Welcome back to the Culture Cast! We're sorry it's taken so long, but now we're back with the continuation from our last episode where we discussed tea around the world. In this episode, we touch upon stereotypes, skepticism and managing potentially uncomfortable situations.

We really hope you enjoy the episode!

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Before we get started - are you sitting comfortably with a cup of tea? Maybe its an earl grey, an oolong, a green tea or an English breakfast tea - but do you know the story of your brew?

In this episode, we want to take you on a journey through the history of tea, giving you an understanding of where your boiled beverage comes from and how the way we drink tea across the world can vary greatly! Whether it's teas relationship with class in the UK, Chinese table etiquette, or tea marketing - we've got it covered!

And most importantly we'd love to hear from you - how do you drink your tea? And what is your favourite type? Enjoy the episode!

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Episode links:

TED-Ed - The history of tea - Shunan Teng: https://youtu.be/LaLvVc1sS20

Association of Traditional Studies - The Art of Chinese Tea: https://www.traditionalstudies.org/the-art-of-chinese-tea/ 

Cogito - The History of Tea: https://youtu.be/6S0hlv5sUbw

UK Tea & Infusions Association - The History of Tea (with a counter for the amount of tea consumed in the UK each day!) https://www.tea.co.uk/history-of-tea 

London Tea exchange - HISTORY OF TEA: https://londonteaexchange.co.uk/history-of-tea/ 

茶知道 - Types of Chinese Tea: https://chazhidao.org/en/first-circle/types-chinese-tea 

Teapedia - Image of a tea brick: https://teapedia.org/en/Tea_brick 

Medicine Net - Coffee and Tea Caffeine Chart: https://www.medicinenet.com/what_has_more_caffeine_coffee_or_tea/article.htm 

Want to share your thoughts on the episode? Interested in suggesting a topic for us to talk about? Get in touch with us by commenting on our Instagram posts @context_culture, or by emailing us at contact@contextculture.uk.  

Welcome back everyone! We're ready to kick off season 2 of the Culture Cast and hope you're excited to join us! Myself (Stewart) and Yuchen will explore points of cultural importance from a cross-cultural lens. But what does this mean, exactly? In other words, we're gonna be asking ourselves questions such as ‘how are manners important in my culture’ and then exploring these questions together to compare our answers. Whether we find similarities or differences, we’re bound to learn something new and hope you will too! Stay tuned until the end to hear about next episodes topic and how you can get in touch with your suggestions for the podcast! Enjoy the show.

Want to share your thoughts on the episode? Interested in suggesting a topic for us to talk about? Get in touch with us by commenting on our Instagram posts @context_culture, or by emailing us at contact@contextculture.uk.