@ninozara Said
I wonder about their sample, because most people I know 18-25 LOVE a good cuppa with a gossip!
And if most of the people they questioned who drink tea are between 25 - 45, it's no wonder most don't have afternoon tea at 4pm...most are probably at work at that time
We went out for afternoon tea for my birthday, but at £6 a head, it isn't an everyday thing (and that was just for scones and tea, no sandwiches or cakes). I suppose I could bake a batch of scones up every couple of days, but even then good clotted cream is pretty expensive so it just isn't going to happen. I do like Tea and Toast though, when I've just got in from work/lectures.
I do have a tea pot, and if 2 to 5 of us are having the same type of tea then I'll use it. But if not, it's generally a waste of water, and tea bags, and does take a while. Even using a pot, it can be a bit difficult though, if people like different strengths of tea.
I'm afraid I don't know the constitution of the Typhoo survey's sample group. I would imagine it would be pretty representative though. If they were making serious market research for commercial purposes, it wouldn't have been in their interest to put a bias in there.
I think you mis-read my first post. The survey showed that the majority grouping came from the
OVER 45 age group, which would include pensioners who are more likely to have the time for afternoon tea.
£6 for afternoon tea is expensive, and I'm not surprised you find that a deterrent. I would too. We can get a good tea down here in Cornwall, at the height of summer for less than that, and the jam for the scones is locally made. The clotted cream and butter are fresh from local dairy farms as well. It's delicious.
Cream teas are not our norm, though. If I do get the chance to stop at four o clock, on a busy working day, at best, I only get time for a quick cuppa and a couple of biscuits or a packet cake such as a mini roll or a bakewell slice or something like that. It's not much, but it tides me over until dinner..... which is exactly what tea time is meant to do.
What course are you taking, Zara..? I loved your comment about toast and tea after lectures. I used to do that too when I was a student. I'd get back to my digs with an armful of books, a pad full of notes and make myself tea and toast before settling down at the computer that I shared with my two housemates and hope to get it all typed up before they got home and complained that "Jenny's hogging the poota again". Happy days.
I'm still in touch with my two former housemates. We're good friends. I hope you're enjoying your course.
Regards.
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