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It's more than that in Costa for a cup of tea, London prices
That BBC survey also said how much a pie was at QPR, I'll be honest I didn't know we sold them, not seen one on sale for ages. Been just burgers, hot dogs, chips and pizza
I don’t take sugar so can mine be cheaper please?Or milk in coffee too.
Not so fast laddie!
Prior to my latest departure, I endured much of last season with a yoof in the refreshment bar near C' Block in SAR Upper.
Our exchanges went something along the lines of: - Black coffee please. - Sorry we've run out. - What are those cups with the word 'Nescafe' on? - Oh, they come with milk! We've run out of black coffee. - That's patently ridiculous. You've got coffee, but some numpty over -orders them with creamer and now you haven't the capacity to put a spoon of instant into a cup, and fill it with tepid water. Madness! - I guess.... - (Slightly older yoof with managerial aspirations) Is there a problem? - Well yes actually. I want a black coffee, but I am told you've run out, notwithstanding the cups I am now looking at. - Yes, they are milk coffee. - When you say milk, you mean creamer? - Yes. Some people prefer their coffee with milk! - Why don't you just let the customer put his or her own milk in? - Well it's easier. - Well if it's easier, why then do you have these little tubs of UHT milk then? - Oh you caaaant 'urry up! - Yes, the cartons are for people to add more milk. - I see. I think you're somewhat missing the irony of the situation. You go one step further in the coffee making process and put powdered milk in on the assumption that people want milk, and yet for those who don't, we're stuffed and if those who want to ignore lactose overload, they can literally turn this into a latte if they desire. - Wot the fark is the delay Gaz? Is that caaaant still on about black coffee? - Fink so Baz! - Err, yes. You're not the only one that complains about this. - Yeah I know, every week pal. Does anyone undertake quality control, seek customer feedback? - (Silence ensures whereupon first yoof pipes up) We've got tea? - Its bad enough that I am reduced to drinking instant coffee in public, but Typhoo!!! - Sod, it a cup of tea then. - 'bout time, kin hell son fort you we're chattin' him up like!
Every sodding week. I am not after kopi luwak FFS, just a cup of bloody phish awful Nescafe! Whereupon I would return to my chums and moan about the inability of QPR to serve a black coffee.
- Didn't that happen to you last home game. - And the one before that, and the other game - Yeah, I think you got a black coffee in a pre-season game.... -W.....s!!!!
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I am not English, but I lived and worked in London for almost thirty years. I find the redundant usage of the word 'tea' after 'cuppa' unforgivable. Cuppa, as we all know, only refers to tea. The media department at HQ needs to get this sorted. #scanduloususeofpwophaenglish
On a broader note, as a tea fan, I find it irritating when entering an eatery to find a long list of various coffees but just " tea " . No choice at all. Still, maybe tea will become trendy - Waitose are selling a posh loose tea for a mere fiver a box as against their own range at £1.55.
On a broader note, as a tea fan, I find it irritating when entering an eatery to find a long list of various coffees but just " tea " . No choice at all. Still, maybe tea will become trendy - Waitose are selling a posh loose tea for a mere fiver a box as against their own range at £1.55.
I'm a tea boy, always have been. Lived over here for decades but still prefer the good old, on the strong side, cuppa. Nowadays I buy the Trader Joe's Irish variety, in England, enjoy Sainsbury's, PG Tips, in fact most of your regular brands, (not so keen on Tetlys though). Don't do poncey or old lady stuff and am generally a little disappointed when purchasing from cafes. Anyone recommend a place in West/Central London, maybe a chain that knows how to boil water, nice big mug?
I haven't bought a hot drink at LR for years. Last time it happened, I was walking back to my seat, someone got up, jogged my left arm and sent scalding hot chocolate over some poor soul on my right. Not pleasant. Shame. Me and the old man used to smuggle in brandy and Irish up our hot chocolate or coffee with that. Nice.
Not sure if this is still the case but my son once asked for the 'Burger Meal', burger duly served, when he asked where the chips were, the reply was the Burger 'Meal' didn't come with chips - the 'meal' was in fact a burger and .................. that's it
Its economics and supply and demand - as we know ticket & tv money just covers cost of LR and the training ground - transfers and player wages come from the owners.
I haven't bought a hot drink at LR for years. Last time it happened, I was walking back to my seat, someone got up, jogged my left arm and sent scalding hot chocolate over some poor soul on my right. Not pleasant. Shame. Me and the old man used to smuggle in brandy and Irish up our hot chocolate or coffee with that. Nice.
1-Boil the kettle. 2-Warm the teapot with boiling water then discharge water down the sink through the spout 3-insert Tea spoonful amounts of tea into teapot to suit taste (NOT FCKING TEABAGS). 4-pour boiling water into teapot and put lid on teapot. (tea cosy optional) 5-Pour required amount of milk into mug or cup and saucer depending on what part of Hammersmith you're from. (milk into mug or cup and saucer first, not the tea this is important) 6-Pour tea into mug or cup and saucer. 7-Add sugar to taste as required. 8-Sit down and drink tea. 9-Don't bloody well dunk biscuits into tea that's for oddballs.
My Father had a profound influence on me, he was a lunatic.
I haven't bought a hot drink at LR for years. Last time it happened, I was walking back to my seat, someone got up, jogged my left arm and sent scalding hot chocolate over some poor soul on my right. Not pleasant. Shame. Me and the old man used to smuggle in brandy and Irish up our hot chocolate or coffee with that. Nice.
You sent scalding hot chocolate over some poor soul?!
Why were they scalding? Not impressed with the game?
1-Boil the kettle. 2-Warm the teapot with boiling water then discharge water down the sink through the spout 3-insert Tea spoonful amounts of tea into teapot to suit taste (NOT FCKING TEABAGS). 4-pour boiling water into teapot and put lid on teapot. (tea cosy optional) 5-Pour required amount of milk into mug or cup and saucer depending on what part of Hammersmith you're from. (milk into mug or cup and saucer first, not the tea this is important) 6-Pour tea into mug or cup and saucer. 7-Add sugar to taste as required. 8-Sit down and drink tea. 9-Don't bloody well dunk biscuits into tea that's for oddballs.
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