I think you'll enjoy this video about... Tea!
I was first introduced to Yorkshire Tea at the age of 18 (I'd had a sheltered childhood), when a friend who was from Yorkshire used to bring boxes of it to university to last her the term. In those days you couldn't buy it south of the Humber, and she claimed that you couldn't get a decent brew without it. Yorkshire Tea always makes me think of her.
I didn't get it then, and I don't get it now. I mean, China tea is grown in China. Indian tea is grown in India. Yorkshire tea is... what? Tenderly cultivated on the gentle sun-kissed slopes above the River Swale? Picked in its prime by Yorkshiremen in flat caps on the terraced plantations of the North York Moors? Sorry. Don't get it.
But I DO get this video. It's just so ironic and British and it speaks truth, because, as eny ful no, there really is nothing that can't be sorted out by a nice cup of tea. And we all know that the correct response to that is "Ooh, lovely!".
Disclaimer: I didn't receive anything for posting this video, though I did email the PR company who sent it to me, saying "oh come on, there must be some kind of freebie in this for me", and they said they'd contact Yorkshire Tea on my behalf, so I'm hoping for a year's supply of tea (though I only drink decaff and I don't think Yorkshire does that)... Or maybe a nice red mug... Or a packet of digestives... Or a trip to Yorkshire to visit the plantations...
That is brilliant. Why haven't I seen this before. Sharing it now! I loved the Skyrim reference with the arrow to the knee. I love Yorkshire tea, it's one of my favourites and a staple at uni in Manchester.
ReplyDeleteGenius! They do good coffee too, Taylors (they can send me some of that if they like...). I particularly like the disclaimer at the end.
ReplyDeleteI hope you get your red mug! There is nothing like a cup of tea made by an English person - it still tastes better than mine. I learned I love the milk poured first, but haven't gotten the knack of it personally :)
ReplyDeleteLoved it! I love how she shhhhhhhh's him at the beginning ~ "you just need a cup of tea". I have grown to love tea since my move here. There is just something about having a nice cuppa tea. I have been drinking PG tips and Pukka teas but after seeing this I will buy some Yorkshire to give it a try. I hope you get a year's supply of tea ~ or at least a red mug. So happy you shared.
ReplyDeleteI find just turning the kettle on solves a lot the tea is just the icing on the cake. I like Tetley as I find Yorkshire a bit strong but I'm a 20 a day girl!
ReplyDeleteI wrote about this for work the other day...Love it. No idea what Skyrim is but love the idea of braining a zombie with your cuppa.
ReplyDeleteLove it! Being able to get a decent cup of tea was one of the deciding factors (for me) in moving to Dubai from the US.
ReplyDeleteEnjoying a nice cup of tea while enjoying your post! You definitely deserve one of those nice red mugs for posting this! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteFab.
ReplyDeleteHa, excellent video! Tea definitely refreshes the parts that coffee can't reach...
ReplyDeleteBrilliant... One of my first posts was about tea, tweeted Yorkshire tea about it and they sent me 80 bags. Vy exciting!
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