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Elmund Egivand
Tribal Liberation Force
Minmatar Republic
#21 - 2014-09-06 03:32:49 UTC  |  Edited by: Elmund Egivand
Darsena Izuma wrote:
I've never heard of coffee being drunk in a ceremonial fashion. I must admit that I cannot abide the taste of that foul bean. Perhaps there are different varieties grown in your fine Republic that are of better quality. The idea of coffee being drunk reverently, or contemplatively, is fascinating. I must look more deeply into this.

Here in the Federation, it seems to be treated as nothing more than some energy drink that is gulped down before it has even cooled without a second thought. Honestly, they don't treat the drinking of tea any more respectfully, and my upbringing bristles at it. I love my Gallente friends from outside of the Jin-Mei dearly, but they sometimes exasperate me. I have tried, without much success, to share the more refined pleasures of tea, properly prepared and enjoyed slowly in a relaxed atmosphere, with them, but they never seem to have the time to set aside an hour or two to sit and merely enjoy the taste and aroma of a finely brewed cup, with friends and some light music and conversation. I suppose it's faster to just hurl some water through a filter and gulp it down, if a caffeine burst is all one is after, but the day I fail to set aside some time after lunch with some tea and a lovely starcake and just enjoy myself is the day I've died. Even my crew understands this, and I am quite strict about enforcing tea-time, even when we're in deep space.


Can't speak for the other clans, but here's how our clan starts our mornings.

At 5am we all wake up. Clean up and take a handful of coffee beans each from the family larder, out of our vacuum-sealed containers. We then head out to the plaza by 5.30am and toss our beans into the public grinder. The elder then diverts the communal grounds into this steam-based coffee machine and all of will get our 60ml of very strong coffee.

We then gather round with our coffee, raise mugs and offer the first sip to our ancestors. After about 15 seconds, we all take the second sip and praise our ancestors and the spirit, then we get on with breakfast and discussions of who does that and other clan business. We finish our coffee and our breakfast by 5.45am and get to work.

This is obviously the modern iteration of the ritual. I hear from my elder that we used to appoint one person who grinds the communal coffee and we are all required to bring along our own ibrik and start our fires. We also used to wake up at 4am.

A Minmatar warship is like a rusting Beetle with 500 horsepower Cardillac engines in the rear, armour plating bolted to chassis and a M2 Browning stuck on top.
Karynn Denton
Lekhantsi Salvage Depot
#22 - 2014-09-06 07:21:08 UTC
Elmund Egivand wrote:
Can't speak for the other clans, but here's how our clan starts our mornings.

At 5am we all wake up. Clean up and take a handful of coffee beans each from the family larder, out of our vacuum-sealed containers. We then head out to the plaza by 5.30am and toss our beans into the public grinder. The elder then diverts the communal grounds into this steam-based coffee machine and all of will get our 60ml of very strong coffee.

We then gather round with our coffee, raise mugs and offer the first sip to our ancestors. After about 15 seconds, we all take the second sip and praise our ancestors and the spirit, then we get on with breakfast and discussions of who does that and other clan business. We finish our coffee and our breakfast by 5.45am and get to work.

This is obviously the modern iteration of the ritual. I hear from my elder that we used to appoint one person who grinds the communal coffee and we are all required to bring along our own ibrik and start our fires. We also used to wake up at 4am.


Having read this and Jinari's account, I decided to give it a try myself.
Wow, it's pretty good isn't it? Certainly much better than a glass of water and a nerve-stick!

I particularly like how Egivand's clan take a moment to honour their ancestors; this seems proper and right and I have decreed that that all who serve on my caravan shall do likewise.

Karynn Denton

Caravan Master
Diana Kim
State Protectorate
Caldari State
#23 - 2014-09-09 01:03:30 UTC
Claudia Osyn wrote:
Recommend inviting Kimmy. She sounds like the tea type.

Would YOU dare?

Honored are the dead, for their legacy guides us.

In memory of Tibus Heth, Caldari State Executor YC110-115, Hero and Patriot.
Average Space Elf
Praise Coleslaw
#24 - 2014-09-09 01:24:59 UTC
Oh how delightful! Will you be providing bottle service?
Claudia Osyn
Non-Hostile Target
Wild Geese.
#25 - 2014-09-09 02:26:49 UTC
Diana Kim wrote:
Claudia Osyn wrote:
Recommend inviting Kimmy. She sounds like the tea type.

