Ha ha- amazing! I used to drink so much more tea than I do now. I pretty much only have a cuppa with breakfast now but yeah, there's definitely something soothing about stopping and making tea.
As for a proper tea ceremony type thing, I suspect it's only people who have time! Both my parents and grandparents did it more. Nothing really posh but, they'd likely use a tea pot rather than sling a tea bag in a mug and a tin of biscuits would accompany it.
An 'English Cream Tea' (if you're interested) is tea or coffee with scones and jam/cream. There's even a Devon way to do it- spreading the cream first, then the jam. Or, a Cornish way- spreading the jam first and then, the cream.
Funny, isn't it? How there are these stereotypes? I don't think I've ever eaten a cucumber sandwich with the crusts cut off. Doesn't sound too appealing just on its own. But, that's another British classic I think.
Yes, I think people do think you're a bit odd if you don't like tea. Lol. I was quite late to it really and my friend used to hate drinking her tea alone. I guess it must have been her that got me in to it.
I hate having to make tea for other people though. I never seem to get it right.
How about you? Do you do the things your country is renowned for? I think people often think Brits will automatically have a nice, cultured accent too. That's the other one. My accent is horrid!
In the books I read, they always use a teapot lol. I get what you say about not making it right. Because I couldn't make a pot of coffee if someone offered me
$1 million as I've never done it since I don't drink it.
I have heard of the cucumber sandwiches, although I'm not sure exactly where because it is definitely more posh than in my books. But interesting to know that it's not common.
I feel like the British don't exactly have the best reputation over here for eating tasty food. I normally love anything with jam, but I have always found scones to be way too dry.
I love a British accent! Yours can't sound horrible, they always sound good and classy and cultured!
Hmm since I am usually the outcast I would say no to your question. You already know I don't like coffee and I don't drive. I've never been much of a drinker, but with the meds I take I wouldn't dare anyway. I love hamburgers, but I do not eat hotdogs so that's another weird thing.
Don't we have a reputation for being rude? And people tell me all the time that I have an accent from where I grew up, but I don't hear it at all. Oh, that's another thing I love- from when II started working I realized that to me it seems all British people turn everything they say into a question lol. It sounds so polite.You guys must make awesome therapists. … never mind I just remembered seeing all the comments on this site saying quite the opposite.
I'm English and I like and drink both tea and coffee. Personally I drink more tea overall than coffee but either way I often have a few biscuits with it. I would guess many people in the U.K are the same. There is still a particular fondness (and bigger consumption) here in U.K for tea compared to a lot of other places in the world.
(And yes, a nice cuppa and tasty biscuits can definitely help you relax and feel a bit better)
Is coffee even all that popular over there? I have read that tea actually has more caffeine than coffee. I'm not sure if that's true, but I think the caffeine counts for a part of the consumption of coffee over here.
i've never liked tea. It just tastes bland to me. And coffee taste too yucky, I have to refrain myself from making a disgusted face every time I decided to give it another try. The last few years when I was working, I would get more and more tired and tried to figure out a way to like coffee. So like twice a year, I will drink usually iced coffee, but it has to be from a specific chain of stores here and it has to be made very very sweet.
