Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Note that drinking tea is only a metaphor ; if you are living in the heat you can take a nice cold drink ; if these are n't manly enough you can sit around a fire and drink beer .
Simplified: Note that drinking tea is only a metaphor ; if you are living in the heat you can take a nice cold drink ; if these are n't your style , you can sit around a fire and drink beer .