Originally Posted by
LondonElite
I do enjoy the irony of finding that the best EG teas (for my tastes) are blended in Germany and France, whereas in the UK many/most people seem to be perfectly happy with 'builder's tea' made from a cheap bag with plenty of milk and sugar.
A friend of mine who is originally from Hanover told me that there is an active tea culture in northern Germany, from the many tea merchants there that historically also supplied the British Isles.
I happened to be at her house when her parents visited from Germany. They didn't speak English, but I remember trying to help her mom with the tea only to encounter a chorus of "Nein! Nein!" each time I did something wrong.
