tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post2013698229328314552..comments2023-06-01T21:25:13.322+01:00Comments on Beyond The Queen and Driving on the Left: Tea v. Tea v. High Tea v. Afternoon Tealadylibertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00286782034603220650noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post-31369300544036646442011-03-24T22:50:11.458+00:002011-03-24T22:50:11.458+00:00Also to point out, that quite often the meal for c...Also to point out, that quite often the meal for children is called "tea", and I live in Holyport (Windsor & Maidenhead). I've heard it referred to this way with both the posher private school parents as well as the working class state school parents that my kids have been in school with. I also made a total stupid American mistake shortly after moving here: went into Greggs for a tea- when the girl asked if I wanted white or black, I thought she meant like "white tea", so I said black. She did give me a strange look then when I asked her if I could have some milk ;)Buffienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post-86788519689838660832011-03-21T22:18:53.827+00:002011-03-21T22:18:53.827+00:00Thanks Duncan, but does a thing not exist simple b...Thanks Duncan, but does a thing not exist simple b/c you don't partake in it? Afternoon tea absolutely does exist even if its a special occasion thing for some and a never-happens thing for another. I am headed to Afternoon tea on Friday (but then again I do live in Surrey and I'm a bit stuck up) <br /><br />Thanks for reading. xxladylibertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00286782034603220650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post-74194409669345542992011-03-21T22:04:32.346+00:002011-03-21T22:04:32.346+00:00Thanks for touching on the class thing. I kept typ...Thanks for touching on the class thing. I kept typing and deleting and couldn't decide on a way to assign tea (the meal) to the "working class" without offending. Now you've done it for me and saved me the lashings from those who partake in tea(the meal). Many thanks!ladylibertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00286782034603220650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post-58727252007952467392011-03-21T22:00:10.172+00:002011-03-21T22:00:10.172+00:00Hi,
Interesting blog you have here. Its always fas...Hi,<br />Interesting blog you have here. Its always fascinating to see how others view us!<br />All this high tea, afternoon tea, tea the meal is a mystery to me too and I'm 37 and lived here since the day I was born! You know why? It's because, apart from 0.1% of the population it simply doesn't exist (I made that stat up). We don't stop what we are doing and have high tea or afternoon tea. We have breakfast, lunch (northerners like me refer to this as dinner usually but we often use the term lunch as well), tea (southerners say dinner) and most people have some sort of supper if they are hungry enough. Anything else outside of this is a snack.<br />Hope this helps!Duncannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post-61573806880621391692011-03-21T20:13:54.346+00:002011-03-21T20:13:54.346+00:00Tea (the meal) isn't just a northern thing. I...Tea (the meal) isn't just a northern thing. It's a class thing. Us workin' class kids in the Sarf [South] 'ad our tea when we got 'ome from school. Our Dad had his when he got home from work (sorry, I can't keep up these dropped aitches.)<br /><br />Come the 1980s and Mrs Thatcher, we all became middle-class and started calling it dinner and eating at seven o'clock instead of half-past five.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post-85428083768980247702011-03-18T16:14:20.929+00:002011-03-18T16:14:20.929+00:00The Orangery at Kinsington Palace is also a great ...The Orangery at Kinsington Palace is also a great place for afternoon tea. I had tea there and the tea and food was amazing!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16260278667907886476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post-75750729365545420392011-03-17T22:45:50.437+00:002011-03-17T22:45:50.437+00:00Brilliant post although I must say that I am devot...Brilliant post although I must say that I am devoted tea drinker and I must have it with milk. Joe and Harry summed it up beautifully for me!<br /><br />I found your blog via the Happy Homemaker-I love your writing style and will be back again soon!<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />Natasha.Natasha in Ozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17975487981963489572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post-741324904842710942011-03-17T12:31:18.831+00:002011-03-17T12:31:18.831+00:00I was in Sweden recently and whenever I ordered te...I was in Sweden recently and whenever I ordered tea it didn't come with milk. If I asked for milk I got the oddest looks. In fact, even my breakfast cereal didn't come with milk (yoghurt and cottage cheese, yes. Milk, no).<br /><br />The only tea that does not need milk is herbal. PG tips without milk is like eating bread without butter!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post-27319848687378721532011-03-17T04:41:43.381+00:002011-03-17T04:41:43.381+00:00Oh, I loved living in London when I was there. I w...Oh, I loved living in London when I was there. I was hooked on tea which was better than being hooked on coffee... What great memories!!<br /><br />http://ladyonaroof.blogspot.com/SeƱoritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14202265182644036967noreply@blogger.com