In America, tea is seen as a very informal thing. We grab our cup of tea on the go and put it into a travel mug and drink it as we drive to work in the morning. This is widely acceptable in America but not everywhere else in the world. Sometimes a common gesture in your country can be considered very disrespectful in other places. Get to know the etiquette before you have your tea time!
| Country | Do | Don’t |
| China | 1. Use your tea leaves more than once 2. Drink very slowly 3. Hold the cup with two hands 4. Tap your fingers twice on the table to say “thank you”
| 1. Pour for yourself before others 2. Mix with milk or sugar
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| Japan | 1 Only fill your cup 80% of the way 2. Use two hands to hold the cup 3. Taste the tea first before adding milk or sugar
| 1. Blow on your tea if it is too hot |
| United Kingdom | 1. Carry your tea with the saucer 2. Drink with milk 3. Put your milk in last
| 1. Dunk biscuits into the tea |
| Turkey | 1. Add sugar
| 1. Add milk |
| Argentina | 1. Finish your whole cup of tea
| 1. Stir |
| Germany | 1. Stir 2. Put your spoon into your glass until after you have finished
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| India | 1. Eat the food that is served with the tea | 1. Accept the first time someone offers you tea, but the second 2. Swirl your tea in its glass |
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Author: Sophia Strojny.