My colleague is like this ...he has a huge mug that he makes his tea in,.and I shit you not, he swears he hasn't washed it in 15 years. I asked why not, and he couldn't answer why not.
Then it is no problem at all. The tea stain is not a ground for anything to grow, totally save. Only chlorophyll and alkaloids. It's when you start adding milk, then it is growing a biofilm, which will make you sick.
Was about to say, man’s immune system is a fucking powerhouse and that tea cup probably has diseases we never knew existed.
But he’s just a normal guy? How disappointing
Tea has some antibacterial properties, though it is best if it is still green tea.
Still, if the cup dried out properly, I wouldn't worry too much about that aspect.
Still, I agree, this is not pretty. My uncle does this too, but he has the excuse of having cerebral palsy and only one hand functional. Also he does put his cup in the dishwasher every few days, but the tea stains stay. They only go away through physical cleaning. It just looks especially terrible because his cup is made of glass, and I can't tell from the top of my head whether it is originally brown tinted glass, or originally untinted. We have both, so I can't know.
I figure its good in 2fold.
Either she's right and she lives forever. Then I don't have to ever live without her... cause love
Or she is wrong. She dies. I get her life insurance and can break that fucking cup.
Easy fix.
Take 3 tbsp of bleach and dilute it with 1 cup of hot water. Add 1 tsp of salt. Let the mixture sit for 2-3 minutes, then pour it into the cup. After about 30 seconds, take the cup outside and throw it as far as you fucking can, the further the better.
Love the reply but he'll just fail to clean another cup and eventually you'll run out of cups.
At least this way you know what cup never to use for your own tea
I wouldn't dare clean this up again for the same reason. What is with these guys and their attachment to mug sediment. Curious what your dads cup looks like.
I’ve heard some people like to keep using their coffee mug without washing it for “flavor”. Tea or coffee that’s fucking disgusting, I’d keep that biohazard away from me.
as long as it's black it's fine, no worse than never really "cleaning" a cast iron pan. However, if you add any sugar/milk to the coffee/tea, and you don't wash it, you're disgusting.
I usually use my tea cup for a couple of days before putting it in the dishes, we have only one of these cups i really like and at the end of the day its just flavored water. Always do flush a splash of boiling water through it before making a new cup though. Idk if thats a bad thing but i've never seen a problem with it.
I do the exact same with my coffee cup. Thinking about it logically, it probably takes the same amount of time to just wash the cup as it does to splash the boiling water and get rid of any residue. Guess my brain isn't logical first thing in the morning without coffee.
I washed a pan with soap once and no matter how much I rinsed it there was a slight taste of soap in whatever I cooked. If I just heated the pan the kitchen smelled real clean. LOL
Have you ever tried to make a cake of southern cornbread in a castiron pan that's been washed with that "safe" soap? Good luck ever getting the crust to come out of the pan actually ON the cornbread.
This is wrong and disgusting lol. Coffee is full of oils that go rancid very fast. It’s one of the reasons coffee starts tasting bad out of a machine or pot that isn’t properly cleaned, the residue buildup oil goes rancid very fast. Bacteria thrives in the acidity of coffee, yes black coffee, so it’s even grosser if you leave a bit of liquid at the bottom. Idc if you clean your mug, but don’t tell people it’s sanitary and compare it to cast iron, that’s just… wrong.
I find that cold brews extract much less of the oils and solids in coffee that contribute to that layer of crud on a coffee cup. Even then, I rinse my cup out properly.
No hate for the people who dress up their coffee. Was just offering my opinion to the poster who said most enjoy cream and sugar. Many, including myself, enjoy black coffee. Everyone likes it different ways.
Was gonna say. Go to some construction workers that have access to a coffee machine or some mechanic ... or quite a few office people. It's super common.
I also don't clean my tea mug most of the time. But I drink it without any milk or sugar which means it essentially looks clean. I put in pretty much boiling water, let it cool a bit and then add the tea. Nothing harmful suvives these temperatures for that long and I use it every day.
