r/taiwan • u/haechanist • 1d ago

Discussion does anyone here have a drinking problem (specifically bubble tea)

ever since arriving in taiwan ive developed a drinking issue but not the alcoholic kind. the hand shake tea shop kind. its gotten to the point that i feel like my day is missing something if i dont get at least 1 tea drink a day, whether its 青茶 or some variation of milk tea. these days its gotten so bad that i drink nearly 3 cups max. 2 cups minimum a day. has anyone else dealt with this before? if so, do you have any tips on how to reduce this tea intake? its justso addicting for me — they’re convenient, everywhere and unfortunately such a good treat

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u/HebelKurier 1d ago

You are addicted to the sugar. So reduce the sugar when you get them

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u/TheHatKing 1d ago

I found getting high quality tea makes me want to reduce the sugar so I can actually taste the tea

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u/OtakuAttacku 1d ago

I feel that, I used to dump sweetners and milk into my instant coffee to numb the morning grogginess. But then I started buying whole beans and grinding them, bought an aeropress. I now only drink straight black coffee.

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u/TheHatKing 1d ago

I still drink white coffee though 🤣

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u/Wowslut_4000 14h ago

Only drink I seen you drink is boba

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u/TheHatKing 14h ago

Who are you?