Bok wrote: ↑Wed Apr 20, 2022 8:31 pm
Maerskian wrote: ↑Wed Apr 20, 2022 11:19 am
"life's too short to be restricted to too little leaf", so i just go along with taste, satisfaction & tolerance levels.
That's the essence really. My exact same thinking
Sometimes feel quite the paradox to pay attention to so many factors that could be affecting our tea to the point that - from an outsider's perpsective - can feel like some demented obsession ( once again, from a non-tea person's point of view ) : theories, tools, brewing methods, timing perfection, decorations, all kind of references, papers & studies pointing to ideal levels of X or Y, water recipes, storage tricks ( granted these last two become vital the moment you lack acceptable conditions to begin with )...
And then you kinda - metaphorically - throw everything through the window and go with your own impressions becoming a more natural process ( what it should have been from the very start ) .
Probably a parallel with the way humans evolve, the moment you walk on your own then you're an adult.
@pedant ,
@Victoria
Makes me wonder if Teaforum would benefit of an added "tea age" profile stat being so similar to how we grow. Undeniably "pace" is a factor ( not the same to learn about tea daily for years on a daily basis than reading something once... then leaving everything ... then going back some years afterwards ) but in a way could help.
At 5.5 yrs old i certainly consider myself to be still a "child" ( been tempted to go for the easy "cha" wordplay here ) and would have to pay more attention from those ever cocky "teanagers" ( sorry, couldn't help it this time ) sharing their experiences talking about the tea-world ... but then, when adulteas speak... we better listen, let alone elders ( if we're even honored to have somebody with so many decades of experience drinking tea ) .
Arguably one of those rare moments where plenty people would rather be considered "old".
I'm guessing some birth date entry form function should be available, only it would be used for the day we were born into tea . Just a thought in the air.