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This is a British instance and we love our tea.

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[–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 19 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Clearly tea is the harder stuff, given that the british entered war with China several times for it

[–] Emperor 5 points 10 months ago

Yeah, we gained control over the opium trade but the secrets of tea were much more closely guarded.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Rumor has it that the British started the Opium Wars to get back at the Chinese for giving them such an addictive substance, their tea.