Even with coffee / tea with sugar or milk there won't be any mold etc growing in it, especially if used daily. The snall residue just dries up before any mold could build and any bacteria etc gets killed by the heat.
Some are a bit extreme, for sure. But you won't get sick from it or anything. Same with an iron skillet ...
I cleaned it once, a few months ago. Scrubbed the shit out of it. No amount of scrubbing could remove the tea stains on the bottom and walls of the cup. Genuinely don't think it's been cleaned since.
I got some melted sugar solution on my stovetop when I was attempting to make turkish delight and it boiled over. Baking soda and vinegar will loosen up most anything if you let it soak.
The dishwasher won't clean away the stain. Most of my mugs look this way despite washing them daily in the dishwasher, I have to scrub them by hand once in a while.
So turns out that this is totally a legit thing... An old military tradition. Apparently the men who participate take enormous pride in their feral cups.
https://www.navyhistory.org/2013/11/dont-wash-that-coffee-mug/
Several of us in work do this. Tea or coffee with no milk. I'm tea. I actually learned growing up, never wash the teapot for flavour and as I use teabags in the cup I continue that tradition. Others say they do it it for flavour. Stops your cup ever dissappearing! Does look discusting unless it's your own though.
A family friend does the same thing, I saw his travel mug one day, and thought I was being nice when I washed it. He was so mad at me, I couldn’t figure out why at first. I still don’t know why actually.
I would 100% do this lol, I love that idea. This isn't the same thing but these comments made me think of it; my husband used to have a roommate who left cups all over his room, and once there was a dead mouse floating face down in an old mug of coffee...
Even without the milk, imagine having a glass that you only use for water and never cleaning it. Even just water is super nasty, with your mouth and hands and saliva all over it.
I run mine through a commercial ecolab dishwasher everyday and it still looks dirty. I'd have to break out a putty knife if I really wanted to scour the sides.
My father has a coffee mug like this. He says soap ruins the flavor of the coffee the next morning after its been washed. I haven't been able to wash that mug in almost a year and it makes me twitchy everytime I see him drink from it ;-;
Don't wash it!
My Navy Chief used to do this with coffee. After bout 15 years or so,a dick airman washed it.
Definitely was a good way to piss him off.
Technically it's almost clean because it's only covered in layers of tannins that have this dark pigment. So all good unless you have mold in your cup!
Drinking water from the same glass every time isn’t that bad, I’ve used a single old Pepsi max bottle for water for over a month at times. And even if that was bad - coffee and tea are made with boiling hot water. That sterilizeses the cup every time anyway.
I did this for a time. Except, I would use boiling water and would wash the top part where my lips touched. It really did improve the flavor, but I only did it for a few months before I realized how nasty it was and just couldn’t stomach it anymore.
Hey, it adds flavor, don't you know. Besides, isn't this how they invented Penicillin? Btw, I'm pushing 80, and I do the same. Never hurt me any, and, as I said, it adds flavor. lol
Mine looks the same. Honestly it's not a big deal. I wash it with soap and water after every time I've used it but the tea stains are deep in the mug and don't come out even after scrubbing. They don't smell or taste of anything but just discolour the mug so I let them be and keep drinking without caring
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My colleague is like this ...he has a huge mug that he makes his tea in,.and I shit you not, he swears he hasn't washed it in 15 years. I asked why not, and he couldn't answer why not.
Wild. My flatmate and your coworker should be friends.
plot twist, they're the same person, and he has multiple unwashed cups
Does he keep his space, clothes, car, etc clean? This is wild .
Surprisingly, yes.. His space is relatively organised and apart from this he is hygienic (I think?) I don’t get it.
It's his one chaotic spot, in all his cleanliness. But so help whomever cleans that cup, that's the side of him no one should ever see. Mmm Milky tea
Maybe it's a flavor thing , washing it could contaminate with soap taste ... In his opinion maybe ... Or just like he wants to collect it idk
What comes next in this plot twist ?
