I've switched out my coffee for green tea...
There's your problem right there. Tea should not
ever be green.
Tips for making tea Americans don't ever seem to get:
First, go to your local supermarket and buy Tetley's British Blend teabags. Or better yet, find a 'British' store nearby and buy teabags from there. Avoid flavoured tea at all costs. Tea is made from tea leaves, not fruit.
Secondly, boil the water. This is important. You don't make tea with hot water, you make it with boiling water. The hot water dispenser at work wont cut it for this. Buy an electric kettle or boil the water in a pan on your stove. A microwave can be used in a pinch.
Next, place the teabag in the
boiling water and leave to infuse. Don't stir. Depending on how strong you like it, you'll need to leave it for between 3 and 5 minutes.
Finally, if you want to go the whole hog on the British way of doing things, add a little milk. Most Yanks don't get this (even though they happily put cream in coffee which should, of course, be black...). If you really can't bring yourself to add milk, the only acceptable alternative is a slice of lemon.
That's probably enough for a beginner. Next week we'll move on to open tea leaves, tea pots and strainers.
In week three, we'll learn how to read tea leaves and predict the future.

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