Why Are Brits So Obsessed with Tea? - Anglophenia Ep 30

[@OllieWales]

Tea is said 49 times in this video.

[@naiselchapo668]

thx

[@yourstruly5682]

I- YOU ARE A LEGEND-

[@digitalredux01]

Ah, a goat i see? 🐐

[@abdihalimyusufmohamed8903]

How did you calculate?

[@bigeldg1321]

no way

[@trashcannottrashcant3887]

Tea is the answer.I don't care what the question is.The answer is tea.Tea.

[@t.k.bertram3076]

So say we all!

[@BlueCrewSlackers]

So is 42 but yes tea is the answer

[@patriotbarrow]

Sozzy Taylor I vote for Miata instead of tea.

[@Greencoast215]

Sozzy Taylor The answer is 42.

[@trashcannottrashcant3887]

It's 4-tea-2.

[@Beevreeter]

Just looking at Kate and hearing her chirpy enthusiasm is enough to cheer me up for hours

[@raphyvi]

Loved it, but since I am portuguese, of course I'm going to say that the person who introduced UK to the "tea world" was Princess Catherine of Braganza of Portugal, in 1662, and married Charles II.

[@toriglenn3506]

"Sit doon, I'll put the kettle on and you can tell me aboot your week". My dear departed Scottish mum used to say that when I visited her every weekend. I miss our little tea chats every weekend now.

[@志瑜杨]

Hugs, so sorry for your loss.

[@redmotherfive]

I could listen to her talk about anything.

[@eleanorwilliams7875]

redmotherfive just go to the slightly more upmarket parts of England and everyone has a voice like hers

[@berryb745]

BAD, BAD BOY, MINE. I WANT, SHE MAKE MAN HAPPY, YOU MAKE MAN ANGRY I SMASH.

[@talibasnyder3032]

redmotherfive Me too. She reminds me of Diana, Princess of Wales.

[@Hideaway904]

You must have been joking

[@roygossjr]

Nigella Lawson and Liz Hurley for me. This girl is pretty sweet also.

[@janweber2889]

This misses the big point of why Britain started drinking tea in the first place - was brought with the household of Catherine of Bragança in the 1670s as Portugal was the primary importer of Chinese tea into Europe at the time. Britain actually was on a coffee kick in the reign of Charles II, but it stirred up controversy as its properties were viewed as unhealthy by some, especially among women, so tea became an acceptable alternative with royal patronage. Of course, its interesting to note that later on, once the East India Company became involved in the tea trade, Portugal focused its efforts on cultivating coffee in Brasil, and became the leading importer of that product instead.

[@204za5]

Wait so why are so many British people still racist?

[@archiedemir4168]

My father is British, my mom is Turkish so guess it how I am obsessed with tea lol.

[@larrybuchannan186]

The british went to war over tea with china called opium wars when chna refused briish opium

[@pauloszetarinielli69508]

Thank you for this information.

[@rypatmackrock]

I saw in a modern marvels documentary about coffee, that some of the earliest coffee shops were indeed in London. This information, and of course, early colonial economics, does explain a lot for why tea over coffee; even if the British did have an early taste in coffee.

[@emilyfellows6994]

Being that 1% of brits who doesnt like tea and feeling like the queen will be ready to deport you as soon as she finds out😁😁

[@liammckentie1502]

emily fellows I can imagine it being like the monsters Inc scene. WE'VE GOT A 2319!

[@emilyfellows6994]

Believe me my friend, i'm terrified of that happening to me everyday!

[@BlueCrewSlackers]

One is not amused!

[@DuskySHARKtheONEandONLY]

emily fellows you're not alone :)

[@jadehill2001]

I also hate Tea.... Not very nice. Nettle Tea is surprisingly okay though

[@DaneStolthed]

I just found the channel, absolutely love it big thumbs up from America!

[@natanyat4901]

Just found it today. Also living in the USA.

[@kevinolesik1500]

so did i ... its great !

[@rickmontgomery3037]

Me as well, will subscribe! Hello from Missouri :)

[@r.blakehole932]

I'm American, but have always been a tea person. When a young adult I stayed away from coffee since I saw so many older men addicted to it. Men who would walk around all day on the job with a cup of coffee in one hand! So, I stuck to green tea for the health benefits. In my late 50's now, I'm glad I made that decision when young.

[@gayatrichetry5814]

Nice vocabulary

[@artiflix112]

That was written seven years ago, in 2017...

