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Do you like tea? I

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love trying different kinds, especially

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on cold days. Hi,

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I'm Georgiana. Thanks

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for joining me for another episode

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of the podcast. Today

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we'll talk about the British love

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for tea and in a future

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episode, I'll show you how to

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make a British-style cup of tea.

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Before we start, get the

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podcast. Okay,

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let's start. Long

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ago in the 1600s, tea

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debuted in the UK. This

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fancy beverage didn't magically

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appear. It

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came from Portugal. Catherine

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of Bruganda, married

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to King Charles II, really

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liked tea and introduced

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this interesting new habit in

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the UK. Tea

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for the elite. In

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the early days, tea was

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rare and expensive, like

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treasure. People kept

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their tea in special

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lock boxes called tea

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caddies. Back then,

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only people like the king and queen

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enjoyed it. Afternoon

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tea parties. In

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the 1700s, tea became

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more popular, but it

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was still costly. Then,

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Anna, the Duchess of Bedford,

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had a brilliant idea. Afternoon

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tea parties. She invited

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her friends for tea and snacks

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in the afternoon, which

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became a stylish tradition.

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The tea trade. The

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British East India Company

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played a huge part in

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making tea famous in the UK.

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They established trade relations with

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China and brought both

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loves of tea back. There

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were even big arguments and fights

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like the Opium Wars over

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tea and other trading. Tea

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for everyone. In

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the 1800s, tea

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became more affordable and

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people from all walks of life

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started drinking it. Tea

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became a daily treat

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for everyone, including workers

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and those with a refined

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taste. A

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solution to a big problem. In

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the 1800s, in the UK, many people drank too much alcohol and it

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caused a lot of problems. Luckily,

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some smart people thought tea was a

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better choice than alcohol. Here's

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why. Tea

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was cheaper. Tea

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cost less than

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alcohol so more people could buy

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it. It was easy to find. You

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could find tea in many places. It

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was easy to buy. It

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had no harmful effects. Tea

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didn't make you sick or

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misbehave like alcohol. It

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was good for friends. People

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liked to meet and drink tea together. It

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was good for friends. It

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was fun and didn't make

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you drunk. It

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was calming. Tea

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helped people feel calm

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and relaxed without

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alcohol. While

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tea did not solve all

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alcohol problems, it

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was healthier and cheaper for many.

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It went from being an

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exclusive drink to

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something everyone loves. And

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that's the short story of Tea Time

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in the UK. Enjoy

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your next cup of tea. In

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a future episode, I'll talk about

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different types of tea. And

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I'll teach you how to make a proper

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cup of tea. And

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now, let's continue with a

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mini story. I

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I say a phrase with information. Then

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I ask questions. After

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each question, I pause. Now

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it's your turn to answer. And

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after each pause, I'll give

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are several levels. OK.

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Let's start. A

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long time ago, in

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the 1600s, tea came

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to England from far away.

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Was tea brought to England

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recently? No,

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no. It wasn't

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brought recently. Tea

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came to England a long time

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ago, in the 1600s. Did

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tea come to England, from

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a nearby country? No.

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Tea didn't come from

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a nearby country, but from

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far away. When

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did tea come to England, in

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the 1700s? No.

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Not in the

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1700s. Tea came to

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England in the 1600s. What

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came to England in the 1600s? Tea.

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Tea came to England from far

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away in the 1600s. At

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first, only rich people

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could drink tea, because

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it was costly. Could

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everyone drink tea at first?

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No, no. Not everyone

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could drink tea at first.

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Only rich people could drink it,

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because it was costly. Was

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tea affordable for everyone,

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when it first arrived?

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No. Tea wasn't

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affordable for everyone. At

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first, only rich people

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could drink it, because

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it was costly. Could

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poor people drink tea, When

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it first arrived? No.

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Poor people couldn't drink

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he wanted. First arrived.

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It. Was a luxury only for

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a wealthy people. Because.

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It was costly. In.

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The Seventeen Hundreds. Some.

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People started having tea.

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Parties in the afternoon.

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And t became more popular.

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Did tea party's start in

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the morning in the seventeen

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hundreds? No.

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No. They didn't start

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in the morning. In

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the seventeen hundreds. Some

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people started having tea. Parties

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in the afternoon. When

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did people start having tea

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parties? In

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the seventeen hundreds. People.

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Started having. Tea parties

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in the afternoon during that

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time. For.

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Coffee parties also popular

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in the seventeen hundreds.

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Know. Tea. Party's

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became popular. In the

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seven hundreds. Not. Coffee

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parties, In

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the eighteen hundreds. He. Became

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cheaper, And many people

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could buy it. Did.

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He remained expensive in

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the eighteen hundreds. No.

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No. He did

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not remain expenses. In.

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The Eighteen Hundreds. He.

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Became cheaper, allowing many

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people to buy it. Could

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only a few people afford tea

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in the 1800s? No.

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In the 1800s many

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people could buy tea because

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it became cheaper. What

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happened to the price of tea in

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the 1800s? Tea

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became cheaper in the

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1800s making it accessible

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to many people. People

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liked tea because it didn't

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make them sick like alcohol.

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It helped them feel calm. Did

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tea make people feel

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more anxious than alcohol?

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No. Tea didn't

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make people feel more

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anxious. People liked it

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because it was not like alcohol.

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It helped them feel calm. Was

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tea popular because

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it had the same effects as

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alcohol? No.

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Tea was famous for its

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different effects from alcohol. It

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didn't make people sick and

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helped them feel calm. Great

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job finishing this short exercise.

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You're on your way to

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like in a real conversation. Today

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