One such addiction is that of TEA!
TEA- a beverage for us all-but life for majority of indians(especially adults)
Sometimes i wonder what would life be without it?
Before talking(writing) further,i may clarify that like most of you readers out there.i too don't drink tea.infact am pissed of making it for every guest who comes to my place..i wonder for these adults,how can life revolve around it?
when i was a little girl,my parents drank it.i too was fascinated by its brown color(i thought it was chocolate!),i even cried to get a sip of it..but was told that-"milk makes you white! if you have tea..you will be brown like it." and i agreed!
As i grew up,i realised the importance of tea!
The moment Mr x. returns from office,he wants his tea..if that is dealyed,there may be a world war 3 at home! "what kind of home is this ,where one can't even relax with a cup of tea!" (can anyone explain how tea relaxes you?)
When mrs y,went to meet her friends,she made it a point not to eat anything half hour in advance!"i am going for a social visit,they"ll atleast offer some tea" and trust me folks-this tea becomes status symbol for ladies (or maybe even gents!)
People are judged by the quality of tea they serve-"what a tasteless tea(all water and no milk!,can't even cook properly!) or maybe.."what a strong tea..that too served with biscuits and snacks..what a great host!"(was it a good tea..or better biscuits?)
Look at us indians!!!
A cup of tea decides your status.If you have it in a tea stall,for rs 3..n chat ..people assume-you are just discussing..wasting time..
If the same tea if offered in a five star hotel-for rs 300-the discussion becomes a "meeting!"..
Whenever any guests visit-the first thing after settling down is the "tea or coffee?" question!
(for god's sake,better concentrate on talking than worrying about the drinks!)
Infact tea is associated with typical occcasions as well..an ideal tv situation..when a gal meets her future in laws for the fisrt time..she has to enetr the room with a tray having tea!!
(why? can there be no other possible entry?)
Even at railway stations you may never hear the name of station ,but the vendors shouting "chaiii'chaii" are audible!
Such is the importance of tea,that evn lalu yadav proposed a new type of "kullahrs " fer it..to have the taste of it!!
I am no longer shocked to see saif ali khan,or preity zinta doing advertisements for tea leaves-who knows the value of tea in their lives:-P
There was another ad which said-"bhaiyya aap to kamjor ho gaye" i thought it was an ad for some health drink-but yes that health drink was our very own-"tea"!
When you get cold-have tea with ginger and cardamon,when you have headache, have a cup of tea.
Even our lyricists have realised the value of tea in our lives! writing songs like "a bb g,t p o g!"( a stupid song from a bollywood movie kuch na kaho!)..or even.."mummy ne meri tumhe chaii pe bulaya hai"..(another old song )
Did you ever think so highly about tea before today?
i guess -"no"
nor did i.
But today i have no doubts about the value of tea in our lives..:-P
You maybe thinking what made me write this stupid post about an even more stupid topic.I really apologise..but i couldnot stop thinking about it.there are diwali preparations going on in my house and the painter agreed to work only on one condition-he would be given 3 cups of tea daily,and a tea break of half hour!!!
tea was more important than even his job!!
god bless us all!!
god bless our tastebuds!!
great are we..and great are our addictions!!
will post soon!
keep smiling till then!!:-)
