How many cups of tea do you have in a day?

If you've recently been drinking more and more, and already had 4 when you posted this, then I'm wondering if this is an early symptom of diabetes or some other medical condition. I do hope not, but if you're worried you should get it checked out.

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PhdLevelWeeb@reddit (OP)

Oh no I think it may be because I am working from home a lot at the moment and a cup of tea is very reachable. I did have a look at the symnptoms and I match none of them for early signs!

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Prestigious-Garbage5@reddit

Glad to hear it. 😊

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Cally83@reddit

4 on average each day

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SnowLeopard349@reddit

Too many- I’m basically never without a cup of tea from 6:30am to 10pm lol

Tired? Cup of tea. Bored? Cup of tea. Got a meeting? Let’s get a brew before it starts. Home from work, feet up, mug in hand.Evening wind down? Tea.

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Electrical_Wish_8530@reddit

About 6. My manager in work drinks 14 cups a day!

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flyingfoxtrot_@reddit

Zero. The last cup of tea I had was ten years ago and that was only because someone else made it for me and I didn't want to be rude.

I hate tea. I'll pack my bags 😔

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Stefgrep66@reddit

I only drink chai tea, and out of a thermal cup which is pretty large.

About 3 of those a day.

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Qabbalah@reddit

0.5 on average. I might have one after lunch on some days but not every day. Probably averages out as a cuppa every other day.

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DMMMOM@reddit

4-8 tea, + 2 coffee on an average day.

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cursy@reddit

2 Coffees in the morning.

Maybe 3 Teas in the day if I'm at work, otherwise 0-1.

Really I only drink tea to break up the monotony of work.

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NotMyFirstChoice675@reddit

2, morning tea with breakfast and mid afternoon tea

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96JY@reddit

0

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nunsreversereverse@reddit

None at home. 3 or 4 at work 😎

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spinners_888@reddit

3 mugs from the same teabag, black and no sugar

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mattreed857@reddit

5-6

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wetlettuce42@reddit

Probably like 2 one in the morning one in the evening around 6 in the evening and and sometimes somebody will make me a third one in the middle but only sometimes so i’d say 3 or 2

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Kapika96@reddit

I think tea is disgusting.

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Superspark76@reddit

Hand your British passport in at the nearest airport on your way out

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Distinct-Lion4658@reddit

0, I get my caffeine from energy drinks and the occasional chilled coffee

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bobanators@reddit

Not had one in years.

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TapeDeckSlick@reddit

About 3 a year

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Fantastic-Dingo-5806@reddit

Might as well not bother

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Darkgreenbirdofprey@reddit

Its uk reddit. you're gonna get the smug 10cups a day guy and the even smugger 0 cups a day guy at the top of every thread.

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GiveUsATBob@reddit

At least 10. Every thing is rewarded with one Going out, have a tea first Coming in, best put the kettle on Unload the dishwasher, make a tea whilst I’m doing that

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Fantastic-Dingo-5806@reddit

Username checks out

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beccs13@reddit

This is literally me 😂

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Otherwise-Eye-490@reddit

On a work day a sad 2 or 3 (but I drink coffee at work). On a weekend i absolutely enjoy the hell out of free tea access and chain drink it.

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lost-in-midgard@reddit

0

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Real23Phil@reddit

I don't drink hot drinks, don't like hot weather either. My body temp is always really warm, ex-partners loved using my heat when sleeping and cold.

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rbmcn@reddit

Very strong loose Yorkshire with a dollop of milk. Hits the spot.

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adreddit298@reddit

For a typical working from home day:

2-4 coffees up until about 1pm-ish

2-4 teas in the afternoon, occasionally 1 in the evening.

If I'm out and about, all bets are off. I'll generally take a coffee in my travel cup, then get whatever when I fancy it.

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Even-Way9768@reddit

Are all these caffeinated or do you switch to decaf at some point?

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adreddit298@reddit

All caffeinated. You're making the same point my wife does. But it's not really about the caffeine content so much as I find tea more relaxing than coffee. I'll often get in from a busy day and have a cup of tea. I never get in from a busy day and want a cup of coffee.