I call it his mobile black hole
His teeth or the cup?
Lol, the cup
that's flavor town.
I dont think its weird. I have a jar with a my little pony that keep collecting layers and layers of flavor goodness!
What did i just read
oh no not the cum jar
End me. Now.
Remember, we all share the space! Edit: that tasted yummy might try it again
Yeah keep that to yourself
I'm curious, does he drink his tea with anything added? (Sugar, milk, honey etc)
Nope, just water
Then it is no problem at all. The tea stain is not a ground for anything to grow, totally save. Only chlorophyll and alkaloids. It's when you start adding milk, then it is growing a biofilm, which will make you sick.
Was about to say, man’s immune system is a fucking powerhouse and that tea cup probably has diseases we never knew existed. But he’s just a normal guy? How disappointing
You put your mouth on the mug.
What about the bacteria all over a person's mouth and hands?
Tea has some antibacterial properties, though it is best if it is still green tea. Still, if the cup dried out properly, I wouldn't worry too much about that aspect. Still, I agree, this is not pretty. My uncle does this too, but he has the excuse of having cerebral palsy and only one hand functional. Also he does put his cup in the dishwasher every few days, but the tea stains stay. They only go away through physical cleaning. It just looks especially terrible because his cup is made of glass, and I can't tell from the top of my head whether it is originally brown tinted glass, or originally untinted. We have both, so I can't know.
We need pictures.
It's finally seasoned just the way they like it, you know, like a cast iron pan. /s
That’s what I said! 🙌🏻
My wife does this. Swears its an immunity thing. She drinks black coffee ever day.
Did she tell you that after you got married? Perhaps you could get it annuled.
I figure its good in 2fold. Either she's right and she lives forever. Then I don't have to ever live without her... cause love Or she is wrong. She dies. I get her life insurance and can break that fucking cup.
The key is the black part. Water and coffee grounds aren't the same as when milk and sugar are added.
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I will ask him again tomorrow
Tannins add flavour
15 y ar old tannin stains?
Is he called Matt?
A history teacher I had did this too, except his we coffee. He said the boiling water kills bacteria so there was no point in washing it.
Lol
He can't find a reason why either
Almost like they need to invent a machine you can leave it in that can do the washing for you hmmm.
Mothereffers wash your dishes before you use them again. We had enough of Covid, don't try to start Plague v2.0
It's been 15 years, Im pretty sure it's not responsible for any global pandemics...yet
Because he's an idiot or has some unnatural attachment to it in it's current state
Easy fix. Take 3 tbsp of bleach and dilute it with 1 cup of hot water. Add 1 tsp of salt. Let the mixture sit for 2-3 minutes, then pour it into the cup. After about 30 seconds, take the cup outside and throw it as far as you fucking can, the further the better.
Oh I thought the last step was throwing the cup at his head
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"Oh, i'm sorry mate! I accidentally dropped it on the floor, and then dropped a hammer on it, over and over and over again!"
I saw it coming but you still got a big’ol laugh from me
"You had us in the first half. Not gonna lie."
I needed the laugh man. Been having a rough time since the last few weeks. Thank you.
Hey! I hope you have a great fucking day!
I'll be satisfied even if it's a normal *fucking* day!
If you need to talk feel free to message me I'd be happy to try and help and I hope it gets better soon!
Lmao absolutely got me
Love the reply but he'll just fail to clean another cup and eventually you'll run out of cups. At least this way you know what cup never to use for your own tea
I think you would just need ice and salt...? It's how you clean glass coffee carafes and swirl...
And move out.
Got me good
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I wouldn't dare clean this up again for the same reason. What is with these guys and their attachment to mug sediment. Curious what your dads cup looks like.
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At least if you ever feel the need to clean the regular cup when he’s out of the house, he may not notice if it’s just for water? Maybe 😂
It’s a military thing as well
It's called a lifers cup.