Would YOU dare?

As long as I'm making and serving the tea, sure.

A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Kyllsa Siikanen
Tuonelan Virta
#26 - 2014-09-09 11:51:09 UTC
Coffee is the only civilized caffeinated beverage.

*sips*

“Crying is all right in its own way while it lasts. But you have to stop sooner or later, and then you still have to decide what to do.” 

― C.S. Lewis 
Marcus Gord
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#27 - 2014-09-09 12:38:04 UTC
Kyllsa Siikanen wrote:
Coffee is the only civilized caffeinated beverage.

*sips*


I challenge that statement, Ms Siikanen.

In a few moments you will have an experience that will seem completely real. It will be the result of your subconscious fears transformed to your conscious awareness.

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Darsena Izuma
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#28 - 2014-09-09 17:05:04 UTC
Elmund Egivand wrote:
Can't speak for the other clans, but here's how our clan starts our mornings.

At 5am we all wake up. Clean up and take a handful of coffee beans each from the family larder, out of our vacuum-sealed containers. We then head out to the plaza by 5.30am and toss our beans into the public grinder. The elder then diverts the communal grounds into this steam-based coffee machine and all of will get our 60ml of very strong coffee.

We then gather round with our coffee, raise mugs and offer the first sip to our ancestors. After about 15 seconds, we all take the second sip and praise our ancestors and the spirit, then we get on with breakfast and discussions of who does that and other clan business. We finish our coffee and our breakfast by 5.45am and get to work.

This is obviously the modern iteration of the ritual. I hear from my elder that we used to appoint one person who grinds the communal coffee and we are all required to bring along our own ibrik and start our fires. We also used to wake up at 4am.


Fascinating. We do something similar on Hulang with our tea, though it is generally not a communal affair, but something we do only with close family. It is always important to remember and to honor those who came before us.

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Average Space Elf
Praise Coleslaw
#29 - 2014-09-10 09:12:14 UTC
Average Space Elf wrote:
Oh how delightful! Will you be providing bottle service?


I'll take your silence on the matter as a "no". Alright, then, what are your corkage fees?
Anatole Madullier
Alexylva Paradox
#30 - 2014-09-10 10:20:05 UTC
Diana Kim wrote:
Claudia Osyn wrote:
Recommend inviting Kimmy. She sounds like the tea type.

Would YOU dare?


We had a drink together once, I do believe it ended up with you trying to shank me in some way, shape, or form. But that's alright!
We should have a drink again soon.

ॐ
Aedre Lafisques
Nadire Security Consultants
Federation Peacekeepers
#31 - 2014-09-11 15:42:44 UTC
Anatole Madullier wrote:
Diana Kim wrote:
Claudia Osyn wrote:
Recommend inviting Kimmy. She sounds like the tea type.

Would YOU dare?


We had a drink together once, I do believe it ended up with you trying to shank me in some way, shape, or form. But that's alright!
We should have a drink again soon.


Please don't tell me she was looking for a 'bar fight' that time. That was somehow my fault, and I apologize if that was the case. I should have followed that up personally... I still worry about it!

As for coffee, a friend of mine got me into the different varieties. I never assumed it was because he was Matari, but I guess that could have something to do with it...? You can't blame the average Citizen for guzzling coffee when most of what gets sold to us is pretty awful. Most of the time they fill it with sugar to cover the taste. I get incredulity when I'm carrying one black. It's a shame.
Shiori Shaishi
Doomheim
#32 - 2014-09-11 20:29:14 UTC
I am looking forward to light conversation over tea, some time in the coming weeks.
Marcus Gord
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#33 - 2014-09-12 09:56:47 UTC
Shiori Shaishi wrote:
I am looking forward to light conversation over tea, some time in the coming weeks.


How do you take your tea, Ms Shaishi, so I can be properly prepared?

In a few moments you will have an experience that will seem completely real. It will be the result of your subconscious fears transformed to your conscious awareness.

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Diana Kim
State Protectorate
Caldari State
#34 - 2014-09-13 22:07:24 UTC
I actually wouldn't mind some sort of tea house, where jaijii won't be allowed.

Honored are the dead, for their legacy guides us.

In memory of Tibus Heth, Caldari State Executor YC110-115, Hero and Patriot.
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