dont much like coffee so a Mocha with extra chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-and-sugar-milk-or-sugar-neither-now-with-working-polls/1029878/8 "2026-05-07T03:30:07Z")
Black tea. Or better yet, green tea. No sweetener or lightener. Black coffee. If I’m feeling saucy I’ll brew it with a pimch of salt in the grounds. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-and-sugar-milk-or-sugar-neither-now-with-working-polls/1029878/9 "2026-05-07T03:42:00Z")
Nothing in my tea. If the coffee is very good, i enjoy it black. If it’s mediocre coffee, i enjoy some cream or milk. Or at latte. If it’s bad coffee i want lots of cream, or at least whole milk. I don’t like coffee creamer. I used to enjoy a hazelnut creamer, until one day i realized the flavor had plastic notes, and i haven’t been able to drink it without thinking it tastes like plastic since. Although…i haven’t tried since i had covid. Maybe i wouldn’t notice now. ---
**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 7, 2026, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-and-sugar-milk-or-sugar-neither-now-with-working-polls/1029878/10 "2026-05-07T03:58:23Z")
I drink a lot of black tea. On the occasions when I drink coffee, I add plenty of milk (no sugar). ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-and-sugar-milk-or-sugar-neither-now-with-working-polls/1029878/11 "2026-05-07T04:23:08Z")
Hot tea: Plain. Iced tea: Plain, or maybe a little mint if I have it. Coffee: BLECH. ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-and-sugar-milk-or-sugar-neither-now-with-working-polls/1029878/12 "2026-05-07T05:12:38Z")
Hot tea: splash of milk, no sugar Coffee: half-and-half, no sugar ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-and-sugar-milk-or-sugar-neither-now-with-working-polls/1029878/13 "2026-05-07T05:13:30Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > If the coffee is very good, i enjoy it black. If it’s mediocre coffee, i enjoy some cream or milk. Reminds me of the mother of my high school best friend, who declared, regarding putting sugar in coffee: “If the coffee is good, it doesn’t need sugar. If the coffee is bad, it doesn’t deserve it.” She was okay with cream or no cream. As for me - whether it’s tea or coffee, plain/black is my usual choice, but milk/cream can be nice. **Sugar is evil.** In my perfect world, no beverage is ever sweetened. ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-and-sugar-milk-or-sugar-neither-now-with-working-polls/1029878/14 "2026-05-07T05:23:11Z")
Both black, no sugar. A result of not having a fridge at my boarding school, so nowhere to store milk. When hiking I might have a little whisky in the coffee. I don’t drink much tea. ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-and-sugar-milk-or-sugar-neither-now-with-working-polls/1029878/15 "2026-05-07T05:25:08Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > **Sugar is evil.** In my perfect world, no beverage is ever sweetened. Agreed. Which is why I switched from soda pop (regular and diet) to unsweetened seltzer several years ago. With coffee, there was a time when I used to typically put 4 packets of sugar into a large coffee from McD’s. Over the course of a few months in my late 20s, I weaned myself off of sugar in coffee entirely. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-and-sugar-milk-or-sugar-neither-now-with-working-polls/1029878/18 "2026-05-07T05:47:28Z")
My coffee is milk and sweetener but my tea varies a lot. But probably milk and sweetener the most. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-and-sugar-milk-or-sugar-neither-now-with-working-polls/1029878/19 "2026-05-07T05:50:16Z")
I moved the coffee and tea poll from #In My Humble Opinion to #Cafe Society. @EddyTeddyFreddy Do you want the polls fixed? **Moderating** ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-and-sugar-milk-or-sugar-neither-now-with-working-polls/1029878/20 "2026-05-07T06:06:36Z")
In coffee, half-and-half and a bit of sugar. In tea, a bit of lemon. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-and-sugar-milk-or-sugar-neither-now-with-working-polls/1029878/21 "2026-05-07T06:24:56Z")
Coffee: milk or half and half, and non-sugar sweetener (usually Equal/aspartame) Tea: a splash of milk, no sweetener ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-and-sugar-milk-or-sugar-neither-now-with-working-polls/1029878/22 "2026-05-07T06:45:34Z")
Hot tea, usually with a good shot of evaporated milk and two teaspoons of sugar. If I’m sick, I want it with lemon juice and honey. Cold tea, with sugar and lemon or lime juice. Hot coffee, usually black with no sugar. But I do like a good latte, and will also have cream and sugar on occasion. I don’t care for cold coffee unless it’s mixed with high-fat milk and sugar or ice cream. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-and-sugar-milk-or-sugar-neither-now-with-working-polls/1029878.md?page=2)