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Ruthdaprotagonist
Executive Assistant | CRM Specialist | AI Automation | Customer Support/Success Specialist @ Freelancer
Executive Assistant | CRM Specialist | AI Automation | Customer Support/Success Specialist @ Freelancer
WHO TAUGHT NIGERIANS HOW TO MAKE TEA? ☕😂
<p>Sometimes I wonder who first told Nigerians that tea needed milk, sugar, chocolate, and sometimes even bread on the side.</p><p>Because when I hear people from other countries talk about tea, I’m beginning to suspect we’re not talking about the same thing.</p><p>They say tea.</p><p>I say tea.</p><p>But are we really talking about the same thing?</p><p>In Nigeria, if I say, “I want to make tea,” I’m already thinking about Peak, Cowbell, or Three Crowns.</p><p>Then I’m looking for Milo, Cowbell Chocolate, or maybe Bournvita.</p><p>Then sugar.</p><p>And depending on my mood, Lipton or Top Tea.</p><p>Somehow, all of these things end up in one cup, and we confidently call it tea.😂</p><p>Who started this? Who looked at a tea bag and said,</p><p>“Hmm... this is good, but let's add milk.”</p><p>Then someone else said, “Add chocolate.”</p><p>Another person said, “Don't forget sugar.”</p><p>And somehow, generations of Nigerians agreed that this was perfectly normal.</p><p>But honestly, I love it. Because our version isn't just about what's in the cup. It’s about the little ritual around it.</p><p>Hot water.</p><p>That familiar tea bag.</p><p>Milk slowly changes the color.</p><p>A few spoons of Milo.</p><p>Sugar, because apparently life isn't sweet enough on its own.</p><p>Then you stir everything together and take that first sip.</p><p>There’s something comforting about it.</p><p>Especially with bread and egg on the side.</p><p>At that point, nobody cares what people in Britain, China, or Japan call their tea.</p><p>This is ours.</p><p>Our own little interpretation.</p><p>And maybe that’s what we do so well as Nigerians.</p><p>We take something from somewhere else and somehow give it our own personality.</p><p>Tea came with its own history.</p><p>But somewhere along the way, we added milk, Milo, sugar, bread, and egg...</p><p>and turned it into a completely different experience. 😂</p><p>Now I’m genuinely curious:</p><p>Who taught you how to make tea?</p><p>And please be honest...</p><p>Are you drinking it with just tea and water, or are you also part of the milk + Milo + sugar gang?</p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p>
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