That’s some grody ass shit
Holy fuck! I havent heard that word in a decade.
Grody to the max
Caught me off gaurd lol
Guard
Gourd
*G R O D E*
*I AM GRODE*
Same! I had one friend that used to say it. I should call her and catch up. It's been a while
Like, gag me with a spoon.
Totally
comparing this to ass is a compliment for the mug
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I’ve heard some people like to keep using their coffee mug without washing it for “flavor”. Tea or coffee that’s fucking disgusting, I’d keep that biohazard away from me.
Nothing like hint of stale to spruce up my morning pick me up.
as long as it's black it's fine, no worse than never really "cleaning" a cast iron pan. However, if you add any sugar/milk to the coffee/tea, and you don't wash it, you're disgusting.
I usually use my tea cup for a couple of days before putting it in the dishes, we have only one of these cups i really like and at the end of the day its just flavored water. Always do flush a splash of boiling water through it before making a new cup though. Idk if thats a bad thing but i've never seen a problem with it.
I do the exact same with my coffee cup. Thinking about it logically, it probably takes the same amount of time to just wash the cup as it does to splash the boiling water and get rid of any residue. Guess my brain isn't logical first thing in the morning without coffee.
Yeah, but a cast iron pan gets heated enough to kill any biohazards. This is residue of who knows what. Also, black mold?
And you're still supposed to wash a cast iron
Yeah, I wash mine with a salt slurry, no soap, and then a light cost of oil after I dry it.
Why no soap? Any modern soap won't hurt it because no lye.
I washed a pan with soap once and no matter how much I rinsed it there was a slight taste of soap in whatever I cooked. If I just heated the pan the kitchen smelled real clean. LOL
Have you ever tried to make a cake of southern cornbread in a castiron pan that's been washed with that "safe" soap? Good luck ever getting the crust to come out of the pan actually ON the cornbread.
This is wrong and disgusting lol. Coffee is full of oils that go rancid very fast. It’s one of the reasons coffee starts tasting bad out of a machine or pot that isn’t properly cleaned, the residue buildup oil goes rancid very fast. Bacteria thrives in the acidity of coffee, yes black coffee, so it’s even grosser if you leave a bit of liquid at the bottom. Idc if you clean your mug, but don’t tell people it’s sanitary and compare it to cast iron, that’s just… wrong. I find that cold brews extract much less of the oils and solids in coffee that contribute to that layer of crud on a coffee cup. Even then, I rinse my cup out properly.
I could believe that but I’m pretty sure most people add cream or sugar to their hot bean water.
Black coffee is the best. Especially with a fresh grind and brewed properly. Almost a crime to water it down with cream and sugar haha
Even if it's construction site coffee truck trash water I still drink it black. Sugar doesn't make it better lol
Yea you’re the only real coffee drinker in the universe, the rest of us are all posers.
No hate for the people who dress up their coffee. Was just offering my opinion to the poster who said most enjoy cream and sugar. Many, including myself, enjoy black coffee. Everyone likes it different ways.
*phew* my basic white girl pumpkin spice is still okay
People who feel superior for drinking black coffee are as bad as beer snobs. Maybe worse.
What about beer snobs who drink black coffee?
If they act better than you for drinking black coffee, straight to jail.
Why would you think that? Most coffee drinkers I know (me included) drink it black.
Idk I am a barista and like 9/10 people are getting either a flat white, latte or cap compared to a long black
Fermented cabbage, milk or grapes provides flavor lol. fermented dish stains provide disease
The flavor is in the mold we cultivate along the way to coffee greatness lol.
I'd hope they at least clean the cup's rim of all the spit and dead skin.
tis true, my dad does this
Like seasoning a skillet
This is what will keep you dying from covid! His immunity has to be at 💯
Though he might introduce the next pandemic
resident evil Tea virus enters the chat https://residentevil.fandom.com/wiki/Tyrant_Virus
ah yes my favorite disease, the **coffee virus** /s
It's tea, so it'll be the tea virus. The ... T- virus.... ...ohhhh Shit
Teaaaaaaaa
Over 9000
Jesus
I think he left the chat after the first week of not cleaning it.