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Even-Way9768@reddit

Just curious really, I'm the same in that I find tea more relaxing and used to have caffeinated tea in the evenings but now I've switched completely to decaf. Some people just seem to be more sensitive to caffeine than others

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adreddit298@reddit

Ah, fair enough, it must have just triggered me 😂.

I have considered it, but decaf just tastes like gash in general, so decided to stick with the good stuff

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alphahydra@reddit

A couple of teas, a couple of coffees.

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tt-23@reddit

Or mix them up for a ‘toffee’

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daddyhughes111@reddit

Or a 'key'

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ThePineappleSeahorse@reddit

6 is average. Sometimes 8.

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finaIgirI@reddit

I'm 18 and drink 6-10, around 15 on a rough day

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NobDeRiro@reddit

I’d say about 3 or sometimes 4 cups of tea a day. And usually 2-3 coffees

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oldpunk57@reddit

Always 2 but occasionally 3

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1968Bladerunner@reddit

M57 & generally 2 large teas (morning & evening) & 1 coffee (lunchtime).

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ceciem2100@reddit

Anywhere 10-20, maybe more. I can't help it, life is better with a cuppa!

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tea_would_be_lovely@reddit

approx 8 large mugs of strong tea / day

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Capable_Tip7815@reddit

I have 1 after my dinner. That's it.

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Insomniacbychoice90@reddit

One coffee in the morning then 3-5 mugs of fruit tea and some coconut water or juice with dinner

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ahx3000@reddit

3-4, 5 if really tired or bored but rarely

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Lea32R@reddit

3-5 cups is about my average I reckon

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tt-23@reddit

I think it increases exponentially with age - the odd cuppa a week as a kid and teen, one or two a day in your twenties, double digits by mid-life, finally hitting the enlightenment state of perma-tea around the three-score mark 🫖

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kavik2022@reddit

This. It sounds awful. But, i normally have a 2 bags in my cup. Boil the kettle and keep topping up my cup with bags. Sometimes just using lukewarm water. For a quick cup

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Crunchie64@reddit

Perma-tea involves a samovar and a IV line, right?

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Pristine-Bet-5764@reddit

1 every morning Can’t drink hot drinks throughout the day

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TransatlanticMadame@reddit

3-4.

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TriangleMeatball@reddit

So minus 1?

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mellonians@reddit

I'm on brew number three at 1230. First at the hotel I woke up in, then at brunch and now I've got home just chilling.

During the week I'll have one driving to work in my 500ml cup, then another at work, then one at 11, then I switch to squash in the afternoon then a tea on the drive home, then one when I get home and at least two decaf ones in the evening. So 7-10

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barriedalenick@reddit

My Nan used to drink 20-30 cups a day. I only found out later in life, after she was dead, that she was a hopeless codeine addict and used the tea to wash down her tablets

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YarrlieThePirate@reddit

0 in my entire life

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4materasu92@reddit

None. But, I have coffee about 2 or 3 times a day.

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Everyting-ire@reddit

4-10

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BasisOk4268@reddit

6-8

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nicetoursmeetewe@reddit

2-4

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KobiDnB@reddit

2 (decaf in evenings)

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PKblaze@reddit

less than 1 on average.

I don't care for our tea, I'll have a jasmine tea or matcha or something now and then tho.

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blamethefire@reddit

None in honesty - just never been my thing. Maybe on the rare occasion I'm unwell I'll have one.

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No_Candle2537@reddit

I do mix my warm beverages up, so some days this will be entirely coffee, others entirely tea, and more commonly a mix of the two. But I would say 8-10 warm beverages of some kind.

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Due-Draw9306@reddit

milk tea morning

green tea or peppermint tea in evening

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trippykitsy@reddit

i dont drink tea. i like ice coffee. two glasses usually

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step_scav@reddit

One a week if i fancy it

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Rare-Bumblebee-1803@reddit

Most days 5

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h00dman@reddit

I always make a cup of tea and then fill up a smallish flask, so that when I'm working or just chilling I can enjoy my tea and then refill it without having to get up.

