BritishAfternoonTeaOriginPART01Afternoontea,thatmostquintessentialofEnglishcustomsis,perhapssurprisingly,arelativelynewtradition.WhilstthecustomofdrinkingteadatesbacktothethirdmillenniumBCinChinaandwaspopularisedinEnglandduringthe1660sbyKingCharlesII,itwasnotuntilthemid19thcenturythattheconceptof‘afternoontea’firstappeared.CompanyinstructionCompanyinstructionAfternoontea(theoriginal4o’clocktea)

wasintroducedinEnglandbyAnna,theseventhDuchessofBedford,intheyear1840.TheDuchesswouldbecomehungryaroundfouro'clockintheafternoon.Theeveningmealinherhouseholdwasservedfashionablylateateighto'clock,thusleavingalongperiodoftimebetweenlunchanddinner.TheDuchessaskedthatatrayoftea,breadandbutterandcakebebroughttoherroomduringthelateafternoon.Thisbecameahabitofhersandshebeganinvitingfriendstojoinher.Thispauseforteabecameafashionablesocialevent.Duringthe1880'supper-classandsocietywomenwouldchangeintolonggowns,glovesandhatsfortheirafternoonteawhichwasusuallyservedinthedrawingroombetweenfourandfiveo'clock.CompanyinstructionTraditionalafternoonteaconsistsofaselectionofdaintysandwiches,sconesservedwithclottedcream.Cakesandpastriesarealsoserved.TeagrowninIndiaorCeylonispouredfromsilverteapotsintodelicatebonechinacups.OrthodoxEnglishafternoonteasnackisloadedwiththreesnackporcelainPlates.Putsandwichinthefirstlayer,thesecondlayerputtraditionalBritishsnackScone,thethirdlayerputcakesandfruittarts;Frombottomtotopopenbacktoeat.TheSconeeatisfirstcoatedwithjam,applyacream,eatingone,andthencoverunderanother.CompanyinstructionKeemunblackteaDarjeelingEarlGreyteaCeylontea祁門紅茶大吉嶺茶伯爵茶錫蘭紅茶ThemainblackteaCompanyinstructionIfmilktea,milkplusteafirst.TeautensilsUsedelicatechinatoreflectnobleatmosphere.CompanyinstructionPART02WineDuetotheweatherandtraditionalculture,BritishmanliketodrinkbeersandWhisky.Thebarisverypopularineverywhere.CompanyinstructionBeerWhiskyBrandyGin01020403SeveralcommonwinesCompanyinstructionFamousbrandofbeersBudweiser百威啤酒Carlsberg嘉士伯啤酒Diageo帝亞吉歐Newcastlebrown紐卡索棕色啤酒CompanyinstructionAsahibeer朝日啤酒Heineken喜利啤酒Traditional:plain,old,mostofthemareopen,thetableandchairshaveagreatsenseofvicissitudesoflife.Mainlytoattractmiddle-agedandelderlycustomers.Fashiontype:moderndecoration,foryoungmenandwomen.Wome