Comments on: Boba vs Bubble Tea?

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 06 Mar 2022 23:58:08 +0000

In reply to Trish. Hi Trish, Sure, I just sent you a copy of our ebook. Let me know if you have any questions.

By: Trish

Trish — Sun, 06 Mar 2022 12:04:18 +0000

I’d love an e book please.

By: Tim

Tim — Sun, 13 Sep 2020 08:41:38 +0000

In reply to Jason B. And how do you pronounce Shanghai or Beijing or Sichuan or maybe even Yangtse because what you've been calling it all your life actually demonstrates your lack of education. So hop off the box ok? I wont complain about you calling it seshwahn you don't complain about me calling it bubble. And to complain about how words change depending on regional use is to blindly misunderstand how dialects naturally form over time and by extension new languages. No, I'm not from the South. Mike here even so graciously suggested the Taiwanese refer to it as bubble tea when using English and they invented it so maybe the correct way to go about it is to call it bubble tea or bo ba nai cha but not a butchering of both.

By: Jen Frog

Jen Frog — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 12:34:21 +0000

In reply to Jason B. ***** eye roll ***** @ Jason B

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 20:13:22 +0000

Hi Jason, thanks for your comment. I can see how being from LA will make you feel so strongly about calling it Boba!

By: Jason B

Jason B — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 18:45:36 +0000

I must admit that this is very politely written. Being from the West Coast, LA to be specific, it wasn’t until I arrived in Texas that I heard Boba tea being referred to as Bubble Tea. As US history has shown us, many Southern States inaccurately pronounce the written word. Some will attempt to argue, however, history books will reflect that southern states did not place an importance upon education. So in turn many words are mispronounced and misinterpreted. Boba being one of those words. Boba which specifically means little pearls as it was intended, can not mean Bubble. There are no bubbles in Boba Tea. This reference to bubbles has arisen by misinterpretation or a misunderstanding as to what the actual drink is, and its origin. To consider Bubble Tea as Boba Tea is an acceptance of the ignorance to the meaning of the word, it’s origin and the drink it’s self. Boba tea is just that, large pearls (of tapioca) as the original creation intended. Educate rather than pacify. Ntw, I’ve been enjoying Boba Tea since the early 90’s.