How much tea and coffee do the Consular team drink?

[British Consular Team]

We've noticed that some of the people who read our info on Thai Visa Forum have an interest in the amount of tea and coffee the team consumes so we thought we would share some figures. Based on stats up to last week we drink on average about 0.8 of a cuppa a day per person in the team. About 10% of that is tea (PG Tips mainly), the rest coffee.  Lunch breaks are the most popular time to put the kettle on. Biscuits are rare. 

 

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[Jonathan Fairfield]

Haha, I like this.

 

Good to see you guys are human and with a sense of humour!

 

But only 0.8 cups of tea per day?! You mustn’t employ many northerners.

[British Consular Team]

11 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

Haha, I like this.

 

Good to see you guys are human and with a sense of humour!

 

But only 0.8 cups of tea per day?! You mustn’t employ many northerners.

 

That's an average figure, remember. The northerners in the team weigh heavily in the stats...

[colinneil]

0.8 cups per day, come on who you trying to fool?????

So if you are not drinking at least 1 cup tea/ coffee per day, what else you drinking? Lao kao may be.

 

[faraday]

58 minutes ago, British Consular Team said:

Biscuits are rare

 

Whaaat...?

 

0.8 cups of tea a day & no biscuits....???

 

Her Majesty would "not be amused"

 

????

 

 

[CharlieH]

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[Crossy]

Hmmm, Brit here.

 

When not working from home I get to the office at about 6.30AM, by 8AM I am making my second 1.5L pot of tea (I don't count the actual mugs of tea). I consume a lot of the stuff throughout the day, I can measure my productivity (and associated stress level) by the number of used bags when I finish.

 

I prefer the Dilmah brand of Ceylon tea, black with no sugar, it's not cheap mind.

 

AND the office supply snacks (not necessarily biccies).

 

WFH is even worse as Madam makes the tea so I don't have to do it myself.

 

[blackcab]

4 hours ago, Crossy said:

Dilmah

 

That stuff is absolute cack. Remind me to bring my own box of PG Tips next time I visit!

[blackcab]

8 hours ago, British Consular Team said:

Biscuits are rare.

 

If you ever visit the ThaiVisa bunker you can grab a few handfuls from the snack bar. We have everything from custard creams to waggon wheels, Jammie dodgers, Cadbury dairy milk fingers, Battenburg cake. All sorts really.

[CharlieH]

Just now, blackcab said:

 

If you ever visit the ThaiVisa bunker you can grab a few handfuls from the snack bar. We have everything from custard creams to waggon wheels, Jammie dodgers, Cadbury dairy milk fingers, Battenburg cake. All sorts really.

Sadist !

[Justgrazing]

9 hours ago, British Consular Team said:

Based on stats up to last week we drink on average about 0.8 of a cuppa a day per person in the team.

 

Is there a counter on the teapot .? 

And no mention of curled or raised little fingers when raising the cup from one's saucer .. 

 

 

[Crossy]

7 hours ago, blackcab said:

That stuff is absolute cack. Remind me to bring my own box of PG Tips next time I visit!

 

I usually get 2,000 PG or Tetley when family visit, sadly supplies have dried up due to the spikey footballs.

 

Dilmah is better than the alternative, Yellow Label which is the tea equivalent of Budweiser.

[Antonymous]

[AlQaholic]

9 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

 

Is there a counter on the teapot .? 

And no mention of curled or raised little fingers when raising the cup from one's saucer .. 

 

 

I believe it should be raised, as keeping it curled may infer a crippled little finger which is awkward.

Edited January 28, 2021 by AlQaholic

[jobsworth]

My information from the police is that they are involved in gang stalking.

[NoshowJones]

11 hours ago, blackcab said:

 

That stuff is absolute cack. Remind me to bring my own box of PG Tips next time I visit!

Here is a question. I only have an average of two cups a day, but cannot drink tea without a cake or biccie, anyone else like this? Also, I have never even tasted coffee in my life, just cannot stand the smell of the stuff, the same applies to alcohol.

[NoshowJones]

4 hours ago, Crossy said:

 

I usually get 2,000 PG or Tetley when family visit, sadly supplies have dried up due to the spikey footballs.

 

Dilmah is better than the alternative, Yellow Label which is the tea equivalent of Budweiser.

I agree, I actually like Dilmah.

[Gandtee]

14 hours ago, blackcab said:

 

If you ever visit the ThaiVisa bunker you can grab a few handfuls from the snack bar. We have everything from custard creams to waggon wheels, Jammie dodgers, Cadbury dairy milk fingers, Battenburg cake. All sorts really.

What time is tiffin?

[British Consular Team]

23 hours ago, faraday said:

 

Whaaat...?

 

0.8 cups of tea a day & no biscuits....???

 

Her Majesty would "not be amused"

 

????

 

 

 

Our Consul is in an Embassy Board of Management meeting as we write. He tells us there is one packet of ginger nuts on the table...

[Crossy]

1 hour ago, Gandtee said:

What time is tiffin?

 

I used to love this stuff https://www.cadbury.co.uk/products/cadbury-dairy-milk-tiffin-17881

 

 

[musicscene]

I am surprised that the tea consumed is not Earl Grey tea. Expensive to buy here in Thailand but its what I have always enjoyed. When I was working it was at least 6 cups a day now I am retired its only 3 cups and often with a ginger biscuit. 

I am sure the embassy employs many Thai people so was the figure quoted based on all staff including Thais or just the British staff?

[2530Ubon]

1 hour ago, Gandtee said:

What time is tiffin?

Any time is tiffin time.

 

Out of interest, do the Thai staff partake in tea time, or do they prefer an icy brew?

[faraday]

18 minutes ago, British Consular Team said:

 

Our Consul is in an Embassy Board of Management meeting as we write. He tells us there is one packet of ginger nuts on the table...

 

If I was to suggest who the ginger nut might be, I'm sure I'd be  thrown in The Tower.....but I imagine you might know who I might mean.

 

*laugh emoji*

 

 

 

 

 

 

[British Consular Team]

2 hours ago, 2530Ubon said:

Any time is tiffin time.

 

Out of interest, do the Thai staff partake in tea time, or do they prefer an icy brew?

 

We have some big fans of coffee amongst our Thai colleagues. Bubble tea is popular too - should we include that in our stats? Not really tea, is it? 

[2530Ubon]

3 hours ago, British Consular Team said:

 

We have some big fans of coffee amongst our Thai colleagues. Bubble tea is popular too - should we include that in our stats? Not really tea, is it? 

 

The embassy must be busy, but I do appreciate the time taken on this thread.

 

It's a nice change to see something cheerful and positive in an otherwise difficult time for many, and I laughed and smiled at a lot of the comments here. 

 

Keep up the good work ????

 

Edited January 28, 2021 by 2530Ubon

[Jonathan Fairfield]

 

B3  or C2.

 

Milk, no sugar.

 

 

[impulse]

On 1/28/2021 at 12:57 AM, British Consular Team said:

 

Our Consul is in an Embassy Board of Management meeting as we write. He tells us there is one packet of ginger nuts on the table...

  

What's he doing on the table?

 

[blackcab]

On 1/29/2021 at 4:09 PM, Jonathan Fairfield said:

 

B3  or C2.

 

Milk, no sugar.

 

D2 please.