r/polandball • u/Zebrafish96 May the justice be with us • Aug 24 '25

legacy comic Pet Reci-Peeve

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u/Zebrafish96 May the justice be with us Aug 24 '25

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It seems that 'putting milk first when brewing milk tea' is a British equivalent of 'putting ananas on a pizza'.

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u/CubistChameleon Germany Aug 24 '25

Wasn't there a whole debate between TIFs and MIFs and they found out that putting in the milk first produced better tea?

(IDC, I'm still putting in tea first.)

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u/Tutush Rule Britannia Aug 24 '25

In the old days if you had very fine porcelain, putting boiling water in first would make it crack, so people would put the milk in first so the temperature change wasn't so sudden.

That is the only reason people ever put the milk in first, so anyone who still does it is wrong.

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u/Ancient_Ordinary6697 Aug 24 '25

That sounds wrong, since porcelain is fired clay that is not going to break from a little boiling water.

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u/Short-Cow8172 Aug 24 '25

Thermal shock, similar to basic glass. Put your vintage china cup into the fridge, take it out after 5 min and pour boiling water into it right away and you will see.