• Welcome! The TrekBBS is the number one place to chat about Star Trek with like-minded fans.
    If you are not already a member then please register an account and join in the discussion!

Poll Picard the Earl Grey Influencer

Were you influenced by Picard's choice of Earl Grey tea?

  • Total voters
    24
TheAussieGonz

TheAussieGonz

Lieutenant Junior Grade
Red Shirt
Apologies if this has been done. After a search, this humble Red Shirt has determined this may be a new poll.

I'm interested in gauging what proportion of this community has taken up, or tried, Earl Grey tea as a direct influence of it featuring as Picard's favourite beverage.

In my case, I was unaware of the existence of Earl Grey tea (or Earl Grey himself, or even bergamot!) until I watched TNG.
 
No, my love of Earl Grey has more to do with my grandmother than Picard. A nice cup in the late morning or early afternoon goes down rather nicely, though in the early morning, I tend to prefer a cup of English or Irish breakfast tea.
 
Earl Grey is too expensive. I drink Lidl's own brand tea, if I've shopped at Tesco I will go for Yorkshire tea, it's a bit more expensive but Tesco's own brand tea bags have a habit of splitting very frequently and tea leaves in tea is disgusting. I have no objection to PG Tips but rarely buy it myself.
 
Hate is a pretty strong word here. I didn't like it, but I don't hate it.

It was surprisingly bitter. I figure it pairs well with a cookie or something sweet.

But nope, not drinking it by itself. I prefer mint, Chai, or a green tea.
 
Yes, this exactly. When I started drinking tea, I naturally had to try Earl Grey because I knew it from TNG and was curious. For a while, I had it regularly as an alternative to black tea, but I've gotten out of the habit, since these days I tend to buy black teabags in bulk, and I drink iced tea more than hot tea anyway.

Frontis said:
Earl Grey is British, Picard is French.
Click to expand...

Shakespeare was English too. It's a united Earth, so there's presumably more cultural intermixing in the future, especially with transporters making international commutes easy. The fact that Picard speaks English with a flawless British accent suggests that he was raised bilingual from childhood, and possibly was sent as a child to an English boarding school or beamed back and forth between La Barre and a school in England. (Didn't Picard season 2 establish that the family lived in England for generations before returning to France?)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

Starscape
  • Poll
Contest: VOTE November 2025 Art Challenge - Vote for Your Theme!
Replies
5
Views
1K
Starscape
Starscape
Starscape
  • Poll
Contest: VOTE October 2025 Art Challenge - Vote for Your Theme!
Replies
5
Views
3K
Firebird
Firebird
If you are not already a member then please register an account and join in the discussion!

Sign up / Register


Back
Top