Poll Picard the Earl Grey Influencer

[TheAussieGonz]

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.

 

[BillJ]

I'm simply not a tea drinker.

 

[Warp Core Breach]

It definitely influenced me to try it, and I like it, but I'm not sure it's my favorite tea. It's up near the top though.

 

[1001001]

 

[NCC-73515]

I've had Earl Grey on the D bridge in front of the ready room, looking at the Captain's chair

 

[XCV330]

tea, Red Rose, tepid.

 

[The Wormhole]

I don't drink tea either. Or coffee. Honestly, I've never gotten the hang of hot drinks.

 

[1001001]

I don't drink tea either. Or coffee. Honestly, I've never gotten the hang of hot drinks.

 

[HotRod]

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.

 

[Firebird]

Never developed a taste for dirt water - er, tea.

 

[Turtletrekker]

I don't drink tea either. Or coffee. Honestly, I've never gotten the hang of hot drinks.

Same, with the curious exception of hot chocolate.

 

[Detached Nacelle]

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.

 

[Frontis]

Earl Grey is British, Picard is French.

 

[Shawnster]

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.

 

[Christopher]

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.

Earl Grey is British, Picard is French.

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?)

 

[SteveJRogers]

GET ME A [wine] CORK!

 

[Rowdy Roddy McDowall]

I don't drink tea either. Or coffee. Honestly, I've never gotten the hang of hot drinks.

I rarely drink cold coffee or hot tea. And NOTHING beats iced Turkey Hill. So Picard is clearly a very sick man. ENTERPRISE classic knew enough to prefer coffee, if CORBOMITE's any indication.

 

[AntonyF]

Never developed a taste for dirt water - er, tea.

You could say.... it's not your cup of tea.

I'll see myself out.