Not her cup of tea?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>:</p><p><span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Porter">Porter</span> <span word="added">added</span>: “<span word="My">My</span> <span word="girlfriend">girlfriend</span> <span word="loves">loves</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tattoos">tattoos</span> <span word="although">although</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="hates">hates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span> – <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="it">it</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Porter">Porter</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="tattoos">tattoos</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span> (<span word="I">I</span> <span word="assume">assume</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="loves">loves</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="skin">skin</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="taste">taste</span>, <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="preference">preference</span>. <span word="Porter">Porter</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="hates">hates</span> <span word="them">them</span> – <span word="she">she</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="tattoos">tattoos</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="taste">taste</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Porter">Porter</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="girlfriend">girlfriend</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> “<span word="not">not</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>”.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="colloquial">colloquial</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="presumably">presumably</span> (<span word="again">again</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="assume">assume</span>) <span word="this">this</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="ceremonies">ceremonies</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="teas">teas</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="from">from</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="green">green</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unfermented">unfermented</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vitamins">vitamins</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="favorites">favorites</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="folks">folks</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yangtze">Yangtze</span> – <span word="there">there</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="milder">milder</span> <span word="tastes">tastes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>. <span word="Further">Further</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southeast">southeast</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="oolong">oolong</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="fermented">fermented</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="fruitlike">fruitlike</span> <span word="fragrance">fragrance</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="fermented">fermented</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="ripen">ripen</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="bitter">bitter</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="unpleasant">unpleasant</span>, <span word="aromas">aromas</span>. <span word="Taking">Taking</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Yunnan">Yunnan</span> <span word="quaff">quaff</span> <span word="Pu">Pu</span>’<span word="er">er</span> <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="fermented">fermented</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="aside">aside</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="tastes">tastes</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="rotten">rotten</span> <span word="wood">wood</span> - <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beginners">beginners</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>.</p>
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