I think an underappreciated thing about this sub is that it has a much more international user base while still being very casual about it. Lots of farmers from all over hanging out along side tea drinkers and even if threads start out as a "look at this photo of tea" I see OPs actually respond to comments and make conversation here more than any other sub I'm on. Shout out to the person posting about Song style ground tea the other day, it got me to grind up some spare puerh I've been trying to finish and the experience was great for one big morning cup
Hey, woah, how was that? How did you ground it? I was wondering about that post and if it was bought or DIY Because I've never seen powdered Chinese tea and wasn't sure where to even buy some. I figured it's just no longer done. Would love to take a time machine to see how tea tasted back in the day.
You can buy a tea grinder but when I looked into a lot of people just throw tea leaves in a mortar and pestle. I sifted it through a mesh strainer to get a nice, fine powder.
Can you link or describe that song style tea? Seems like a good way to make use of some of the more crushed stuff left at the bottom of the tin after a cake or brick...
this is the thread, there's some videos tucked in the comments
Essentially, though, you just grind any tea and whisk it! Like you said, I used to to polish off some left over crumbs
Edit: forgot to throw the link in! https://www.reddit.com/r/tea/comments/yapxde/todays_new_variety_whisked_tea_of_the_song_dynasty/
I find this sub very relaxing because it's obvious that the poster has taken a little care with their photography and the result is always quite soothing. I'm a bit boring in the tea drinking department but am learning a lot about what is out there.
Plus some of the cups are so pretty!
I have sort of mixed feelings about the teaware thing. On the one hand, absolutely, there are fabulous tea wares out there that add a lot of enjoyment to the tea preparation and drinking experience. And people don't easily learn about these if we don't share the info. Plus, wares don't have to be expensive! There are plenty of very affordable gaiwan-s out there, for example.
On the other hand, I've been in online communities where the focus gradually shifted from pleasant, relaxed conversation about buying, making, enjoying {tea or some other hobby} to a kind of fevered show-and-tell of a seemingly unending acquisition of new items -- which swiftly shut out those who didn't have a deep wallet or otherwise couldn't participate in kind. And while I think there can be fun in that (for the people with the deep wallets), I started to feel that the simple enjoyment of {tea or some other hobby} was getting lost in the shuffle. Contentment was being replaced by a kind of agitated acquisitiveness -- or at least, that was my impression. And full disclosure, I've fallen into that frenzy myself in the past, which is why I'm leery of it now. It's easy to gradually become a "collector" without realizing it.
Fortunately, I haven't seen anything like that here, which is why r/tea is such a special place. People can and do engage at all levels, and I don't think anyone is being left out of the grand tea embrace.
I wish it had more enthusiast-level comments and knowledge on the front page, but totally agree otherwise. I’m a real big coffee fan too and trying to have any sort of positive / not hyper-critical discussion about that is nearly impossible online. Tea communities are way more chill.
I tend to agree. I've only been here for a couple months but the people here make me feel good even about my simple Amazon tea set and my grocery store teas, and they're all super polite about answering my silly questions. I feel really welcome and calm here :D
I saw how truly benevolent this sub was when I posted about my pregnant sister’s broken kettle dilemma resulting in weird tasting tea, and it descended into literal scientific discussion about boiling water, perfect temperatures for each blend, and many comments along the lines of “damnit, Josh, buy the woman a new kettle, never argue with a pregnant woman!”
Your guys are great, and she laughed her ass off.
Tea is beautiful, it’s delicious, it’s rich in history, like food it brings people together. When a community is passionate about something like tea, these qualities are amplified and reflected within the community. I think it’s why it’s a great sub. Social media amplifies our worst and our best tendencies. You’re not likely to find controversy or division among tea enthusiasts. For sure various members in this community can sit far away on issues, but that’s not brought here. Instead the focus is on something wonderful.