I probably have about 9 cups of tea a day doing that.

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ukAdamR@reddit

Usually 1-2 pots a day, each yielding 4 cups. So yeah either 4 or 8 cups.

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MadWifeUK@reddit

On a workday it's 5 or 6 (I have a coffee first thing if I've not slept well). Weekends it depends what I'm doing. If we're out and about it could be as little as 3, if I'm doing stuff around the house it can go as high as 10.

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JonathnJms2829@reddit

0

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_Jay-Garage-A-Roo_@reddit

One decaf black, one peppermint.

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Many_Ad_4130@reddit

1 cup of black tea for breakfast 1l green tea till lunch time 1l fruit tea in the afternoon

That’s during the week in the colder month. In the summer it’s less hot beverage and more water.

At weekends I drink less tea and more water.

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-C80-@reddit

Me? 2 or 3 at most. My bf will do at least 18-20 every day. It’s pretty much all he drinks.

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BigDumbGreenMong@reddit

I spent much of my adult life mainlining tea - at least one per hour throughout the whole day.

It's only in my mid forties when I started to wonder why I spend the whole time feeling stressed, anxious and jittery, that I started to examine my life choices.

Now I only drink caffeinated stuff before 10/11 am and switch to decaf for the rest of the day, and I feel better for it.

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alurlol@reddit

2-3 coffees and a tea if I'm working. People drinking 5+ must have crazy high caffeine intake.

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Sea-Still5427@reddit

About 6-8 (always multiples of 2).

If you're not on green tea, it's not the manopause yet.

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eluuu@reddit

many cups of tea - Reddit Search!

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throwawayinfinitygem@reddit

3

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theroch_@reddit

Depends how many times I walk past the kettle. A game changer for me was my Yeti mug. Keeps it hot longer, I can sip at it for ages instead of chugging litres all day

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SteelCityBird@reddit

On average, 10.

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_InTheDesert@reddit

Brits really do have shite all to talk about.

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No-Problem-1354@reddit

I have one maybe every three months or so. I have two hot chocolate’s a week (one each day I’m in the office) but the only reason I do that is because the canteen doesn’t sell bottled water so I’m left in a situation of buying a hot chocolate or a tiny can of water for £2. The canned water is just not worth the money for such a small amount. So I go for the hot Chocolate but I would much prefer a situation where I could just buy a bottle of water as it’s much healthier.

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Tall_Stick5608@reddit

3 - 6, but they are large mugs. I much prefer a kettle and bone china cups but I can’t be bothered most days

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No_Preference9093@reddit

I have two or three if I’m in the office. None at home.

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One-Prior3480@reddit

7 or 8, and they’re large mugs. One at breakfast, one as soon as I get to work, one at 11ish, one at lunch, one or two in the afternoon, one when I get in from work and one after dinner.

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maceion@reddit

Between 6 and 10.

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hopium_od@reddit

I have a little Chinese teapot that does just over 1 mug of green tea. I fill it up 2-3 times a day. Genuinely don't like British tea.

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PsychologyValuable75@reddit

F. about 15 cups a day.

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BarSalt970@reddit

Four. Pre/post breakfast (which is NEVER cereal), lunch, evening.

I will only drink proper brewed tea from proper chinaware, though. None of this loutish 'mugs' or 'flasks' or any such sort.

Sue me.

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voxxyhair@reddit

2 Coffees before noon. Then, I'll have a tea around 3pm and one around 6:30pm I will say, My teas are double sized, made in a big coffee cup.

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Prudent-Level-7006@reddit

I haven't drank tea in years I prefer coffee

I occasionally have a herbal tea if I can't sleep or just for something different but I think regular tea tastes kinda rank

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Prior-Syrup3406@reddit

Really changed over time depending on where I worked. When I was at University writing my dissertation I got up to 22 cups a day. In a previous job there were loads of tea drinkers so 5-7 cups a day was normal. Nowadays in my 40's where I mostly work from home and can't drink cows milk anymore, I'm on 1 cup of decaf after dinner. Go with the flow, although I wouldn't recommend 22 cups a day, that was a bit crazy.

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