It somehow seems utterly typical of the Times that they are running an article by someone who has done little or no research and dislikes the idea that just anyone could buy the same piece of a foreign culture that they are. (This based only on the two paragraphs you quote.) But both tea the meal and tea the beverage are in fact common.
I like cream tea, but that's mostly because if done right it includes Devon cream.
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Date: 2013-10-06 11:45 pm (UTC)I like cream tea, but that's mostly because if done right it includes Devon cream.