Hot drink?

The infatuation with, ‘hot drinks’ here in England is fantastic!

Wherever you go, you are forever greeted with, “You arite?” (How are you?), “Would you like a hot drink?”

I have always been suspicious what a, ‘hot drink’, actually is?!  I usually always decline the offer, when people ask if I would like anything, I feel rude to make someone go and fetch me a drink, of MY choice!  That all changed!!!

It was a Tuesday and I was in a weird mood to begin with.  I was visiting with one of my agencies when I decided, ‘why yes! I think I will have myself a hot drink!’  mmmm.... I was not asked how I like my hot drink, I was just given a grin and off, sweet Gillian went, to fetch me my ‘hot drink’.   About 5 minutes later a ‘hot drink’ was placed in front of me!  With a lovely biscuit and all the fixings!!!   How wonderful hot drinks are here!  And everyone is always sooo concerned about them!

One of the first things I am told when I visit a new school is where the hot drinks are.  They will usually go out of their way to explain where the ‘fixings’ are and then say without fail, “can I get you a hot drink?”  During break time (recess) I have every school that I have worked at so far, have a lovely teacher pop her head in and say, “Go on then, and fix yourself a hot drink”.  Looooooove this! I just want to hug them for saying it!

The tea in the Staff rooms comes in those huge metal coffee maker thingys.  They are filled every morning and teachers flock to it.  My new infatuation with the hot tea made me think about Canada, and I have realized that we are not much different.

I remember being in Canada last year and seeing the brown paper cups, and at certain times of the year, the red rrrroll up the rrrim cups sitting on desks, or in hands of teachers.  I remember being asked on numerous occasions, “want something? I am goin to Tims.”  

I have come to believe that England’s ‘hot drink’ is Canada’s ‘Tims’......

We do share one thing in common about hot drinks....Starbucks!

This is my Saturdays, when I am not lesson planning :) On many occasions it's Nicci sitting in front of me for one of our 3 hour chats ;)....