tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825055425170299721.post1335506061465920117..comments2024-03-20T16:34:04.414-04:00Comments on Alex Zorach's Tea Blog: Tea Snobbery: At Least I'm Not Like Those Snobby Tea PeopleAlex Zorachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08335878680429494039noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825055425170299721.post-41904820069374439662011-12-14T03:26:29.010-05:002011-12-14T03:26:29.010-05:00At least I'm not one of those people who brag ...At least I'm not one of those people who brag about not getting snobby about the fact that they're too humble to point out their lack of snobbiness about not being snobs. I can't STAND those people.Scott F.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825055425170299721.post-3540909983208898712011-12-09T00:17:13.411-05:002011-12-09T00:17:13.411-05:00My mom taught me that there is no greater sin than...My mom taught me that there is no greater sin than pride (all forms of pride - I think she even believed that confidence is dangerous, although she doesn't anymore.) But I still inappropriately enjoyed being better than other kids at certain things, even as I felt awful for doing so. So, this is something that I've thought a lot about, and I think I've come to a good place with it.<br /><br />I find that when I feel good about myself, there is no need to be overly celebratory about my good qualities. This is a pretty trite concept, but I think it's the root of the vast majority of pride/arrogance/chauvinism/snobbery etc. There have been long stretches of time when I feel good about myself and don't need to bolster my self-confidence with snobbery. When it gets to the point that I become blind to snobbery in other people unless someone points it out to me, I know I'm doing good with it. :) I've learned to distinguish between the relief I feel when I realize pride has left me again, and that moment when I'm comparing myself to others that struggle with pride, or those that don't view it as a sin.<br /><br />I hope this resonates! It's been a long time since I've written about something this hard to pin down.Laura Alexanderhttp://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=1477920077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825055425170299721.post-9028370963991417782011-12-08T11:23:15.265-05:002011-12-08T11:23:15.265-05:00Haha...yes...I think that there's nothing wron...Haha...yes...I think that there's nothing wrong with using the word jokingly, I do that a lot too.<br /><br />=)Alex Zorachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08335878680429494039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825055425170299721.post-51244812506916103642011-12-08T10:59:02.379-05:002011-12-08T10:59:02.379-05:00I have used the term tea snob in my description of...I have used the term tea snob in my description of myself not because I look down on the choice of others. I use this term to describe my own choices. My personal choice of the unadulterated leaf over blends is one of the reasons. This term used loosly identifies my preferences which I do not project on others. Tea is to be experienced in it's many forms if for nothing else but pure enjoyment and pleasure.agiftofteahttp://www.agiftoftea.comnoreply@blogger.com