Week 6: Coffee vs. Tea

8 weeks into this semester. Week 6 of this blog. Many, if not all college students (including myself), are tired. And I think most people, even outside the university sphere, are very ready for the holidays. A break. Whatever.

So I figured, why not do a fun topic--Coffee vs. Tea. It's very applicable because who doesn't need/want a caffeine boost when they reach the level of fatigue college and careers bring?

I know this topic isn't exactly "controversial." I suppose it's more along the preference side, but some people do get pretty defensive about their choice of caffeinated beverage.

For the most part, Americans made their choice back 1773. I mean, they kind of had to find an alternative beverage after they decided to brew all their tea in the Boston Harbor. So today, we associate tea with the sophisticated British or Europeans in general, and coffee with the rough and tough, hardworking American spirit.

Now I realize those are broad (probably inaccurate) generalizations, and I should probably clarify my statement about the whole Boston Tea thing as a joke and not factual history, but I personally tend to fall on the whole tea side of things. I grew up drinking tea. I absolutely love it. My dad is the coffee connoisseur considering he actually buys the beans green and roasts his own coffee. Apparently, the gene didn't rub off on me though. I can count the number of cups of coffee I drank my freshman year (year, not semester) on one hand.

So this week, I'll take the position of coffee.

And just for the fun of it, here are a couple quotes about coffee...

"A morning without coffee is like sleep." ~Anonymous

or

"Sleep is a symptom of caffeine deprivation." ~Anonymous

and

"To me, the smell of fresh-made coffee is one of the greatest inventions." ~Hugh Jackman

Feel free to add other quotes!