(UK) is it rude to decline the offer of a cup of tea when you go over to other people's houses?

If anything, I'd say it's more rude to continue to offer tea when you've said you don't like it 😂

I'm also Scottish (living in England) and decline tea when offered not because I don't like it but when I drink it I pee like mad 🤣🤣 I don't think it's rude if you don't like it then don't force yourself to drink it at least your accepting a beverage of some sort!!

You might not like it but they’ll feel rude if they don’t offer you a drink. If I were you when they as if you want a drink, I’d say “just a water for me thanks”, I wouldn’t be saying I don’t like tea everytime. I’d jus accept the offer in the easiest way, instead of turning into the same conversation 3 times a week

It seems more rude that they can’t seem to understand that you don’t like tea. I could see someone just having a habit of offering people tea but you would think after they have known you so long and you decline tea every time that they would correct themselves.

I also dont drink tea or coffee and my partners family drown themselves in tea. My partner knew I didnt drink either so when I first met them and they offered I of course said no thank you and my partner explained I dont really do hot drinks so they offered water which was fine. They do sometimes still slip when doing the rounds of who wants a cuppa and then they correct themselves and apologise and offer water or maybe squash or whatever else they have. Never been an issue for me and they certainly never thought me rude they thought me weird 😅 i get asked about it sometimes but its whatever

In my family tea is very much part of the culture. I don’t drink tea.

When my family say anything like ‘I’m putting the kettle on’, ‘fancy a cuppa?’, ‘do you want a tea?’ it all just means would you like a drink. I wouldn’t overthink it. Just say ‘a glass of water would be lovely thanks’.

No, what’s rude is continuing after almost 10 years to ask you when they know you don’t like it.

My husband is Aussie and hates tea and coffee, my family asked once and that’s it. They haven’t asked him again other than my gran maybe once or twice saying “you don’t drink it do you?” If she’s forgotten. No one pushes it, that’s weird.

I don’t drink tea either. I don’t always drink water at people’s houses. Probably something to do with not wanting to use their bathroom! I’ve never thought about it as rude. Ironically my mil is also not a tea drinker.

I do like tea but i refuse to drink from others houses so i usually just take my own bottle drink and say no thank you i have a drink with me, i don’t find it rude if i offer and they decline

Some families are tea families. The kettles always on, you get passed tea without being asked, and there are mugs everywhere. Families like this cannot comprehend that people dont drink tea 😂