“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” ― C.S. Lewis

Coffee vs. Tea

Often people will ask me if I want to go get coffee with them, it’s something that’s heard around a college campus often. Sometimes it’s my boss running to Starbucks before work other times its boys trying to take me out without too much commitment. But every time I reply similarly, “Thanks but I don’t actually drink coffee.” After I say this I usually get a really weird look, the persons eyes tend to enlarge and their mouth forms an o. “What!?! How do you survive college without drinking coffee?” I usually then explain to them that I drink tea which has caffeine as well. But they still don’t understand why I would give up something that so many people rely on every single day. This is where my story really begins; I basically have it rehearsed now since I am so used to having to explain it. “I gave up coffee 3 years ago as a New Year’s Resolution, I didn't drink it every day but I drank it often enough that it was worth giving up.” But that still doesn't explain why I don’t drink coffee, and it’s not that I judge anyone who drinks it, my mother herself will have 2 cups every morning. I continue, “I don’t like the way it makes me feel, it doesn't offer me enough energy and I still have an awful crash. I also don’t like the taste at all, I tried to pretend I did for years trying to mask it with cream and sugar but ultimately it’s just too strong for me. I also didn't like how it stained my teeth. So really it is just a personal choice that I made 3 years ago and continue each year.” Then I either get people who accept my decision or just continue to think I am crazy. But either way I will stick to my green tea.