[@erictaylor5462]

I love that the English Army puts tea making equipment in their tanks. "Nigel, load in another HEAT round, and pass me up some tea will you old boy."

[@ferrelladkison9840]

went on training exercises with the British army, learned two things, the brits eat meals on white tablecloths.(even in the field) and dont plan on getting anything done during tea time.

[@erictaylor5462]

MrAbletospeak There isn't? Then whose driving the English tanks?

[@tacticalultimatum]

Literally true

[@tacticalultimatum]

MrAbletospeak No, it is the British Army. Get it right filthy colonial

[@tacticalultimatum]

MrAbletospeak They can join the british army too

[@blahlbinoa]

I heard Americans can throw a good tea party in Boston ;3

[@lucyhannah1227]

...too soon

[@hopatease1]

+blahlbinoa that's why tea is not drunk here as much no taxation with out representation , some times wonder if it was not a mistake o well let me go get my cup of coffee : )

[@datprawn4850]

+blahlbinoa and end up having Washington DC and the White House burnt to the ground 41 years later. Ironically, that's how long the UK have stayed in the EU before they've mucked it up so much that we've decided to leave. That goes to show you of what happens when you mess with a british person's tea. And they never forget it!

[@hopatease1]

I was going to be made at you till I read the hole thing ha ha very good ( just don't misss with my coffee ) : )

[@mercedeswalt6621]

Hahahaha!

[@hannahb_beauty]

I'm Brazilian and I LOOOOOOVE tea. I'm acctually making a cup for me right now

[@alexdven]

Hannah Bandenberger Cabral I'm Venezuelan and I'm actually doing the same thing. Cheers neighbor =)

[@hannahb_beauty]

alexdven Cheers ! :D

[@elleshaunted]

I'm Italian and I LOVE IT SO MUCH

[@sushmitasdiaries]

she is so cute :-) BTW.. Brits must thank India & China for all the tea that grew in the Victorian times. Love from India

[@kingopringo531]

thanks India and China

[@aristokatclaude3413]

@@kingopringo531 LoL

[@blackbob3358]

well, yes sush, but a lot were planted by the "goura", due to demand. colonialism was mainly fiscal. most of the superiority stuff was bollocks. they all had "stakes". ( kipling's motives are under review, just now.) my thoughts are not preditermined, btw.

[@Kyle_Hubbard]

To be fair they should be thanking the silk road traders, it the only reason it even came to the Brits in the first place. They got a liking to it so much they felt the need to colonise.

[@kevinroche3334]

Murica! @@Kyle_Hubbard

[@supremegatekeeper]

Excuse me but Queen Catherine of Braganza and King Charles II were responsible for introducing the custom of drinking tea to the British court, which was common among the Portuguese nobility.

[@elsmira]

True!!

[@ithila6712]

Spot on!

[@nunotuna2990]

Let me add that among the many items of her dowry was the city of Mumbai which opened doors for the British into India.

[@Luzitanium]

dont say that, it will diminish the british self, that a "small" (well is bigger than netherlands,belgium, denmark,..) country could had influenced a ex-major power nation, the rule here is that only british can diminish other nations merits by never showing or mentioning those, typical from the british, the untrust ally.

[@elisabetegaifem429]

Exactly!

[@brunotorres7332]

Was brought to Britain by Catarina de Braganca (Infanta of Portugal and Queen of England,Scotland and Ireland). Tea was offered by the chinese the portuguese Catherine of Braganza who also brought good manners and an empire to Britain. Tea was part of the nobles in Portugal and eventually imported to Europe as it was seen as educated and posh way to act.

[@ledavalon7118]

One thing to note is that Britain essentially went to war with China over tea in the Opium War.

[@dylanc.1765]

LedAvalon, And even Americans new it would hit just the right nerve if we made an oceanfull batch of saltwater tea- an insulting disgrace to their leaf soaked water.

[@simonnachreiner8380]

Trade debts are...weird Basically Britain bought a metric fck ton of tea from China as they had a monopoly on tea at the time. However Britain didn't exactly have a wealth of trade goods for said tea at the time. What they did have however was Opium a lot of Opium

[@larrybuchannan186]

@@dylanc.1765 British history is patently apalng Warmngrng for opium - the briish should be ashamdof themselves

[@jessezandstra1]

My parents took over the tea drinking habits of some English friends. It was a great way to cut back on sugar consumption for the children. So I'm used to drinking tea with a pinch of milk. My favorite tea is Earl Grey or any smokey tea

[@jennifercharlotte6203]

even though I am British, I feel like I learn so much from these videos 😂

[@archiedemir4168]

My father is British, my mom is Turkish so guess it how I am obsessed with tea lol.

