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Cup of Tea
What everyone
thinks the British
have
This meal is called
‘Afternoon Tea’
or a ‘Cream Tea’.
You can find
something like
this at hotels and
restaurants.
What most
British actually
have
Most people do
not have time or
money to have
Afternoon Tea
often, so they
just have ‘tea and
biscuits’ and use
tea bags, instead
of loose tea.
https://www.bookatable.co.uk/the-english-tea-room-at-browns-hotel-mayfair-london
http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2012/08/12-ways-to-speak-and-spell-like-an-american
The British are known for their
love for a ‘cuppa’. According
to the UK Tea and Infusion
Association (2018), 84% of
the Brits drink tea and herbal
infusions every day. That’s
around 165 million cups daily,
and 98% of them are taken
with milk.
Tea is a big part of the British
culture. It is the national drink
that unites people, from the
Queen to the working class. It
offers warmth and comfort in
the cold, damp weather. The
Brits cope with good and bad
days by ‘putting the kettle on’.
https://www.tea.co.uk/tea-faqs