Английское чаепитие

Let’s read and translate some posters to see what the English think of tea

The English know how to make tea and what it does for you.

Seven cups of it make you up in the morning; nine cups will put you to sleep at night.

If you are hot, tea will cool you off, and if you are cold, it will warm you up.

If you take it in the middle of the morning, it will stimulate you for further work; if you drink it in the afternoon, it will relax you for further thought.

Then, of course, you should drink lots of it in off hours.

The test of good tea is simple.

The test of good tea is simple.

If a spoon stands up in it, then it is strong enough; if the spoon starts to wobble, it is a feeble makeshift.

HERE ARE SOME ABC OF TABLE MANNERS FOR THE ENGLISH TEA DRINKING

When did people first begin to drink tea?

Which country is considered to be the motherland of tea?

When did tea come to Britain? (to Russia?)

What is the peculiarity of drinking tea in England?

What does “Russian tea” mean?

What does the word “teatester” mean?

When and where was iced tea created?

What is the background of 5 o’clock tea tradition?

Who invented tea in bags?

Who wrote rules for tea drinking?