[@wildearthwoman]

Tea bags are ok, but I prefer loose tea. It tastes better and it’s more economical because you can steep it more than once. Also, you can toss your used tea leaves on the compost pile, which you can’t do with tea bags.

[@ShaneJMcEntee]

It's funny how Brits are famously tea drinkers, where it's never associated with Ireland by foreigners. It's actually bigger in Ireland than Britain. Ireland consume the third most tea per capita in the World. The UK is 5th.

[@ShaneJMcEntee]

sahotaquack1 Ireland is a major country. Nearly every American claim to be Irish. St Patrick's Day is celebrated world wide even though it's an Irish holiday.

[@ShaneJMcEntee]

It is a religious festival celebrating the patron saint of IRELAND, yet it is celebrated all over the world! People don't celebrate St Georges Day outside the countries he is a patron saint of. It's become way more a celebration of Ireland than a religious celebration since people who don't believe in God still celebrate it. Nearly every American I meet claims to be Irish. Ireland is a well known nation. The reason it is not known for tea is not because "people only focus on the major countries", because it is known for other things like drinking and potatoes. The reason it is not known for tea is unknown.

[@brandchan]

***** I got to say celebrating St. Patrick's Day in the U.S. is a bad example. A lot of people celebrate Cino de Mayo and most of them are not Mexican. In both cases it is more of an excuse to get drunk.

[@ShaneJMcEntee]

brandchan That's my point. Mexican and Irish holidays are celebrated outside those nations because they are major, well known nations.

[@ShaneJMcEntee]

sahotaquack1 Likewise, people don't only focus on "major nations" when talking about stereotypes, as you said. Why would they do that? They stereotype anywhere that is well known, which is totally what you meant anyway.

[@EcstasyTiger]

We have so much tea because we invaded a load of countries

[@RedcoatT]

TheSpaceTiger We invaded so many countries because we needed something to do between each cup of tea ;)

[@EcstasyTiger]

***** No, we told everyone who wasn't white that they're savage despite their long civilised cultures we tore apart and ruined and made worse and committed genocide once in a while.

[@connorparker9748]

TheSpaceTiger I am pretty sure we enslaved other white people, especially the Irish and French colonials in America. It's ironic that people bring up black slavery during the colonial times as if it was the only time in history that it happened. Almost all slaves were white until the colonisation of Africa and America. The Romans enslaved Europe but no one talks about it as if it was bad.

[@beatlesrgear]

***** Well said, Saul, the truth is refreshing to hear in these days of lies and anti white racist haters.

[@usafvet100]

TheSpaceTiger Yes, wouldn 't India, for example, be so much better off if that awful General Sir Charles Napier hadn't ended the charming practice of the sati? "You say it is your custom to burn widows. We also have a custom to hang men who burn women. Let us each act according to custom. You build your funeral pyre, and we'll build our gallows." The British Empire fulfilled the role of the much earlier Roman Empire in being the purveyor of cultural capital which brought the trappings of modern civilization to underdeveloped parts of the world. In the post-colonial world of the latter half of the 20th Century, those former colonies which have retained the British cultural capital model have in the main done well, those who rejected it have celebrated their independence with crumbling infrastructure, poverty, political instability, renewal of old tribal animosities, and a lot of wholesale slaughter. Here's one former colonial who gives 2, perhaps 2 1/2 cheers to Empire, pukka sahib elitism, Kipling, Rhodes, and all.

[@i78sd273sdf]

Anglophenia please COME BACK!!!!

[@colinpovey2904]

Most if not all UK Military vehicles include a place to plug in a boiling kettle, to make a pot of tea. From Wikipedia: "Similar to every British tank since the Centurion, and most other British AFVs (armoured fighting vehicles), Challenger 2 contains a boiling vessel (BV) for water, which can be used to brew tea, produce other hot beverages and heat boil-in-the-bag meals contained in field ration packs. This BV requirement is general for armoured vehicles of the British Armed Forces, and is unique to the armed forces of the UK and India."

[@N00RA96]

I'm going to move to England for a year in August and I've been preparing myself for the tea-loving nation. I started drinking tea three years ago so that I could learn to like it and it was a succes, I love tea! I'm ready to be a proper Brit and drink all the tea I can find 😄.

