SIMON McMENAMIN/
WAITER
I’m drinking Lipton tea, which is what I used to drink with my grandma. If I can
squeeze it in before work I usually have two cups a day. I could probably live without tea
but then I’d have to switch to something else - like vodka!
MELINDA BRAID/
ENGLISH TEACHER
I’m drinking my favorite: Earl Grey with milk, no sugar. I have only one or two each
day, and I could easily live without it. The only thing I need is H20!
MICHELINE CLOUTIER/
PERFORMANCE ARTIST
This is herbal rose hip tea, and I have to have two or three cups a day. It’s
required to keep my fine mind and body in health.
Time for tea Photos by Beezer
Tokyo is a tea-totaling town. Few aficionados will brave the winter cold without a
nice, strong cup-or can-of the stuff. This week we bagged a few of these leaf fiends to
find out how many cups they take, and whether any of them would be willing to turn over a
new leaf and give up their brew.
JEAN-LOUIS RIVARD/
ARCHITECT
I have one or two cups of Earl Grey every day. It doesn’t matter if it’s tea or
coffee: I just need something in the morning!
MAKI SHINOHARA/
STUDENT
This is hibiscus tea. I only indulge in it about once a day, and life without it would be
just fine. But life without coffee? The world just wouldn’t be right.
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