High tea as it is called is always served at 4 PM. Never at any other time.
Tea Time!
Because it was seen as being too British at a time when Americans wanted to free themselves from British rule and influence. Remember the Boston Tea Party?
It was that important because after the first time they fought for taxes they practically won,but the British government still taxed for tea
The British first imported their tea from China
To my understanding, everybody was drinking tea in Europe and the Americas. But during the American revolution, the revolutionaries did not want anything that would help support the British army (the British made money by selling tea to the Americas). So they started to drink coffee and other stuff instead. Tea just stuck around in Britain and coffee began in America.
This phrase is a traditional British nursery rhyme that suggests it is time to make tea. It is a playful way of signaling that it's time to boil water and make tea, inviting others to gather around for a cozy tea time.
British Tea
Romans didn't have "tea time" they didn't have tea. But, they did have siesta which lasted from late afternoon to early evening. Italy still has siesta, but not as much as they used to.
Pouring too much tea into a cup.
they didn't buy British tea because of the high taxes. the colonists thought if they didn't buy British tea, the British would lower the taxes.
Most colonists were of British desent, tea to the British is like beer to the Germans and vodka to the Russians. Tea was just a huge part of British culture.
Most of the tea on sale in British supermarkets are blends of lots of different teas.