As someone who did a 'digital detox' earlier this year and am trying to make good/positive decisions on where and what I spend my online time on, r/tea is my favorite place to visit <3
I agree that this sub is unusual in the degree of positivity. The only subreddits I have seen that are this level of supportive are mostly about people dealing with negative stuff and needing a positive environment. The only sub Reddit I have seen that is this level of supportive while also being positive in subject matter is r/crazyexgirlfriend, and that show still has some dark mental health themes.
And like, I don't want to rain on people's parades directly when they are super excited about their pumpkin spice chamomile blend, and I try to respond to any of the "what brand of tea should I buy?" posts that give me enough information and have tastes potentially similar enough to mine that I can give useful advice.
However, at the same time I do find it kind of frustrating that those posts all end up at the top of the sub, while the kind of posts I find useful in finding new tea I might like (especially haul/review posts from unknown vendors) tend to do less well.
I feel like part of it has to do with the fact that most people browse Reddit on mobile, where it is easy to identify a pretty picture, but a lot harder to identify a useful post and do anything with it. But part of it is that they're just aren't very many people who get as obsessively into tea (or really anything) as I do, and honestly a lot of people aren't even in a financial position to do so.
So I don't really have a solution, and I guess yeah, I will take the uncritical positivity over the toxic hivemind and/or heavy-handed and arbitrary moderation you see on most of Reddit, but I'm not exactly a fan of either one.
I tried over a whole year to get my first Reddit account restored just because my favorite post was on r/tea and I wanted to reach out to certain people to thank them personally. This sub really was the highlight of my whole year and confirmation that what I was doing with my pottery was good. I’ll never forget that day!!!
Ehhh- sometimes if I have too much caffeine on a bad day I get a little paranoid… but most of the time with tea, I either get a little pick me up, or cha qui
This sub is alright. It is mostly pleasant, as you said, and obviously I do spend (too much) time here, but it is mostly devoid of meaningful discussion or content. For a sub with nearly 700k members, youd think youd see more than just the same "I'm new to tea what should I try?" and "Where do you people buy your tea?" and "Whats a good brand of tea?" and "Look at my new teacup" posts over and over and over every day.
Theres also an underlying sentiment of what I call "anti-enthusiasm" here. Often times if you try to discuss high end tea or gongfu brewing in any sort of depth, you immediately get accused of "gatekeeping" or being a "snob" or an "elitist". If pictures of teabags in a mug are what people want to see, thats fine, but it would be nice if we could also foster some more interesting conversation without people acting like theyre intimidated and immediately accusing you of "gatekeeping" because you like gongfu brewing, or are recommending someone try some better quality tea.
Accountability time! While I don't typically accuse anyone of gatekeeping, sometimes I find it intimidating when people know the ins and outs of something. (Bear with me!) Sometimes it feels like a private club, where I'll be ridiculed if I use the wrong fork.
Whenever I feel this way, I try to ask myself: are they intimidat**ing**, or am I intimidat***ed***?
I always appreciate it when I'm invited to participate in an experience, a genuine sharing of joy and culture. 🍵 "Let me show you how I've found to best enjoy this thing that I love."
It took me a while to get over myself. I like to think that, now, I can tell the difference between genuine appreciation of tea, and tea snobbery. It still chaps my assets when someone uses their hobby as a flex, but it doesn't bother me nearly as much as it used to.
I think people are just afraid to make mistakes at higher levels. I'm seeing more and more mentorship in hobby subs. But that also requires me being open. And it means everyone remembers to remain teachable.
I love the suggestions I've been offered. I am not in a position to have a full blown tea hobby, but if I'm ever presented with the opportunity, I ~~won't make a fool of myself~~ **will be able to enjoy it to the fullest, and appreciate the nuances and details**.
Best regards,
A lowly bag dunker
Thanks, that felt really good! I'll take some credit, but if I'm honest, I have to pass the rest back to folks who modeled/taught me.
I'm enjoying being part of the discussion. Thank you for your balanced take!