[@mattlm64]

N00RA96 If you moved to England without drinking tea, you wont exactly be shot.

[@AntoniNorman]

N00RA96 better start eating Soreen if you want to be a proper Brit.

[@BlueCrewSlackers]

+Matthew Mitchell yes you will.

[@missgracegallagher]

N00RA96 Ahh but do you drink it like the Brits? With milk and sugar and a biscuit to dunk into it?

[@patriotbarrow]

N00RA96 Now go on a diet of Bovril and haggis.

[@Char10tti3]

The tea bag was actually an accidental invention; the man selling the tea made them so he could weigh them out more easily and the buyers assumed they should keep them in the bags when they made a cup.

[@bundlewade]

I'm such a British at heart sometimes. :) I love tea!

[@riggs20]

I’m American and am drinking tea right now because it’s supposed to help with a cold. It’s not too shabby with sweetener and lemon. I may have to make this a new habit. ☕️

[@ToriaBradley]

Coffee is good, but tea will always win out!

[@squid1313]

The Toria Show not for me!

[@JackCarrollNumber1]

Hate coffee

[@chevoool7827]

*Disappointed italian noises*

[@志瑜杨]

I would disagree with you.... but I’m Chinese and love oolong. And then comes milk tea.

[@G6JPG]

I prefer coffee. (Instant, not fancy.)

[@kkat7]

Tea is the answer to everything. It's been the answer everyone has turned to here in England for any question or situation. Tea is the answer to life. Tea that is all i have to say.

[@Mel-jy4kc]

When I first moved to England, I went to a new friend's house and she asked me if I wanted a "cuppa". I asked her, "A cup of what? Coke would be nice if you have it." She laughed and explained what "cuppa" meant. I felt like and idiot and responded with, "Well, Coke or tea is fine with me. I drink both." We just had a good laugh over it.

[@dfc99nyc]

My mother, aunts and uncles were tea drinkers which was rare for Americans of that generation. Their dad was a factory worker in Manhattan. Many of his co-workers were Irish, and of course tea drinkers. He got the tea habit from them and passed it on to his children. I never acquired a taste for tea and am a coffee drinker.

[@jwb52z9]

The UK's love of tea is why the American South is known for iced tea. When the settlers came from the UK and settled in the American South, they soon found out that the extremely warm climate was not conducive to drinking hot tea, so they started putting ice in it.

[@iremkoca325]

I am living in London for 8 months now and I have been following this channel. Loving it! The problem is you dont have enough videos, pleaaaase make more!

[@jaybluff281]

Tea drinking game: One sip every time Kate blinks! (Good luck!)

[@gsp0113]

Woohoo! So glad to see the subject of tea covered here at Anglophenia. Great history lesson. I look forward to hearing a Brit discourse on how to make a proper cup.

[@kenllacer]

I absolutely adore that hair!

[@Steve27775]

I'm a Brit and I drink coffee. I can't even remember the last time I had a cup of tea.

[@mardiffv.8775]

Did you know that British tanks are the best? Why? Because there is always a tea kettle with hotplate on board to make tea.

[@erictaylor5462]

Indeed. You can't expect their boys to animate the bad guys without tea.

[@rapavao]

Yes but don't forget, Queen Catherine of Bragança (Portuguese) was the first to introduce tea to the British Court & thus popularize/legitimize its use

[@AzDaz222]

Tea is life

[@mikolajbzdyra8494]

AzDaz222 Tea is love

[@michellepangyiying]

I love your videos so much! All of them are interesting and informative!

[@geography27]

At 2:23 she says we have "afternoon tea at 4pm, with finger sandwiches, scones and pastries, and homemade cakes"... What mythical twaddle. Where's she living, in Wonderland with Alice? The reality is, 'afternoon tea' is widely known as 'tea' (hence 'teatime') and not done exclusively at 4pm. (I've also read in a British Guide for US Americans that everyone stops for tea at 4pm!) 'Teatime' is the period roughly between 3pm and 6pm, and anything is eaten. Whether its a small dinner (after coming home from school), or at work it's a 'tea break' - it's snacks (like a chocolate bar, or a biscuit, or crisps - with any drink), or it's your early evening dinner (which in the north of England is also called 'tea'). :-)

[@cjmillsnun]

geography27 Afternoon tea is a snack for posh people. Tea is the evening meal for the working class. Finish watching the video.

