Ah right, I've heard of red bush tea but never tried it.
I was mostly joking but never can be too sure with you Aussies lol
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Ahh.. Ireland, how i dream to go there some day, and Welcome :D
My Irish heritage is what im most proud of. I heard from some foreign exchange students over the past few years that you guys abroad dont care much for heritage. i dont know how much of that is true, but here in Minnesota we put a lot of weight on our bloodlines. Im Irish, German, Norwegian, and almost no french.. but its there.
Last year in school we actually had a teacher for 1 semester that came from Ireland, Fresh off the plane.
I got along with her really well, and would spend time after class exploring the Irish culture with her. She says i absolutely must go, and I agree.
Even enjoying some Irish cream that i just made, its great over coffee :)
A word of warning, given to me by many a wise gentleman on this here forum. Beware of the RAD or Razor Acquisition Disease, its good fun and a heck of a hobby.. But girlfriends or wives don't particularly care for that shit.. XD Hit me like a ton of bricks it did..
You should definitely get over for a visit but give yourself plenty of time to just drift. Don't just follow the tourist trail like a lot of tourists who "do" Ireland in 3 days. And make sure you come to the north, I'd be happy to show you about.
I saw on the scotch thread that you'd made a whiskey cream, I'd never even considered the idea but you've got me thinking now. Bushmills did a great Irish cream a few years ago with a proper malt whiskey taste but Diageo who own Baileys (and everything else) bought them out and stopped them from making it.
Think I might already be catching RAD, I started shaving with a shavette, within a week I'd ordered a vintage straight edge of eBay. It hasn't even got here yet and I'm already looking at others lol
Well rooibos isn't an actual teaplant at all. And regular tea as I have always understood it has caffeine but it's a different kind which isn't as rough as coffee. I drink coffee anywhere near the way I drink tea and I would be ready for the nutter room. Whereas the Island teas I drink are probably the same as you. Yorkie gold, PG Tips, Barry's etc. I can drink that stuff all day long and feel revived but never strung out. On a good day I can do up to 3 pots and be fine....not on coffee though. Coffee is a treat for me these days as it tears me up over time. Now if you want to try some really nice teas try this stuff. Tea Kusmi Tea- Online sale of various teas: green tea, black tea outstanding stuff. Especially the Bouquet of flowers which was Czar Nicholas II favorite.
A real Aussie, ohhh!
Bit of an east coast west coast rivalry goin on here?
No not at all. I even lived and worked over that way for a while. No Ed is a blow in from over your way, just across the water a little...Actually he's a blow in from the Angles, Saxons and Jute times there too... Since that bit of Britain is really MY bit of island...The Scots and Cornish have their bits as well:)...Don't mind me, I just like to take the p!ss out of Ed for being a Pom. He's a good bloke, like I said. He might even have a bit of decent Celtic blood in him from over your way...He tends to be a bit vague about that side of the family. ;)
Mick