781 International Tea Day (with transcript)

Welcome to another Teacher Joseph podcast to help ESL Learners with English. #esl, #esllearners, #idioms, #eslteacher, #health,#tea Teacher Joseph https://teacherjoseph.com ________________________________________ International Tea Day Transcript: http://teacherjoseph.com/2024/05/24/international-tea-day-transcript-for-the-podcast-dated-24-may-2024/ International Tea Day is observed every year on May 21st and it aims to raise awareness of the long history and deep cultural and economic significance of Tea around the world. The idea is to promote and to somehow Implement activities in favour of promoting everything related to tea.  International Tea Day has been celebrated for quite some time. It started off on December 15th in countries like India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Vietnam, Indonesia and others across Africa such as Malaysia and Tanzania. The idea is to draw global attention to tea and to the global tea trade. It has also been  linked to wanting more support to keep the cost of tea down. In 2015, the Indian Government proposed expanding the observance of International Tea today  by having some kind of intergovernmental group to discuss tea. They created something which led to big efforts to support the world's tea economy and in 2015, they had a big meeting in Milan to discuss the idea of an international Tea Day.  It then went to the United Nations. And that's how We managed to get International Tea Day on the 21st of May. Here's some very interesting facts about tea here in the UK: The average British person drinks 876 cups of tea every single year. So, that's well over two cups a day if my calculations are right.  And, apparently, for centuries, it was used only as a medicine.  Tea was first introduced to Britain almost 400 years ago and was described, described as a Chinese drink because it first came from China. A cup of tea has become native to British culture. It's the number one choice for British people and herbal teas are also very popular these days.  Historically, milk with poured into the cup, only to protect the cup itself. So, the idea was that if you used black tea or tea without milk, It would get a little bit dirty and the cup would be harder to clean. We used to drink tea from very delicate cups made from bone China. So, to avoid breaking the cup, while we were cleaning them because it needed really hot water and a bit of force. We added milk to ensure. that the teacup would remain clean. Now I didn't know this… a student told me this last week and then I Googled it and it's true. And I just came across this again today while researching International Tea Day.  Did you know that even though British people love tea, the country where most tea is drunk per person is actually in Turkey.