[@wibhadstrenchvorkel2390]

cjmillsnun I wouldn't call myself working class but I think I use use tea to mean dinner about 50% of the time

[@geography27]

I'm English, follow the myth if you want to. But hey, a myth is someone else's truth, and vice versa.

[@highpath4776]

No, Afternoon Tea is normally a bit of a treat (see last of the summer wine though), but afternoon bingo sessions will normally have tea at 2pm or 3pm). Teatime (5pm) is for after-school when Blue Peter used to be on the telly, finish in time for Captain Pugwash.

[@TheHarryChanne1]

This was lovely, thank you. This cleared up a few misconceptions I had regarding afternoon tea.

[@BartolomeJacinto]

I don't understand how people can be not obsessed with tea, heretics.

[@MARKINAU8]

@b ray Ewwww!

[@moniquemedina8768]

Ooor, try tea with milk and sugar! (Or honey, your preference really) It is delicious.

[@MasterSanders]

When I was in Britain for a week, I had tea every day, and I loved it.

[@Cyeri2806]

Damn it, is 2 am now but I suddenly want a cup of tea 😮

[@jrgboy]

In the UK we drink strong black tea, that's what we like, but I think coffee has overtaken tea as our favourite beverage.

[@copferthat]

Afternoon tea and chockie bickies is the most civilised habit on the planet.

[@sanders2378]

I'm a Brit watching this in the UK with my cuppa. Great video and I now know why the folk in the North of England refer to dinner (evening meal) as "tea".

[@kimberlyvito6391]

I'm so obsessed with my tea addiction

[@mastodonjack7908]

I love your channel enormously! Just as much as i love tea! Wish there were more videos. Good luck with that. And thank you.

[@kmbkla]

Tea>coffee

[@theoferet1131]

Merci ça ma bien aider pour mes cours

[@andrewmorris9946]

A whole video on how to make a cup of tea? Put bag in cup, add hot water, take bag out of cup, add milk and/or sugar to taste, stir. I suppose you could fill the rest of the video with waiting for the kettle to boil.

[@museofthesea]

Andrew Morris No, no! There are rules on how to brew tea if you want to get the ultimate flavor. Here's a short rundown: 1. Use a teapot. The flavor will almost always be better. 2. Use 1 tsp of tea (or one bag) per person plus one for the pot. 3. Before you put the tea in, the first thing you need to do is heat the pot. This can either be done in the oven or by pouring boiling water in the pot and letting it sit, preferably with a tea cosy to keep it hotter. 4. For the water you're going to make tea with, pour cold (not hot) water into the kettle and then heat it. 5. Right before the kettle boils, pour out the water you were using to heat the pot and scoop in the tea. When the water is at a full roiling boil (100C for preference for black tea, 90C for green, which isn't always possible if you're at high elevation), pour over the leaves. Immediately put the top on your teapot and put the cosy on. Steep for 3-5 minutes before pouring. If you use leaves loose, they stay in the pot. If in an infuser of some sort, you can optionally remove; likewise for bags. 6. According to superstition, it's unlucky in some cases to brew tea too weak, so too many leaves is better than too few. (This is probably related to wealth.) 7. If using milk, pour the milk in your cup first. This is because for a while very delicate China cups were popular, and pouring too-hot water in them would break them, and milk cools the tea. But some people say this improves the taste. 8. If stirring, such as if you use sugar, try not to bang the edges of your cup with the spoon. 9. When serving tea for multiple people, "mother" pours. Either a mother figure or the female hostess. If no such person is available, someone "plays/will be mother." And oh, there are so many more things I could add. The point is, tea can get very complicated!

[@andrewmorris9946]

Puzzle Girl Ah, but she didn't mention anything about ultimate flavour, she said 'a nice cuppa the British way'. Very few British people would do all that to get tea. They've had to make faster boiling kettles because we need tea in a hurry.

[@andysim232]

Also need that putting milk in before taking out the tea bag is an offence punishable by hanging ☺☺

[@museofthesea]

Andrew Morris Sigh. 'Tis true, alas. Well, I know some English people who will still make a pot, especially to go with breakfast, but they do usually use tea bags, and most of them are older in any case. (I'm American and currently live in the US, but lately lived in the UK for five years.)

[@museofthesea]

Flappy Paddle Oddly, I recently read a study about a British experimental group who decided to brew the perfect cup of tea, and they decided the flavor was best if you added the milk one minute into the brewing time! At least that's better than drinking it while the teabag is still in the cup. *Shudder.*

[@scoopypigeon1694]

Kate, you are simply wonderful.