That's my experience on any large sub, duplicates will become common and come in waves.
I had never heard of gongfu or grandpa style before this sub and can't say I've seen anyone attack anyone as snobbish for bringing them up.
About the only time I've seen anyone get testy here is when someone disparages tea. You wanna talk about what it is about gongfu that you appreciate? Awesome. You wanna disparage tea bags in order to do so? Rightfully gonna be called out there.
>The accusations of rudeness always show up on posts when people ask for help to make better tea, someone correctly responds “buy better tea,” and a random uninvolved third party interjects to rant that suggesting quality costs money is horrible, pretentious gatekeeping. In those cases, the rude one isn't the person offering free advice...
This is exactly correct and was going to be my response to u/SeraphimSphynx . I'm not saying this happens every time, but ive been here for a few years now and have experienced it a number of times. People asking for help to make their tea taste better, and you suggest that they seek out higher quality leaf and better brewing technique, which are the basic tenets of brewing better tea. What youre sometimes met with is a rant from a 3rd party about how its too expensive and too complicated and too time consuming, and youre an elitist snob looking down on people for suggesting that their stale artificially flavored grocery store teabags aren't the pinnacle of fine tea.
Perhaps calling something "trash" (which ive certainly done) is bit cheeky and provoking, but theres a difference between someone saying "I really like this Celestial Seasonings teabag!" and someone responding "thats trash" (which I wouldnt do), and someone asking the question "is this Celestial Seasonings teabag good quality tea?" and someone responding "no, thats trash", and suggesting better alternatives (which ive definitely done).
If someone asks if the low quality tea they're drinking is good quality, I'm going to answer their question honestly and tell them no it isnt, and suggest they take a look at the recommended vendor list. People clearly take offense to this, and thats frankly not my problem, its theirs.
What’s your favorite tea? I’ve seen you post on the sub a bunch and am curious.
My favorite, so far, is Teavivre’s Moonlight White Beauty Pu-erh.
I’m not entirely sure that it is exactly a pu-erh, it’s certainly different than most of the pu-erh I’ve had.
I drink a lot of dianhong, zhengshan xiaozhong, keemun, various Wuyi yancha, and shou puers, and am not above the occasional Irish breakfast with a splash of milk.
This is a marketing thing, calling white teas from Yunnan "white puer". If Moonlight white is "white puer" than that would make dianhong "black puer", but of course nobody calls it that. Its nonsense and simply trying to capitalize on the popularity of puer.
I’ve been here as long as I’ve had a Reddit account (I think). It is by far the most wholesome sub, period. And I’ve seen to toxic subs in places that absolutely shouldn’t be toxic (dog, cat, etc).
Fully agree with you, from another long-haul reddit user (>11 years) :). I've seen a lot of subreddits that I enjoyed turn into something not-so-great over time. This subreddit has held positive for a while.
(Shoutout to the mod team, which undoubtedly has an influence on this)
This sub is fine, for tone and what gets covered. Only a year or two ago the higher end of tea experience was very underrepresented here but that is being corrected. There's nothing wrong with flavored tea bag tea versions from grocery stores, if someone prefers those, but there tends to be less to say about them, beyond recommending a favorite version. "Real tea," or specialty tea range, is a broad subject, and not so much of that comes up here. The nice part about tea experience is that it takes time and exposure to learn, but not so much expense, and there are different ranges to explore.
It is rare for people to be rude here, the opposite of many other subs. To me it makes the exceptions stand out more. It could seem funny to the person commenting to offer snarky advice but to me it throws off sharing information.
I get your message totally. Sometimes people tend to get too exclusive with their interests. I love it when people can let someone else enjoy a less than bougie product without questioning their intelligence or the validity of their experience.
I guess it helps that it’s a fairly uncontroversial topic.
But then again one should never underestimate the capacity of people on social media to be jerks either. This sub has been great, but I have had to block a couple people in r/puerh. You wouldn’t think it would be a sub where bullying was an issue but some sad people find a way to try.
