30:40 I fully expected a swimming pool and a urinal to appear on the side of the screen.

How do we get Don and James Hoffman talking tea and coffee together?

@fpjesus2000

2 жыл бұрын

This would be the absolute dream. Come on people, let's bring attention to this!

@bary450

2 жыл бұрын

god i wish

@adrianmeneses5309

2 жыл бұрын

Please Goooooooood make it happen 🙏

@finneh6145

2 жыл бұрын

Great idea!

@SasvanGulik

2 жыл бұрын

You're thinking the good thoughts

I am surprised and depressed by the fact some people might even have such negative opinions about you and your business. Personally, I can only say I feel lucky to have such a nice shop, teas and team of passionate and knowledgeable people in London. I see them, and the world of tea, as a stand against the current tsunami of stupidity, ignorance and bad taste.

@FreedomGrower

4 ай бұрын

people hate on what they can't be or do... unfortunate fact of life

petition to make Don talk like 14:22 for the entire video pls 😂😂

@beth.7

2 жыл бұрын

I can hear the screaming of the fans already 🤣 Meileafmania

I smell peach, chamomile, and wait , wait, there's something else in there... oh yes, urinal blocks 😂

Love and Light to you all at Mei Leaf. We appreciate the efforts that go into providing us with our weekly fix of connection to the tea community

Awesoms video. Sipping through some Milk Float Nomad while watching Don suffer through some bongwater is always a fun time 😂. Keep it up 👍 and stay motivated- your videos are very enjoyable.

I always enjoy hearing your thoughts and enjoy that there is more then just tea content. The philosophical topics are great to watch on the weekends during a tea session. In the past year I have gotten really into psytrance and have found more people that also worry about where the world is heading. It helps to know that others care and also feel like a big change is needed.

Also, please keep them Q&A's coming 🙏

Love these. Thank you it was a great way to relax after a challenging end to my work day. I’m glad that you reminded us that the process of tea itself is part of self care. I have not done it as much as I would like to since I’ve returned to work. Please keep these Q&A’s coming. Nice change of pace.

Thank you so much for giving that extensive answering my question! I’m on a surer footing now, understanding what I experience … or not experience, when I drink puerh. Nevertheless - you probably knew I’d say this - I’d still love to have a masterclass on qi and cha qi. I already loved that one on Tea and Taoism a lot. Keep coming back to it, in fact. Interestingly, it’s been that video about gushu sourcing, which you also mention here, that first sparked my interest in the aspects of drinking puerh - or tea drinking in general - that go beyond flavour. I’d really be interested in the list of boxes a Chinese person might want to tick concerning puerh as compared to the list of expectations of a western tea drinker - the overlaps and outliers so to say, - because I expect you know both sides quite well and you have to bring them together when you’re choosing your teas.

Always happy to watch T or T-or any other of your very enlightening videos.

Love listening to these. Keep it going Don!

Hi Don! How can I find out when one of these Q&A sessions is coming up, and what is the best way to send you a question? Some really thoughtful and interesting answers in this one, my respect for you has only grown! Regarding non-tea topics, perhaps consider starting a second channel or one under your own name. I for one would subscribe, and you'd be free to upload anything you fancy that may otherwise be 'off-brand' for Mei Leaf. I'm sure you're very busy, especially recently, but the second channel platform would lend itself nicely to infrequent uploads primarily consumed by those of us who already devour everything on this channel :)

Love these q and as. Play it on the back ground when I'm playing some video games

YES, please do another Q&A. I like watching you.

Don your perspectives are unique and enriching, I think I speak on behalf of a lot of people when I say it'd be awesome if you have a philosophy channel, or segment of videos in this channel. Keep spreading your ideas!

Thank you for answering so many questions! Next time (and I hope there is a next time), how about giving a discount offer to a name you draw out of a hat instead of drinking bad tea, or both? And I'm okay if you edit down the list to just the ones you find good and challenging. Thx!

Please more Q&A! I love these videos!

Wooow, an impressive collection of vinyls.

I have an 150ml double walled GDB and while I like it, the pour could be nicer and it’s a lil too wide. In short it doesn’t feel like an extension when in use. Don, do you feel The GDB you’re thinking about sourcing is the same as a sort of imbalance when you pour?

Another great video! I wanted to also mention that there are a lot of teaware items out of stock on your website. When do you anticipate restocking? I want to spend all of my money. haha!

I’m drinking Darjeeling from vahdam would love to know what you think of that tea brand the loose leaf version @meileaf

Hello Don! Thank you for your videos always a pleasure to look and learn about tea world. I've got a question for a future video. How much would cost a travel to China with the purpose of tasting tea? Meet some producers for example. But not on the professional aspect more like "tea tourism" :)

When are you restocking your Gaiwan towels?

Started my morning with some Amethyst GABA, so this is the perfect wake-up video!