[@deepblue1909]

Britain has a great influence on my home country, Iraq. so the late after noon tea and snacks is widely omen meal there

[@sallyconnell9827]

I think maybe there's a huge misunderstanding in the tea stereotype. In England lots and lots of people call "Dinner" "Tea". So when you say "I'm just going for tea" you don't mean the drink.

[@MohsinAbbaas]

I'm Pakistani and my favourite time of the week is Sunday evening when I get to have TeaTime with family & watch my favourite tv programs with them =)

[@LillychanY94]

I've genuinely been wondering this my entire life, so thank you.

[@the3pic1_mspandourworld]

We're not really obsessed, we just go along with it

[@lolll3360]

yeah😂😂

[@ОлексійЛущієнко]

I'm gonna make tea right now, as an ESL guy I've never tasted anything besides vodka. Thank you for the podcast with clear speech!

[@WeeeWeeeification]

When my older brother was 5, apparently he had a massive gash across his arm and he walked up to my parents covered in blood and said "cup of tea make it better?"

[@ReadingMissFroggy]

This was such a fun episode! :D

[@drewber565]

What a wonderful and quick lesson on tea! Very nicely done! I've had the privilege of having Afternoon Tea at the Ritz, in London. It was awesome! I had no idea that all the food would be served. We had made arrangements to meet friends for dinner. We ended up not eating dinner, because we were served so much food at our Tea.

[@Angelbunny86]

I love this channel! It's so informative for an American like me! So to celebrate my enjoyment of this channel, I'll leave you with this, spoken like a good'ol American: Ahem, This channel is the shiz! The hosts are straight up bomb-diggity, and I thoroughly enjoy learning about your chill country slang words. Stay cool! Kiss, kiss!

[@The_Space_Born]

I drink tea the American way. Instead of hot tea poured from a teapot, I just grab a nice cold bottle of Snapple Iced Tea from the fridge and instead of having biscuits, I scarf down a big, fat, greasy cheeseburger all in one gulp and all in one bite ending in one huge burp just at the stroke of midnight.

[@me7487]

lmao i'm from france and we studied that in english class in high school , thanks

[@mathishabas6171]

Chut zebi

[@dongmd9611]

@@mathishabas6171 gros boufon

[@dongmd9611]

@@mathishabas6171 lait noix rond laitue c bien pour ma salade

[@Ana9World]

WHAT?? what about that the person who introduce tea to the british and was the first one to drink it at 17:00pm in england was a portuguese queen? How did u not mention that?

[@1989Bgirl]

Love these videos!!!!

[@Greencoast215]

The American way of making tea: 1.) Microwave water and place tea bag in cup 2.) Make in large amounts and mix with an equal amount of syrup, place into aluminum cans and sell and gas stations for 99 cents each.

[@beerpoweredgaming6110]

Sounds more like the Southern way to make tea. In the Heartland USA you will never find a good sweet tea. That be lemonade country. North East uses a tea pot, and your South-westerners like to make sun tea

[@G6JPG]

The microwave thing is because kettles (I've seen an American refer to one as an "electric water heater") are rare in USA (not entirely because of the different voltage, though that's a contributory factor).

[@disarmsox]

Freshly boiled water, good quality teabag and optional sugar. Pour the water in to the tea bag. Depending on the strength of the tea bag, leave to brew for a couple of minutes. Do not squeeze or press the teabag.Take tea bag out and slowly add milk. I like my tea medium strength, not too strong and not too milky. At weekends, I enjoy a nice pot of loose tea - lovely rich flavour.

[@gamechep]

She's so beautiful. 😊

[@GeckoHiker]

Iced tea is the best beverage known to man, followed closely by hot tea. I've even hooked my British friends on it here in the American South. Some people like it sweet, but I've always enjoyed it unsweetened, with fresh squeezed lemon. We make it fresh every day, and drink a gallon of it between us and our friends who come over to visit. Then there are the variations we keep on hand, like green tea and herbal teas, all ready to be iced and citrused up. I did get to enjoy a lot of hot tea growing up in the South, with a bit of milk and a little sugar, but that was mostly a morning drink or a winter drink. It's gets super hot in Florida most of the year. Winter lasts just a couple of hours.

[@CharlieJapan]

What are the most common tea biscuits that are eaten by Brits?

[@anncullen2256]

+Charles Wagner mc vities

[@Grigeral]

+Charles Wagner any biscuits go well with tea, but imo, you can't beat a custard creme or bourbon.

