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Miach Mihie
UN: werther

STATUS: Student (Grade 10)

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BIO: "It is over life, throughout its unfolding, that power establishes its dominion; death is power's limit, the moment that escapes it; death becomes the most secret aspect of existence, the most private."

-Michel Foucault

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[Miach doesn't disappoint. Even if Nana stares, for a second, not quite sure how to process more information than she expected.]

That's a good point. Nothing wakes me up faster than coffee... and it has a sort of commonality! Everyone has coffee to get up in the morning.

Though... I think there's something to be said for all of the presentation and festivities around tea?

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[ Miach laughs out loud at that text. Nana's desire for connection to others is truly something else and it keeps catching her out of left-field. ]

You raise a valid point! Tea around East Asia especially really is an artifact that shows different trappings of society and tradition. Our Japan, Korea, China... even if they were historically often at odds, in their shared love for tea ceremonies, they cannot deny how much they affected one another.

China found tea so integral to its cultural identity that even weddings used to involce tea ceremonies in the past!

But coffee also has ceremonies! I don't think either of us have ever been to Ethiopia, but I hear that ceremonial coffee is an important aspect of social life there.

How do you take your own tea and coffe, Daiba Nana?

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[The truth is, Nana worries it's a little desperate. But Miach doesn't seem to hate it? To say the least.]

It's true! Tea came to define a lot there. And I remember tea ceremonies were some of my favorite things to attend, on holidays and at events.

Coffee does have some. I never heard about ceremonial coffee in Ethiopia. But I do know that coffeehouses in Austria were important... and the Ottoman Empire, too?

I like my tea with sugar. And preferably a snack!

And coffee with just a little milk.

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You've got a better stomach for coffee than I do. If I don't at least put a lot of milk in, I'll be sure to regret it. It's so bitter! If I really need to be awake, I'll do it, but that just speaks to the inherent masochism of mankind. [ This is probably a joke. ]

Tea I take as is. I like black tea a lot, but I hate tea ceremonies. It's nice to drink when reading, however. I don't say no to snacks, but they leave crumbles all over my books and I can't stand it. Having a plain cup of tea is the most elegant way to accompany a novel, if you ask me.

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I don't think I could do coffee with no milk... I suppose, I like a bit of a bitter taste. But the mood has to be right?

Ah, I didn't even think about crumbs in books! That is annoying. But you're right, a good cup of tea and a novel... well, there's something just picture perfect about that. Especially the right cup of tea.

Unfortunately, my books have gotten a little crumb...y?