@beth.7

2 жыл бұрын

Same here! Serendipity! 😀

@chrisladouceur4093

2 жыл бұрын

Diamond Peak for me

@codysmith4513

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisladouceur4093 I still have a paltry 7 grams left of diamond peak saved for when I want a real treat 😅

Hi I am just wondering what your impressions have been of MARIAGE FRERERS tea? Also - do you have preference for glass/ iron / ceramic vessels to drink from? I wonder how you find recycling tea - as in does it break down promptly - can it be dried out again and used for something else? I was thinking of trying to recycle for a fragrant pot pouri?

Yes!!! to double wall gong dao bei(s) in general. That one looks a bit too large though...

100% support a discussion on the articulation of qi. This would be a true community service.

Also, question for Don (for the next Truth or Teabag) I am a huge fan of aged white teas. How long has the practice of aging white teas been going on and are you looking to incorporate add more aged whites to your selection? Thank you

Finally have the time to catch up with your videos. Thanks for welcoming Killian into the tea community. My eyes went 😳 when you addressed to me again 😅

Is that really how Brits pronounce urinal? LOL On a more serious note, I really do enjoy watching these Q & A videos (even though you haven't answered my question yet). I appreciate your honesty. My parents were just in London a couple weeks ago as tourists. On my recommendation, they visited your tea shop. They said they had a nice time and that all the staff members were very helpful and friendly. And they brought me back some tea, so win-win, I'd say!

I’m at work right now. Listening to this. Don’t kill me. I’m drinking tea from a tea bag. It’s all we had. Thanks for the Q&A!

@linus1116

2 жыл бұрын

Gong fu brewing some Jasmine Black Tea when I get home ;)

As i recently learn, using hands when you speak is a good thing to do, so thumbs up :)

Can I do gongfu with really nicely crafted no preservatives herbal tea?

As a psychologist, your answer re tea and depression was perfect.

Digging the gaiwan

Great job Don, welcome to my tea store in Toronto, preparing some Ban Zhang and Bing Dao for you taste😄

@dddesigner1

2 жыл бұрын

Where in Toronto, Eric ..I’d love to visit when the borders are more open

@ericzhao2017

2 жыл бұрын

@@dddesigner1 Hi Diane, we are in Oakville not far from Toronto. So glad to hearing you like the Chinese tea as well. Don is a professional guy who knows lots of tea story and appreciate him to spread the real 中国茶道 which means Genuine Chinese tea culture to all the friends around world! Let me know when you coming and have a wonderful every day 😄

@dddesigner1

2 жыл бұрын

@@ericzhao2017 thanks Eric..i love Don and Mei leaf too ! I will visit as I am only 1.5 hrs away from Toronto

@ericzhao2017

2 жыл бұрын

@@dddesigner1 You welcome, hope everything back to normal asap and we could sit together to enjoy a cup of GongFu 🍵

39:19 For me the tea experience seems to first call me back to a specific point of my memory. It can also paint a scene, calling on a bunch of different memories. If I don't think about it, or just sit and breath, the memory or newly formed scene comes to me and it can be quite sentimental

Polo Ralph Lauren and Hugo Boss are good brands for shirts and pants. They are my favourite brands. Tommy Hilfiger has nice shirts too, but it's more for young people.

"Video about cha qi?" - Yes, please :)

About the brand Farah, it's actually an Arabic word but since the English transcription is ambiguous, it's either pronounced "Fa-R'h" or "Faa-Rih" both with a heavy "h" typical of semitic tongues. Either way, it means "happiness" or "the one who makes people happy"!

Nice Glencairn you got there ;)

congratulations Femke

Where do we ask these questions for these videos for future?

@BlakeP16

2 жыл бұрын

Usually he posts a community post on KZread or Instagram or Facebook where he asks you to ask the questions.

you had me at urinal block

Awesome that you're working on bitcoin acceptance! I'm so annoyed by banks / credit card companies treating themselves to a couple of percent of each transaction.

Yay for another interesting Q&A video! Speaking of politics and philosophy. As an engineer I was fed up with both, but now I can tolerate the first one and I need the second. People ted to get "triggered" or "offended" quite often these days, and the "safe bubbles" that western society creates won't help in the long run. As I see, we can only evolve, be better if we are constantly challenged in every possible sense. Stagnation, echo chambers will not push us further. It was strange hearing that people can't find differences in raw puerh... I'm the same with ripe. For me there are only subtle differences, except when I drink a really old or high quality ripe. And finally a question: Suppose that covid is over, how does one organize a trip to China to learn about tea, taste tea at the source? Are there such groups? I surely would love a one week or two weeks long trip to Xishuangbanna taste the goodness there.

1:29:00 The manufactured division in the world is a dire issue. Here in the states it's 24/7 republican vs democrat & vaxxed vs unvaxxed. It's very hard to watch.

I don't like double walled glass tea ware... don't know why but I think it doesn't feel nice.

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for more streetwear kinda vibes without looking too try-hard, you could try putting a modern twist on workwear. brands like Dickies paired with some nice chunky trainers from Reebok or Fila and a simple top (baggy or fitted, depends on what vibe you want) would be a good shout. figuring out a good pallette is important. this is what a lot of us skaters wear and I'd say it's quite a universal look