They probably thought you were strange because they had Earl Grey right there.
Most Americans who drink tea at breakfast (fairly rare I admit) use milk and
sugar in it. And by the way, you could have bought your Fiddler's Elbow right
here in Boone. "Those colonials, so provincial." is the British model. About as
real an idea today as the "British Empire".
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Cotty wrote:
On 17/6/04, FRA, discombobulated, offered:
It must have been enjoyable at the GFM. I hope I at least get to see some of
the PDML people who drink warm beer and put *gasp* milk into perfectly good
tea thus spoiling it, crackling dry humour while at it... or the other ones
from the continent. The PDML is certainly a good place to break
some cultural stereotypes about other countries :)
I amused the canteen staff at breakfast on the Sunday morning - I took my
big mug with me and while all and sundry were pouring coffee down their
throats, I asked for some boiling water. Then in front of them I tossed
in my Earl Grey teabag (yeah, I know, but needs must...) and asked one of
the girls for some milk. A styrofoam cup the size of an oil drum,
brimming with milk was duly handed back. "No no my dear, just need some
for the tea", I said. She smiled, blinding me with some expensive dental
scaffolding.
And I even had sugar in the tea - barbarian!
Cheers,
Cotty
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