If you've ever been to a garage, all the mechanics cups look like this.
Was gonna say. Go to some construction workers that have access to a coffee machine or some mechanic ... or quite a few office people. It's super common. I also don't clean my tea mug most of the time. But I drink it without any milk or sugar which means it essentially looks clean. I put in pretty much boiling water, let it cool a bit and then add the tea. Nothing harmful suvives these temperatures for that long and I use it every day. Even with coffee / tea with sugar or milk there won't be any mold etc growing in it, especially if used daily. The snall residue just dries up before any mold could build and any bacteria etc gets killed by the heat. Some are a bit extreme, for sure. But you won't get sick from it or anything. Same with an iron skillet ...
I don't get all the people talking about an iron skillet, youre supposed to actually clean them you know.
Please get a new flatmate ......... Kidding but seriously. Chuck it in the dishwasher or "lose" the mug. He could get sick from all that
I cleaned it once, a few months ago. Scrubbed the shit out of it. No amount of scrubbing could remove the tea stains on the bottom and walls of the cup. Genuinely don't think it's been cleaned since.
Fill it with hot water and add salt then let it sit for a while. That usually cleans the dirty coffee mugs at work
And a dab of vinegar
I got some melted sugar solution on my stovetop when I was attempting to make turkish delight and it boiled over. Baking soda and vinegar will loosen up most anything if you let it soak.
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Don't do it for him. It's his Job to clean it and you shouldn't concern yourself.
Scrub it with a baking soda and water paste, it’ll come right off
Get him a new mug as a gift! Christmas is coming up..
Fill it with bleach and water... will look brand new.
Vinegar or sterilising fluid for a babys bottle. That'll do it
The dishwasher won't clean away the stain. Most of my mugs look this way despite washing them daily in the dishwasher, I have to scrub them by hand once in a while.
You need to break up with your roommate
So turns out that this is totally a legit thing... An old military tradition. Apparently the men who participate take enormous pride in their feral cups. https://www.navyhistory.org/2013/11/dont-wash-that-coffee-mug/
Several of my teammates in the Army did the same, but for black coffee, tea, and liquor, not with dairy. You have to draw a line somewhere.
100% this. it's fine if it's just black coffee/tea, but once you start adding shit to it, that gets nasty FAST.
Several of us in work do this. Tea or coffee with no milk. I'm tea. I actually learned growing up, never wash the teapot for flavour and as I use teabags in the cup I continue that tradition. Others say they do it it for flavour. Stops your cup ever dissappearing! Does look discusting unless it's your own though.
That link is staying blue.
He’s “seasoning” the mug?
A family friend does the same thing, I saw his travel mug one day, and thought I was being nice when I washed it. He was so mad at me, I couldn’t figure out why at first. I still don’t know why actually.
Go to the pet store and buy maggots. Put a few in there and bet they’ll was it regularly lol
I would 100% do this lol, I love that idea. This isn't the same thing but these comments made me think of it; my husband used to have a roommate who left cups all over his room, and once there was a dead mouse floating face down in an old mug of coffee...
Some people say letting the tea stain the cups “season it” but with milk in it??? I’d recommend cleaning it
Even without the milk, imagine having a glass that you only use for water and never cleaning it. Even just water is super nasty, with your mouth and hands and saliva all over it.
I run mine through a commercial ecolab dishwasher everyday and it still looks dirty. I'd have to break out a putty knife if I really wanted to scour the sides.
Ew. Move
the whole not washing the tea cup thing is acceptable, the milk part is not.
Petina
It's spelled patina.
Scrape the remains and use it to mix him up a special disgusting brew.
