Sundray@lemmus.org to Comic Strips@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agoI like tea!lemmus.orgexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up123arrow-down1external-linkI like tea!lemmus.orgSundray@lemmus.org to Comic Strips@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square9fedilinkfile-text
Azul Crescent’s silly scribbles I’ll never stop being amused at the idea that “tea” is also means “gossip.”
minus-squareusualsuspect191@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·14 days agoI think they’re trying to reference “spilling the tea” i.e. gossip. Never seen it as “having tea”, and I can see why; it’s confusing.
minus-squareDremor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·13 days agoIn Renaissance era high society, a tea party is often the place where rumors brews. So basically, “having tea” implies discussing the latest rumors.
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·13 days agoDid renaissance even know about tea?
minus-squareDremor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·13 days agoTea began to be commercially imported in Europe around the early 1600s.
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 days agoOk, That’s technically still the renaissance.
I think they’re trying to reference “spilling the tea” i.e. gossip. Never seen it as “having tea”, and I can see why; it’s confusing.
In Renaissance era high society, a tea party is often the place where rumors brews. So basically, “having tea” implies discussing the latest rumors.
Did renaissance even know about tea?
Tea began to be commercially imported in Europe around the early 1600s.
Ok, That’s technically still the renaissance.