Okay now I guess, I have to admit now, that I have a slight obsession with tea. It is odd, as I am not that much of tea drinker, okay I have a cuppa when I decide to have a hot beverage in bed, I think tea goes very well with bed. Maybe because both words have three letters. But normally, I am a coffee, whenver the finance allow it, a Café Latte. Normally coffee, yes, instant.
But there is something about tea. The way it is consumed facinates me, I never had a british cuppa before coming to England, which seems obvious, but think about it. Tea, one of the most traded products in the World. It absolutely amazes me how 'the brits' have totaly took that ship and anchored it, yes.
Sterotypically we all know, yes, 'they'drink tea, eat cucumber sandwiches and porridge. Plus that horrendous british breakfast, which has the amount of meat in it, that an average cityzen would eat in a week. (To be fair that is exactly what my granddad would say)
But the tea, that is the one thing that sticks.
The brits drink tea, but they do not have tea. It is a representation of colonialism but it has gone much further than that. From this advantage of power back in times, yes, England had global power at some point, has evolved an entire culture. An entire craft has evolved with the tea, any Antique shop in this country helds the most beautiful tea-sets any nana would dream of. Actually, all Nana's and myself.
It is used as statements in Films and it is still 'the' in thing to do. Tea-houses, tea-time.
I mean, don't get me wrong, I am not forming an opinion here, I am absolutely fascinated.
As you should know, I relate to myself as Fish 'n' Chips and Sauerkraut. I am obviously slightly keen on sterotypical food-preferences. But Tea, yes that is something, that will probably just stick with me for a while. Where ever I will go.
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