[@SongDesire]

+Grigeral Bourbon creams with a cup of tea? Are you mad? Bourbon creams should be eaten with a pint of milk! As for custard creams, they should be firmly dunked in a nice cup of coffee. To answer the original question, "rich tea" biscuits are the common biscuit to eat with a proper cuppa. But we also like our scones with butter and jam, crumpets, or even a nice slice of Victoria sponge cake.

[@Grigeral]

SongDesire Don't knock it 'till you've tried it!

[@SongDesire]

Im not saying I do not like Bourbon creams, just saying that by dunking them in tea or coffee ruins them. They are much nicer if they are only dunked into cold milk.

[@newlinkdirect]

Love this channel....

[@The_Space_Born]

Tea originated in China. It's just one of many popular "British things" that aren't actually British. Polo originated in Central Asia. Pubs are a Roman invention, and Fish and Chips originated in Spain and Portugal. I could go on and on, but this is Anglophenia afterall.

[@richardgreaves4407]

Rayve Napsu This channel isn't celebrating things invented by Britain, it is merely exploring modern British life and shareing it with the world.

[@kbit-dj]

Rayve Napsu Actually Most of the tea we consume (black tea - Not including green tea) is Indian, not Chinese. However, many green teas that us Brits drink are infact chinese. But hold on: let me just say, Fish and chips is more recently said to have originated from Belgium as oppose to Spain and Portugal. Also Like Richard said, This channel doesn't claim these things to be British it is merely exploiting modern British culture.

[@austinhughes2161]

+The 21st Pilot and Indian tea was stolen tea from China by Robert Fortune. that was how tea was 1st made in india. high quality earl grey and english breakfast uses keemun tea from china.

[@attackduck3668]

30th episode! Good job! I love this show

[@brettknoss486]

I think most Americans are aware of the practice of smuggling tea to get around the East India Company monopoly.

[@MrSamAxe]

That small part of history is where Stash Tea took their name.

[@4Xissues]

But I'm not sure throwing it in the Hudson (no matter how HOT climate change!) is the proper choice for brew

[@vebe1605]

great episode!

[@sugarkitty2008]

why we love tea? because we are given it as young as possible. you usually start drinking it by the age of 2. in other words, as long as you remember. it's as normal as watching tv or bathing. it's just something that would be weird not to do. i have found that brits who don't like tea are often from families who also don't like tea and so on through the generations. since their parents didn't like it, they weren't given it. if you don't grow up drinking it you are less likely to like it. as is the case with one of my friends. using this information you can actualy direct your children to eat healthy and avoid junk food. ;)

[@lynnepearce6389]

I am english . After a week in france unable to get a decent cuppa my friends aunt offered me a cup of tea at her home . I was ecstatic until she brought out chamomile , fennel raspberry . Ugh . Builders tea only for me ( means very strong) . In England you won't get any work done on your home unless the builders are given a constant supply of big mugs of strong tea!

[@youlostabetwithsatanandnow8592]

I drink 1/2 gallon of earl grey because of the nice side effects.

[@minimalilly4003]

This is so funny :D I am following your ecoboost channel for a long time now. I am going to England for a year this summer and wanted to watch some videos about common food etc ...and then I see YOU :D This is pretty cool ;) Love your work on both channels btw

[@CharlieJapan]

What are the most common tea brands that are drunk by Brits?

[@bantersaurusrex9070]

PG tips uuuuh just saying it gives me shivers.

[@soulman1630]

+Charles Wagner Earl Grey. Pronounced 'Eahhl Gray.'

[@graceygrumble]

+Charles Wagner Tetley is the most popular, followed by PG Tips. For me, Tetley is nectar! However, 'tea aficionados' will curl their lip at these teas, as they prefer to drink teas which taste like soapy dishwater/pot pourri/bouquet garni etc.

[@graceygrumble]

Pepperstm Tetley is from Yorkshire! But, 'Yorkshire Tea' is ok too, if there's no Tetley. As for the fruit concoctions - ghastly! x

[@pepperstmm]

graceygrumble Tetley was from Yorkshire for a short period, but it's actually a London brand. Yorkshire is Taylor's. The only true tea.

[@Umby_chaser]

Omg I love these videos!!!!

[@panama-canada]

I wish everybody would learn how to speak with such enthusiasm and proper English like yourself :-)

[@natanyat4901]

LOL.