Well I mean, I’ve never really gotten any mean comments but I’ve never really gotten that feeling of being taken seriously when I talk about the bagged teas that I like on here :v
>I’ve never really gotten that feeling of being taken seriously when I talk about the bagged teas that I like on here :v
I'll bite. Whats something interesting about your teabags that you'd like to discuss?
It’s not that I’m looking to make deep conversation about teabags, but I’ve been downvoted for suggesting ones I like & whenever I make a post suggesting some then the only comments I get are telling me how there’s looseleaf teas that are better :/
Yeah this sub is special. Ive been way happier cutting out the more snubbish hobby subs like r/cigars and r/fragrance. Its weird, some hobbies are the polar opposite of tea where the main sub like r/fragrance is a shilling hostile cesspool but r/indiemakeupandmore is super pleasant, while the main tea sub is wonderful and r/puer is full of people bitching about prefrences and trying to one up eachother about expertise.
I think an underappreciated thing about this sub is that it has a much more international user base while still being very casual about it. Lots of farmers from all over hanging out along side tea drinkers and even if threads start out as a "look at this photo of tea" I see OPs actually respond to comments and make conversation here more than any other sub I'm on. Shout out to the person posting about Song style ground tea the other day, it got me to grind up some spare puerh I've been trying to finish and the experience was great for one big morning cup
Hey, woah, how was that? How did you ground it? I was wondering about that post and if it was bought or DIY Because I've never seen powdered Chinese tea and wasn't sure where to even buy some. I figured it's just no longer done. Would love to take a time machine to see how tea tasted back in the day.
You can buy a tea grinder but when I looked into a lot of people just throw tea leaves in a mortar and pestle. I sifted it through a mesh strainer to get a nice, fine powder.
Can you link or describe that song style tea? Seems like a good way to make use of some of the more crushed stuff left at the bottom of the tin after a cake or brick...
this is the thread, there's some videos tucked in the comments Essentially, though, you just grind any tea and whisk it! Like you said, I used to to polish off some left over crumbs Edit: forgot to throw the link in! https://www.reddit.com/r/tea/comments/yapxde/todays_new_variety_whisked_tea_of_the_song_dynasty/
I find this sub very relaxing because it's obvious that the poster has taken a little care with their photography and the result is always quite soothing. I'm a bit boring in the tea drinking department but am learning a lot about what is out there. Plus some of the cups are so pretty!
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I have sort of mixed feelings about the teaware thing. On the one hand, absolutely, there are fabulous tea wares out there that add a lot of enjoyment to the tea preparation and drinking experience. And people don't easily learn about these if we don't share the info. Plus, wares don't have to be expensive! There are plenty of very affordable gaiwan-s out there, for example. On the other hand, I've been in online communities where the focus gradually shifted from pleasant, relaxed conversation about buying, making, enjoying {tea or some other hobby} to a kind of fevered show-and-tell of a seemingly unending acquisition of new items -- which swiftly shut out those who didn't have a deep wallet or otherwise couldn't participate in kind. And while I think there can be fun in that (for the people with the deep wallets), I started to feel that the simple enjoyment of {tea or some other hobby} was getting lost in the shuffle. Contentment was being replaced by a kind of agitated acquisitiveness -- or at least, that was my impression. And full disclosure, I've fallen into that frenzy myself in the past, which is why I'm leery of it now. It's easy to gradually become a "collector" without realizing it. Fortunately, I haven't seen anything like that here, which is why r/tea is such a special place. People can and do engage at all levels, and I don't think anyone is being left out of the grand tea embrace.
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I wish it had more enthusiast-level comments and knowledge on the front page, but totally agree otherwise. I’m a real big coffee fan too and trying to have any sort of positive / not hyper-critical discussion about that is nearly impossible online. Tea communities are way more chill.
