Wednesday 9 October, 2024

15 tweets that perfectly sum up Ireland's relationship with tea

Give us tea.

GIVE US TEA or give us death.

1. Getting up = making tea

No Irish person has ever stood up from a chair to leave a room without being asked "Are you making tea?"
— James Brophy (@JBrophy2705) March 26, 2016

James Brophy / Twitter

2. Even when it’s hot, tea must be consumed

Sweating buckets drinking tea on me lunch here
— jess (@Jessicasomersx) July 14, 2015

jess / Twitter

3. God FORBID you’d let it go cold

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4. Except if things get desperate

Sunburned....and reduced to drinking cold tea #lilliswatch
— nicola anderson (@tokonic) April 10, 2015

nicola anderson / Twitter

5. The mood can take you at any time

Last stop on the bus route, driver turns to everyone and roars, "get off me bus I'm dying for a cuppa tea" 😂👏 #ireland
— Freya Drohan (@freyadro) March 21, 2015

Freya Drohan / Twitter

6. We almost love it as much as booze

Drinking a pint and a cup of tea at the same time I've officially lost my mind pic.twitter.com/qMSNSPFMER
— Stephen Byrne (@altirishmusic) March 29, 2016

Stephen Byrne / Twitter

7. It’s nice to drink it with a view

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8. Or even with the local delicacies abroad

Sangria and a cup of tea. You can take the girl out of Ireland... #travel #Spain pic.twitter.com/VNUVz0BBcN
— Kate Maria (@KateMariaGlobal) March 26, 2016

Kate Maria / Twitter

9. It’s crucial you have it with you at all times

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10. Make substitutions if necessary

There's no milk. Can you put Baileys in tea?
— Gary H (@HappyGuyDublin) January 1, 2015

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11. You might make some mistakes

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12. But it is all of you

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13. We are just too addicted to tea

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14. Our tea is best

Yes I am now one of those Irish girls who stocks up on #Barry's tea #back2London @BarrysTeaTweets #irish #tea pic.twitter.com/s6eZ9Ivauq
— Lisa Bash (@bash_time) March 22, 2015

Lisa Bash / Twitter

15. Because it solves every problem you could ever have

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15 tweets that perfectly sum up Ireland's relationship with tea

1. Getting up = making tea

2. Even when it’s hot, tea must be consumed

3. God FORBID you’d let it go cold

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We couldn't find this Tweet

4. Except if things get desperate

5. The mood can take you at any time

6. We almost love it as much as booze

7. It’s nice to drink it with a view

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We couldn't find this Tweet

8. Or even with the local delicacies abroad

9. It’s crucial you have it with you at all times

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We couldn't find this Tweet

10. Make substitutions if necessary

11. You might make some mistakes

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12. But it is all of you

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13. We are just too addicted to tea

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14. Our tea is best

15. Because it solves every problem you could ever have

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