Tea and Coffee at Corrymeela

If you are asked if you would like tea or coffee you may be asked if you want a "cuppa." And I find that if you are asked, just say yes because if you don't have a cup of tea or coffee in your hands you will be asked by three or four people before the break is done. If someone is going to make a cuppa for themselves it is practice to ask everyone else if they would like one as well.

Tea and Coffee at Corrymeela is all fair trade. The coffee here is usually made weak and may be compared to a cup of tea with a coffee flavour. The tea here is black with the options of milk and sugar. What we call "mugs" in Canada are called "cups" in the UK and what we would call "cups" are called "glasses."

Having tea or coffee, however, does not mean simply the drink. Usually having a cuppa involves eating something as well, like a "buscuit" (which we call cookies), scone, toast with butter, or a bun (which we would call doughnuts with whipping cream inside).

I usually take tea with two sugars and milk and it is becoming one of my favorite aspects of a day here at Corrymeela.