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7->''"Coffee is a language in itself."''
8-->-- '''Creator/JackieChan'''
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10For a lot of people, caffeine makes the world go around. It only makes sense this would also be prevalent in fiction as well, and so there are quite a few tropes about coffee and tea.
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13!!Tropes:
14[[index]]
15[floatboxright:
16'''Main topics:'''
17* UsefulNotes/{{Coffee}}
18* UsefulNotes/TeaAndTeaCulture
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20[[/index]]
21[floatboxright:
22'''Related:'''
23+ BeverageTropes
24+ HardDrinkingTropes
25+ ICantBelieveItsNotHeroin
26+ InstantIndexJustAddWater
27+ ThisIsYourIndexOnDrugs
28+ TropesToCope
29]
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31[[index]]
32* AsiansLoveTea: Asian people are avid tea-drinkers.
33* BadToTheLastDrop: Really bad coffee.
34* BritsLoveTea: British people are also avid tea-drinkers.
35* CaffeineFailure: A person drinks coffee to stay awake, but still falls asleep anyway (usually because they were tired beforehand).
36* CalmingTea: Tea is used to soothe frazzled nerves, anxiety, and other extreme moods.
37* CoffeeShopAUFic: A fanfic where the cast works at or regularly visits a coffee shop.
38* ComicalCoffeeCup: A character's coffee cup has an amusing slogan on it.
39* TheDreadedPretendTeaParty: A child ropes someone into playing tea party.
40* HotDrinkCure: Someone drinks a hot beverage, such as coffee, to help when they're sick.
41* KlatchianCoffee: Coffee that makes the drinker go into overdrive.
42* MidBattleTeaBreak: Briefly interrupting a battle scene to do something ridiculous, often a tea party.
43* MustHaveCaffeine: Someone that is addicted to coffee.
44* OvercomplicatedMenuOrder: A character has a very complex order, often about coffee.
45* ReadingTeaLeaves: Divination via tea or coffee in a cup.
46* RealMenTakeItBlack: Someone drinks undiluted coffee to show they're tough.
47* StarbucksSkinScale: Characters who are black or of a mixed race have their skin colour described with coffee-related words.
48* SteppingOutForAQuickCupOfCoffee: A chief steps out for a break, often to get coffee, providing the hero with enough time to steal files or read up on something.
49* StimulantSpeedtalk: Stimulants like caffeine bring about a need to talk, often at high speed, often about nothing.
50* TeaIsClassy: Tea is used to indicate that a character is of high class.
51* {{Uncoffee}}: A drink that's very similar to coffee, but isn't coffee.
52* YouGetMeCoffee: A newbie or rookie is assigned a trivial task, such as getting the boss a cup of coffee.
53[[/index]]

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