We started drinking coffee when it became too expensive to drink tea. ;-)
Remember the British government under King George III taxed the American
colonists on its imports of tea and the colonists started brewing coffee
in protest.

At least that's how my Texan granddad used to tell it. Maybe someone
else who's more of an historian than I can tell you better.

Kat


ken barber wrote:

>  and i hope you enjoy your morning tea.
>you know, i realize that there are many british, err,
>what is the words, influences from the fact that the
>u.s. has british roots, but, what happened to the tea?
>why did we get off to coffee. deri you get going with
>a cup of tea and i can't start with out my coffee. how
>did we get sidetracted into coffee? i don't guess that
>is a world shaking thing, just a thought.
>
>--- Deri James <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>
>>On Sunday 20 Jul 2003 4:23 am, you wrote:
>>
>>
>>>  hey deri, how many hours are you ahead of the
>>>
>>>
>>east
>>
>>
>>>coast? if i would not be lazy i could find out,
>>>
>>>
>>but
>>
>>
>>>easier to ask you.
>>>  hang in there good buddy.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>As I send this it's Sunday 10am (5 hrs ahead of EST
>>I think). Just come in
>>from eating breakfast in the garden - lovely cup o'
>>tea.
>>
>>Cheers
>>
>>Deri
>>
>>