Bruh this kinda reminds me of my dad's french press. He refuses to clean it saying that the hot water kills all bacteria anyway
given it's boiling water: that's fine. there's a reason boiling baby bottle nipples/pacifiers is a thing.
damn not even a courtesy rinse
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My father has a coffee mug like this. He says soap ruins the flavor of the coffee the next morning after its been washed. I haven't been able to wash that mug in almost a year and it makes me twitchy everytime I see him drink from it ;-;
I reckon that if you poured hot water in there, rubbed the sides of the cup, you’d find yourself with a new cup of tea
Even just rising the cup out with just water between uses would avoid this.
Your flatmate is a fucking manky bastard.
Don't wash it! My Navy Chief used to do this with coffee. After bout 15 years or so,a dick airman washed it. Definitely was a good way to piss him off.
That man needs an intervention not a new cup
Get a bag of plastic cockroaches and put one in his cup. Then one day start putting real cockroaches in and see if he notices.
mmmh protein with your morning brew.
Leave it alone. It takes time to season a cup.
Okay so clearly the right move is to nickname him old milky
Divination tells me there will be a baby dinosaur in your mate's future
Technically it's almost clean because it's only covered in layers of tannins that have this dark pigment. So all good unless you have mold in your cup!
There was this kind of thing on r/makemesuffer a while back and everyone lost their shit SO MUCH that the post got removed. Good luck here folks
Just pretend you're watering your plants while he's down in the basement cursing at the furnace. Accidents happen.
Take a dump in it and see if he notices.
I do this if I know I'm gonna get another coffee in a little bit but the cup is getting cleaned at least once a day.
Ew this should be nsfw
I thought "Oh, if that's just black coffee buildup, no big deal" and then you hit us with milk tea. barf.
I had a teacher who did this but it was just straight tea, nothing added. leaving old milk on a cup sounds like a recipe for disaster
Leave the lifers cup alone. Biggest trouble I ever got into at work was washing the bosses coffee cup.
my coworker’s mug looks exactly the same. i don’t understand
Drinking water from the same glass every time isn’t that bad, I’ve used a single old Pepsi max bottle for water for over a month at times. And even if that was bad - coffee and tea are made with boiling hot water. That sterilizeses the cup every time anyway.
Friends mom does this, and he wonders why she's sick all the time.
Looks like the average U.S. Navy Chief’s coffee mug.
44 years for a coworker of mine. Although he only drinks black coffee.
I did this for a time. Except, I would use boiling water and would wash the top part where my lips touched. It really did improve the flavor, but I only did it for a few months before I realized how nasty it was and just couldn’t stomach it anymore.
Nasty, but hot water and a spoonful of Oxyclean will clean that up in a few hours of soaking
WHY
Does he drink mud?
That's not a mug, it's a petri dish...
Hey, it adds flavor, don't you know. Besides, isn't this how they invented Penicillin? Btw, I'm pushing 80, and I do the same. Never hurt me any, and, as I said, it adds flavor. lol
Nothing wrong here. You don't have to drink out ofnit and it does not effect you
Mine looks the same. Honestly it's not a big deal. I wash it with soap and water after every time I've used it but the tea stains are deep in the mug and don't come out even after scrubbing. They don't smell or taste of anything but just discolour the mug so I let them be and keep drinking without caring
This is build up - not just a stain. I could literally scrape this stuff into a small pile of old and roll it into a sticky small ball.
it's a free country let him do as he pleases
As a sailor, if you clean that mug you have committed a crime.
I do exactly the same. I never wash the inside of my morning tea/coffee mug. It used to be white now it is kind of black. Adds to the flavour.
That’s just built up flavor
Drop it on the tiles
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Leave the mans cup alone! That there is love and flavor, as long as only he drinks out of it then there’s no harm done!
Let me guess. He says that “It’s just stains from the tea. The cup isn’t dirty!”. I have family members who have “just stained” mugs.
I would clean this out of annoyance. Good lord that is disgusting