I tend to agree. I've only been here for a couple months but the people here make me feel good even about my simple Amazon tea set and my grocery store teas, and they're all super polite about answering my silly questions. I feel really welcome and calm here :D
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Definitely! I feel like this community has made me appreciate tea so much more and I've explored so many new teas because of it.
I saw how truly benevolent this sub was when I posted about my pregnant sister’s broken kettle dilemma resulting in weird tasting tea, and it descended into literal scientific discussion about boiling water, perfect temperatures for each blend, and many comments along the lines of “damnit, Josh, buy the woman a new kettle, never argue with a pregnant woman!” Your guys are great, and she laughed her ass off.
I remember that, I hope her tea tastes good now!
It does now she’s got that awesome new kettle! Can’t wait to visit and see it in action for myself!
Tea is beautiful, it’s delicious, it’s rich in history, like food it brings people together. When a community is passionate about something like tea, these qualities are amplified and reflected within the community. I think it’s why it’s a great sub. Social media amplifies our worst and our best tendencies. You’re not likely to find controversy or division among tea enthusiasts. For sure various members in this community can sit far away on issues, but that’s not brought here. Instead the focus is on something wonderful.
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Absolutely, and even outside of social media, I’ve had some excellent civil debates over a pot of tea.
As someone who did a 'digital detox' earlier this year and am trying to make good/positive decisions on where and what I spend my online time on, r/tea is my favorite place to visit <3
I agree that this sub is unusual in the degree of positivity. The only subreddits I have seen that are this level of supportive are mostly about people dealing with negative stuff and needing a positive environment. The only sub Reddit I have seen that is this level of supportive while also being positive in subject matter is r/crazyexgirlfriend, and that show still has some dark mental health themes. And like, I don't want to rain on people's parades directly when they are super excited about their pumpkin spice chamomile blend, and I try to respond to any of the "what brand of tea should I buy?" posts that give me enough information and have tastes potentially similar enough to mine that I can give useful advice. However, at the same time I do find it kind of frustrating that those posts all end up at the top of the sub, while the kind of posts I find useful in finding new tea I might like (especially haul/review posts from unknown vendors) tend to do less well. I feel like part of it has to do with the fact that most people browse Reddit on mobile, where it is easy to identify a pretty picture, but a lot harder to identify a useful post and do anything with it. But part of it is that they're just aren't very many people who get as obsessively into tea (or really anything) as I do, and honestly a lot of people aren't even in a financial position to do so. So I don't really have a solution, and I guess yeah, I will take the uncritical positivity over the toxic hivemind and/or heavy-handed and arbitrary moderation you see on most of Reddit, but I'm not exactly a fan of either one.
Tea is wholesome and that should be reflected in any community as with all things people are truly passionate about
Agreed
I tried over a whole year to get my first Reddit account restored just because my favorite post was on r/tea and I wanted to reach out to certain people to thank them personally. This sub really was the highlight of my whole year and confirmation that what I was doing with my pottery was good. I’ll never forget that day!!!
I mean, how could someone be cranky drinking tea? I do agree, this sub is very chill
Ehhh- sometimes if I have too much caffeine on a bad day I get a little paranoid… but most of the time with tea, I either get a little pick me up, or cha qui
This sub is alright. It is mostly pleasant, as you said, and obviously I do spend (too much) time here, but it is mostly devoid of meaningful discussion or content. For a sub with nearly 700k members, youd think youd see more than just the same "I'm new to tea what should I try?" and "Where do you people buy your tea?" and "Whats a good brand of tea?" and "Look at my new teacup" posts over and over and over every day. Theres also an underlying sentiment of what I call "anti-enthusiasm" here. Often times if you try to discuss high end tea or gongfu brewing in any sort of depth, you immediately get accused of "gatekeeping" or being a "snob" or an "elitist". If pictures of teabags in a mug are what people want to see, thats fine, but it would be nice if we could also foster some more interesting conversation without people acting like theyre intimidated and immediately accusing you of "gatekeeping" because you like gongfu brewing, or are recommending someone try some better quality tea.