[@Luzitanium]

unfortunately what she said isnt true.

[@CheeseDBD]

British accent

[@Shotbaker1001]

Great informative video, and the presenter is adorable!

[@MalcamPrasad]

Where's Siobhan Thompson? I miss her! She's just charm in a bottle!

[@malvavisco10]

Malcam Prasad She got a different job, for College Humor :(

[@VulcanTrekkie45]

She's working at CollegeHumor now.

[@malvavisco10]

Spencer O'Dowd Just as true as when I said it!

[@Thehubb1]

She got a different job, for college humor

[@gracemcginnis5118]

She's working for college humor

[@dzulkafleysamad4980]

Love star bucks americano coffee when i m on the move , but will always resort to tea when at home relaxing or watching the telly. Its gentle on the soul.

[@JustWickedSwede]

As a scandinavian. I would rather die than give up my extra strong coffee.

[@artemis_lena]

As a Canadian I second that!

[@lyllydd]

I'm American, but I grew up overseas. I love both. Most moringngs, I have coffee, but right now I could murder a cuppa.

[@StephenBoyd21]

Can be arranged

[@jonsnor4313]

Both are best strong, and teeine and coffeine is actually similar. I go with both.

[@iamhungey12345]

I would try to hold off from coffee for two days before drinking again. Can't let the body get too used to it.

[@Atomicomet]

I could sit here all day watching her makes me feel very dreamy.

[@armyadri2654]

qui est la pour l'anglais en 1er ?

[@evronstal8004]

moi et c'est pas ouf

[@claudiachan2003]

I was with an group of people from all around the world and we had quite a confused moment about our meals: tea (afternoon vs dinner), dinner (dinner vs after dinner), supper (dinner vs after dinner), pudding (dessert vs a type of dessert) oh ha it's kinda confusing!

[@Rashy225]

Literally drinking tea while watching this lol..and I hate stereotypes XD

[@TonyEnglandUK]

lol i'm drinking tea too, cheers rachelle xxxxx

[@Rashy225]

haha one of the only British stereotypes that are true to me is drinking tea religiously lol

[@TonyEnglandUK]

Rachelle Tregear I dunk McVities too lol xx

[@Rashy225]

I'm seriously drinking tea again right now

[@TonyEnglandUK]

Rachelle Tregear lol ffs, now I have to go put the kettle on to catch up

[@mittfh]

Politics and tea have got entangled on several occasions - the British East India Company ended up running a sizeable chunk of India before the Empire arrived (yes, a private company running large parts of a country), the US showed displeasure at their then colonial masters with a ship carrying tea in Boston harbour, while over in China tea was a major factor in the Opium Wars. As for how to make a cuppa the British way, I expect Kate will show the formal way (bone china, teapot) - whereas most Brits pour directly into an ordinary mug - whereupon starts the debates: milk first, last or not at all / let the bag sit in the boiling water for several minutes to brew or dunk, squeeze and remove...

[@nikimoise5974]

this effended me. it's not called AFTERNOON TEA its called tea time.

[@Squidge-op6tj]

*offended and same :/

[@Octovol]

+Niki Moise Afternoon tea is most definitely a thing for a lot of people. Regardless of what you call it personally.

[@xoALSox]

Idiot you're clearly one of the cretins who calls dinner tea. Afternoon tea is different.

[@Squidge-op6tj]

xoALSox yeah, breakfast lunch/dinner and then tea

[@themadblonde]

I was in London for the very first time in April. As a tea lover (indeed, the president of our local tea club), I was really looking forward to being inundated with perfectly brewed tea. However, I'd say 98% of the places we visited/ate served nothing better than a Yorkshire/PG Tips tea-bag in a paper cup (a few used pottery mugs) with hot water. & while I admit that the water was hotter--& therefore more appropriate for brewing tea--than a lot of what you find in the US, I have to say I was disappointed. The quality of most of the tea we had in London was pretty marginal, & the extra-hot water just made it take longer until I could drink it. The weird lack of trashcans in London made throwing away the bags difficult, but leaving them in the tea makes it bitter, so what's a tea-lover to do? Most restaurants & convenience stores in the US also serve tea these days (well bag+cup+hot water), & although fewer Yanks choose it as an option, I have to say I didn't find a notable difference in quality between what I got there & what I can easily get here..

[@Buenomars]

What, no mention of tea-bagging? (>_

[@campei1257]

I chose to give a report about tea culture in the UK in my English class, this video is so helpful!!!