To all the people who leave

[Booldawg]

...about half a centimetre of tea or coffee at the bottom of the cup. Why?

[cazzz1975]

I used to do that as a child because my mom used to make tea using tea leaves, I would leave a small amount because I didnt want to drink any leaves!

nowadays I will only drink tea if its scalding hot and leave it if its warm

[looobylooo]

i dont know why we do that! strange isnt it?

i do leave some in the bottom of my mug after a cuppa tea,
but drink all if its a coffee

[rowanwitch]

If you grew up with real tea not teabags you'd understand......

[looobylooo]

yeah, i think im with cazzz on that one ^^^
we used to have tea made with tea leaves too as a child, so we left a little bit to avoid a mouthful of tea leaves.
and yes, me too, its got to be scalding hot, with just a tiny smidge of skimmed milk

[Booldawg]

Yes Rowan, thats what I thought - always bits in the bottom. I should imagine a large proportion of 'leavers' have never witnessed that though.

[rowanwitch]

but it may have been something they saw their parents do...

[mazie]

we always had loose tea and my great Aunt would then read everyones tea leaves,. Those were the days :o)

[Marijn]

We called them grouts (the mucky bit at the bottom of the tea cup)

[saxy_jag]

A friend at work does it, often leaving it overnight. I always tell her I won't make her morning cuppa unless she finishes what she left the night before.

[mccfluff]

just checked my mug and i've about half left, it think its cos i forget to drink it half the time so it goes cold

[tiggerblue10]

I usually have biscuit mash at the bottom of my mug.

[cazzz1975]

ahh yes thats another good reason for leaving some tea at the bottom, biscuit mush!

[yogi-bear]

Same as fluffpot.

[RATTER15]

Its so Rowan can read the tea leaves :-)

[kat1]

Always do due to having Tea leaves all through my childhood.

[anneasquith]

how many of you still use tea leaves ? i dont but i do leave a bit of tea, coffee, in my cup

[ummmm]

Limescale.

[zzxxee]

i use tea leaves i read them just for fun my nan taught me how to do it :)

[beatle3]

i do that mainly cos as child my mum used tea leaves and they at the bottom.old habbits never die