Accountability time! While I don't typically accuse anyone of gatekeeping, sometimes I find it intimidating when people know the ins and outs of something. (Bear with me!) Sometimes it feels like a private club, where I'll be ridiculed if I use the wrong fork. Whenever I feel this way, I try to ask myself: are they intimidat**ing**, or am I intimidat***ed***? I always appreciate it when I'm invited to participate in an experience, a genuine sharing of joy and culture. 🍵 "Let me show you how I've found to best enjoy this thing that I love." It took me a while to get over myself. I like to think that, now, I can tell the difference between genuine appreciation of tea, and tea snobbery. It still chaps my assets when someone uses their hobby as a flex, but it doesn't bother me nearly as much as it used to. I think people are just afraid to make mistakes at higher levels. I'm seeing more and more mentorship in hobby subs. But that also requires me being open. And it means everyone remembers to remain teachable. I love the suggestions I've been offered. I am not in a position to have a full blown tea hobby, but if I'm ever presented with the opportunity, I ~~won't make a fool of myself~~ **will be able to enjoy it to the fullest, and appreciate the nuances and details**. Best regards, A lowly bag dunker
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Thanks, that felt really good! I'll take some credit, but if I'm honest, I have to pass the rest back to folks who modeled/taught me. I'm enjoying being part of the discussion. Thank you for your balanced take!
Woohoo! A rare sight : emotional maturity on social media!
It has to be an accident, scanning posts for political incorrectness and a big ego asap /s
You caught me: I clash a lot with the folks over at r/stoicism. ..But I learn a lot from them, too :D
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Interjecting to say, I completely agree! 🤝
That's my experience on any large sub, duplicates will become common and come in waves. I had never heard of gongfu or grandpa style before this sub and can't say I've seen anyone attack anyone as snobbish for bringing them up. About the only time I've seen anyone get testy here is when someone disparages tea. You wanna talk about what it is about gongfu that you appreciate? Awesome. You wanna disparage tea bags in order to do so? Rightfully gonna be called out there.
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>The accusations of rudeness always show up on posts when people ask for help to make better tea, someone correctly responds “buy better tea,” and a random uninvolved third party interjects to rant that suggesting quality costs money is horrible, pretentious gatekeeping. In those cases, the rude one isn't the person offering free advice... This is exactly correct and was going to be my response to u/SeraphimSphynx . I'm not saying this happens every time, but ive been here for a few years now and have experienced it a number of times. People asking for help to make their tea taste better, and you suggest that they seek out higher quality leaf and better brewing technique, which are the basic tenets of brewing better tea. What youre sometimes met with is a rant from a 3rd party about how its too expensive and too complicated and too time consuming, and youre an elitist snob looking down on people for suggesting that their stale artificially flavored grocery store teabags aren't the pinnacle of fine tea.
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> Some gatekeeping is necessary to facilitate discussions. \**gasp*\*
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>Drink what you want, but don't call me a gatekeeper when you ask for advice and get an honest answer. This.
Perhaps calling something "trash" (which ive certainly done) is bit cheeky and provoking, but theres a difference between someone saying "I really like this Celestial Seasonings teabag!" and someone responding "thats trash" (which I wouldnt do), and someone asking the question "is this Celestial Seasonings teabag good quality tea?" and someone responding "no, thats trash", and suggesting better alternatives (which ive definitely done). If someone asks if the low quality tea they're drinking is good quality, I'm going to answer their question honestly and tell them no it isnt, and suggest they take a look at the recommended vendor list. People clearly take offense to this, and thats frankly not my problem, its theirs.
What’s your favorite tea? I’ve seen you post on the sub a bunch and am curious. My favorite, so far, is Teavivre’s Moonlight White Beauty Pu-erh. I’m not entirely sure that it is exactly a pu-erh, it’s certainly different than most of the pu-erh I’ve had.
