Wittgenstein said, the meaning of a word is its use in language. Most of the time we will be talking with someone who knows what we mean by specialty. I think we just need to be mindful that when we are using the word in a particular context or in conversations with people we dont usually interact with, that it might need clarification.
So well written and absolutely true. Tea industry needs to collaborate and rally together to grow. We are afforded that luxury which some industries lack. Let's grab it by the coattails and run with it!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. In the coffee industry we have a distinction between commodity and specialty coffee. Does something like that exist in tea as well? Would commodity tea be tea bags and/or tea for the mass market?
A formal definition does not exist at the moment. The words are certainly used by many, but it truly means different things to different people. And this is my argument - what is the point in dividing an industry - coffee or tea? What is gained besides divisiveness. What core industry issues are actually resolved?
Wittgenstein said, the meaning of a word is its use in language. Most of the time we will be talking with someone who knows what we mean by specialty. I think we just need to be mindful that when we are using the word in a particular context or in conversations with people we dont usually interact with, that it might need clarification.
And that is exactly the point…specialty means different things to different people - even in this industry.
So well written and absolutely true. Tea industry needs to collaborate and rally together to grow. We are afforded that luxury which some industries lack. Let's grab it by the coattails and run with it!
Exactly!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. In the coffee industry we have a distinction between commodity and specialty coffee. Does something like that exist in tea as well? Would commodity tea be tea bags and/or tea for the mass market?
A formal definition does not exist at the moment. The words are certainly used by many, but it truly means different things to different people. And this is my argument - what is the point in dividing an industry - coffee or tea? What is gained besides divisiveness. What core industry issues are actually resolved?