What is with monks and tea?

Community General Discussion
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Someone more versed in the lore: Does the tea have a reason, like is it magical tea, or is it just to be more cliche Wuxia vibe?

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Its both a “Because martial arts stereotype” and magical tea

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You wanna throw hands? You need tea.

Rather propose mild arguments that don’t really hurt feelings or cause much offense? After tea time.

You up for some BBQ an toss aroun’ the pig skin?
Get you some sweet tea.
:dracthyr_comfy_sip:

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Is drinking tea in a fight a martial arts stereotype? I don’t watch really any kungfu movies.

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Tea is healthy, it boosts your immunity and helps circulation. Tea as well is often used as a time to slow down, to reflect, rushing or being unfocused is often reflected in the quality of tea made.

Tea in WoW is also magical, so that’s a plus.

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There are some uhhhh not staples but uh tropes? It will be like a grand master defeats someone arrogant without spilling a drop of tea.

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Because if they drank coffee, they’d be Rogues.

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They learned it from the greatest fictional man who ever lived: Uncle Iroh!

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I thought Monks made beer.

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Tanks make beer, healers make tea.

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And damage make do.

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WW used to have Tiger Brew.

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They still do, it’s just PvP meow!

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Nope, but it is a Japanese tradition and ‘martial arts’ are usually Japanese in origin and Pandaria is clearly based on Japanese culture … and in Japan tea is a strong tradition.

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There was one Kung Fu movie (sorry can’t remember the name), where the master had a fight with his trainee.

The master had a cup of tea in one hand and fought with the other hand without spilling the tea in his cup.

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Pandaria is straight up ancient / imperial China bro.

And all their naming conventions are Chinese.

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Ty I wasn’t sure if trope was the right word for that so ty for helping to explain

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My guy they’re chinese

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Just stereotypical Chinese martial arts stuff.

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I don’t think it was originally tea, but got retconned because reasons.
What’s stupid is they still left in the “Ale-ementals”.
I mean if you’re going to 1984 style memory hole crap than at least be consistent.