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Does anyone still drink tea in the UK? (lemmus.org)
submitted 1 year ago by VanHalbgott@lemmus.org to c/askuk@feddit.uk
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[–] HumanPenguin@feddit.uk 11 points 1 year ago

The UK still imports £223m in tea a year. It has gone down since COVID. £271m.

But yes tea is still a very popular drink in the UK.

[–] rah@feddit.uk 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What did you think might have changed in order for people in the UK to stop drinking tea?

[–] VanHalbgott@lemmus.org -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The rise of other beverages in the country.

Like coffee and sodas.

[–] rah@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago

What rise?

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago

!tea@feddit.uk

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Got into the snooty world of loose leaf at uni.Tea is fun and no one questions you really a pack of chocolate hob nobs in one sitting if your tea has flowers floating in it