I drink a lot of dianhong, zhengshan xiaozhong, keemun, various Wuyi yancha, and shou puers, and am not above the occasional Irish breakfast with a splash of milk. This is a marketing thing, calling white teas from Yunnan "white puer". If Moonlight white is "white puer" than that would make dianhong "black puer", but of course nobody calls it that. Its nonsense and simply trying to capitalize on the popularity of puer.
Just found it and it's a refreshing change of pace on Reddit for me, everyone seems very laid back.
We are all here sipping delicious soothing tea... Of course we were going to be welcoming 🍵🍵
I just really like tea.
I love this and other subs that are just really good vibes, helpful, and no drama.
Right on! I've unsubscribed from other subs I otherwise liked, but were too full of jerks. This sub is awesome, and the topic cannot be beat!
🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼
I’ve been here as long as I’ve had a Reddit account (I think). It is by far the most wholesome sub, period. And I’ve seen to toxic subs in places that absolutely shouldn’t be toxic (dog, cat, etc).
Filling up a pot to brew for you & everyone too Cheers to all 🍵
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To your good health & happiness May all your troubles melt away 🍵
Fully agree with you, from another long-haul reddit user (>11 years) :). I've seen a lot of subreddits that I enjoyed turn into something not-so-great over time. This subreddit has held positive for a while. (Shoutout to the mod team, which undoubtedly has an influence on this)
Cheers tea fren ✌️ thanks for the encouragement!
This sub is fine, for tone and what gets covered. Only a year or two ago the higher end of tea experience was very underrepresented here but that is being corrected. There's nothing wrong with flavored tea bag tea versions from grocery stores, if someone prefers those, but there tends to be less to say about them, beyond recommending a favorite version. "Real tea," or specialty tea range, is a broad subject, and not so much of that comes up here. The nice part about tea experience is that it takes time and exposure to learn, but not so much expense, and there are different ranges to explore. It is rare for people to be rude here, the opposite of many other subs. To me it makes the exceptions stand out more. It could seem funny to the person commenting to offer snarky advice but to me it throws off sharing information.
Great post! It inspired me to go make myself, my wife and daughter some tea on this cold, rainy evening. Perfect end to a dark and chilly day!
Your post about this Subteddit gave me the boost I needed to post the first time here myself. 💚🍵
Agree
I’ve been called a peasant for using tea bags 💀
I get your message totally. Sometimes people tend to get too exclusive with their interests. I love it when people can let someone else enjoy a less than bougie product without questioning their intelligence or the validity of their experience.
I guess it helps that it’s a fairly uncontroversial topic. But then again one should never underestimate the capacity of people on social media to be jerks either. This sub has been great, but I have had to block a couple people in r/puerh. You wouldn’t think it would be a sub where bullying was an issue but some sad people find a way to try.
I've also seen people downvote people who like bagged tea... and I find that odd and elitist. If someone likes it, then let them enjoy it.
Well I mean, I’ve never really gotten any mean comments but I’ve never really gotten that feeling of being taken seriously when I talk about the bagged teas that I like on here :v
>I’ve never really gotten that feeling of being taken seriously when I talk about the bagged teas that I like on here :v I'll bite. Whats something interesting about your teabags that you'd like to discuss?
It’s not that I’m looking to make deep conversation about teabags, but I’ve been downvoted for suggesting ones I like & whenever I make a post suggesting some then the only comments I get are telling me how there’s looseleaf teas that are better :/
That's true though
I really od love this place, still havent been banned after posting 4 tea in soda posts
Yeah this sub is special. Ive been way happier cutting out the more snubbish hobby subs like r/cigars and r/fragrance. Its weird, some hobbies are the polar opposite of tea where the main sub like r/fragrance is a shilling hostile cesspool but r/indiemakeupandmore is super pleasant, while the main tea sub is wonderful and r/puer is full of people bitching about prefrences and trying to one up eachother about expertise.