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The Layman's guide to brewing the quintessential cup of tea(chai to be specific)

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  Ah yes, tea. What an elegant yet simple beverage, a symbol of the aristocracy and yet one of the poor as well.  Most kids grew up drinking some concoction formed from Boost or Bournvita or Milo growing up. I was however fussy and despised such drinks. Yes, I deliberately avoided drinking chocolate flavoured milk, sue me! I've never been one to consume large amounts of chocolate or chocolate flavoured stuff so I suppose this was just a manifestation of that tendency. What did I drink then? Just milk, which is decidedly boring and par for the course. Then one day when we were visiting some relatives, they were bringing out tea and coffee for everyone and some juice for the kids. I don't remember why exactly but I remember being like, no thanks I'll have some tea. Like, what kind of self-respecting nine-year-old turns down juice and it wasn't even that lousy excuse for juice-Tang, it was the good stuff. I suppose it just showed that I was always a man of impeccable taste