Jim Devine wrote: > >> Since as far as I know, tea can't be grown in W. Europe and thus would > play no significant role in revolutionizing social relations there. > (Perhaps it gave workers extra energy to work, however, like coffee > does. Also, global warming might allow tea cultivation in W. Europe.)
Jove created capitalism by pissing in the English Channel, then sugar made it grow like Topsy. Carrol
