Transcript Fancy a cuppa?

Fancy a cuppa?
APSotW on Yorkshire Tea
Andrea Nastase
Yorkshire Tea
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“All the best from Yorkshire” sums up its
roots and quality.
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Common knowledge that if you want to
make the perfect cuppa, Yorkshire Tea is
where it’s at. But shh.
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Still, most people don’t drink it because
they have the feeling it’s ‘not for them’.
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Avid drinkers are somehow also fans of DIY
and gardening. (might explain above)
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Its drinkers carry a lot of affection for it.
Offering someone a cuppa takes on a
significant meaning.
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‘That’s a great cuppa there, that is.’
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Tea that makes you go ‘aww’ and ‘mmm’
I don’t see PG Tips scones
recipes around the place.
after you’ve had it.
(A Proper Tea is much nicer than a Very Nearly Tea, which is one you forget about afterwards)
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People who love Yorkshire tea don’t fancy the
taste of herbal or fruit tea, it’s just not for them.
Why would they give up their beloved tea anyway?
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It makes you think of mum, dad and the
countryside. When was the last time you visited
them anyway? I bet they have so much spare time
they could use it to drink tea all day.
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When you’re at work you tend to get distracted by
your browsing and forget to have a cuppa to go
with it.
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Even though it’d be the perfect excuse for a break.
‘D’you know what, James?’ – ‘No’ – ‘I’m running out of ideas.
Would you like some tea?’
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Most of them just didn’t get into the habit of
reaching for the teapot and brewing a cuppa
(strangely enough)
(I say that the world may go to pot for me so long as I always get my tea. Did you know that,
or not? I am an egoist...)
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So why not get people into the
habit
of
brewing
a
cuppa
and
having a nice sit down, whether
alone or with someone?
It helps. Life flows differently after
a
cup,
no
matter
doing.
(Tea to the English is really a picnic indoors)
what
you’re
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“Nine tea-bags. That's all I have.
Nine. I think I shall have to
resort to filling up my handbag
with the frankly unsatisfactory
PG tips from work. Why can't all
tea be Yorkshire gold? And
where do you get those Yorkshire
tea tins from? I love those.”
“Keyboard
feels
Teabags left.”
funny.
Eight
(If you are cold, tea will warm you. If you are too heated, it will cool you. If you are
depressed, it will cheer you. If you are excited, it will calm you)
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If you ever
felt like
something is
missing, it
might be tea.
(That's Britain for you. Tea solves everything. You're a bit cold? Tea. Your boyfriend has
just left you? Tea. You've just been told you've got cancer? Tea. Coordinated terrorist
attack on the transport network bringing the city to a grinding halt? Tea dammit!
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We don’t care if you drink it from 40p
IKEA mugs as long as it’s poured with
love.
T is for tea and H
is for home.
(Strange how a teapot can represent at the same time the comforts of solitude and the
pleasures of company.)
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Yorkshire Tea as ‘lube’ for a better flow of things –
whether for working, unwinding at home or
conversations. (Don’t think naughty things)
Still ‘all the best from Yorkshire’ but with an
ambivalent meaning. To people now enjoying their
cuppa, we salute you. Or just really good tea made
in Yorkshire.
By encouraging the brewing and ‘enjoyment’
process, tea captures emotional meaning to those
who weren’t quite convinced.
(Find yourself a cup of tea; the teapot is behind you. Now tell me about hundreds of things.)
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Miscellanous
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Most images from ffffound and flickr, too many to
credit each but I’ve saved most of them.
Quotes from both anonymous sources and other
writings (e.g. Dostoevsky, Saki, A. A. Milne, etc.)
I have no clue what I’m doing.
I do like Yorkshire Tea but I don’t ‘love’ it, I’m an
atypical manic green tea drinker in fact and not
loyal to any brand on the market but I do appreciate
a cuppa anytime.
Thanks for reading!
(I’ve had two cups while writing this)