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8 elul 5781 Abbreviations to know for puerh on discord and the internet TW- Taiwan MY- Malaysia HK-hong kong GD-guangdong KM-kunming KTM-king tea mall MXTea-Taobao vendor XG-xiaguan FT-fei tei (for Taiwan) YQH-yang qin hao XZH-xi zi hao CYH-chen yen hao BYH-bi yun hao TWL-teas we like HKH-hong kong henry LFPT(FT)-love forever paper tong (fei tei) LCT-lao cha tou TLHK-tea life hong kong LP or LPT- liquid proust teas  TSH- taishunhe(taiwanese site for buying tea) For more: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kAhzWYFtAnXwzjbQGJKrvLbzKiSMcQAWNVb8RKICC-I/edit#gid=0

  elul 5 781 i did not want to join discord. its format is why i try avoid interacting too much with the internet. there is always something going on and happening on discord whether it be a discussion or voice chat/video tea rooms. it is easy to get sucked in and spend a lot of time interacting with it. it’s also very easy for me to be overcome with fomo because there is always something going on. Oh no, i might miss out on this group buy, oh no i might miss out on someone giving away some hot tips on an unknown tea or vendor, oh no I might miss out on the beginning of some inside joke, etc etc. despite all this, i have dipped into discord. the main reason was because I heard there were good deals and group buys being organized on there and i wanted in. well, it is true. discord is where you can find people organizing group buys for taobao or yang qing hao. The trading/selling area has some really good teas that are hard to come or people post samples of teas where the v...

This guide is created in mind for people who are new to drinking puer and want to know where to get started when buying tea. This is also aimed at people who do not want to spend a lot of money or do not have a lot of money to spend. This blog is written by somebody who doesn’t have a lot of money and lives in Amerika. Just want to say that to show what influences my buying habits based on availability and shipping. I first want to say that this can be an expensive hobby. Not only can certain teas be expensive but puer is also a high maintenance tea that requires certain storage and care if you really want to get the best out of it. I will say this now to make sure it is said up front: Please, please, please, buy samples. The best way to learn about puer is by trying it. Tea is something you experience with your body and no matter how much you read about it, the only way to find what you like is to try a whole bunch of things. Yes, it can be expensive to try all this tea, but ...