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I only drink Paul Newman's Limeade during dinner and water throughout the day. Only now and then will I have soda but that's after dinner.
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[quote=""Michy""]I think the main difference is that in the 1940s, people still tended to drink coffee with every meal. Not too many people do that anymore.[/quote]
Not in the UK they didn't! In the 40's, we didn't know what coffee was any more than what nylon stockings, or chewing gum were!! If anything, as an alternative to tea, what we had was what the Germans used to call called ersatz coffee!
I'm happy to say that nowadays, we drink very nice wine with (not every) meal!!"

Not in the UK they didn't! In the 40's, we didn't know what coffee was any more than what nylon stockings, or chewing gum were!! If anything, as an alternative to tea, what we had was what the Germans used to call called ersatz coffee!
I'm happy to say that nowadays, we drink very nice wine with (not every) meal!!"


Sorry I didn't specify that by "people" I meant Americans -- what started this tangent was that I shared something I heard yesterday, that even with the proliferation of Starbucks, Americans still drink less coffee today than in the 1940s.
I thought Brits drank tea with every meal -- has that now been supplanted by wine?
I thought Brits drank tea with every meal -- has that now been supplanted by wine?

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[quote=""Michy""]Sorry I didn't specify that by "people" I meant Americans -- what started this tangent was that I shared something I heard yesterday, that even with the proliferation of Starbucks, Americans still drink less coffee today than in the 1940s.
I thought Brits drank tea with every meal -- has that now been supplanted by wine?
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I couldn't drink tea with a meal, not a full meal anyway
, I have it with lunch but that's usually just a sandwich.
I'm sure I've read somewhere that coffee houses were very popular in England a few hundred years ago - can't remember exactly when!
- but I'm pretty sure there was a famous coffee house in York at one time.
I thought Brits drank tea with every meal -- has that now been supplanted by wine?

I couldn't drink tea with a meal, not a full meal anyway

I'm sure I've read somewhere that coffee houses were very popular in England a few hundred years ago - can't remember exactly when!

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[quote=""LoobyG""]No way could I drink tea with a meal![/quote] That's how I feel about coffee. Very few Americans drink it with meals anymore (except perhaps breakfast), except for some of the older generations. I can't drink it on a full stomach, so my drinking of coffee is pretty much confined to early morning.
I'm weird and must have cola confusion. I prefer diet Pepsi over diet Coke, but Coca-Cola over Pepsi. Sprite/diet Sprite is our clear cola preference and my husband loves to do the Dew.
I can't eat a meal without water, and I take water with me everywhere. I often feel like the kitchen sink because when anyone in my household is thirsty, they just come looking for my water bottle instead of getting their own. Even if I have wine or something else to drink with my meal, I still need my water. I drink iced tea on occasion (unsweetened, something some southerners don't understand how to make, apparently). I also drink coffee in the mornings (hardly ever after noon, though, as too much makes me jittery and unable to focus on anything). If I want something warm to drink at work, I indulge in one of the decaf teas they keep in our breakroom.
I can't eat a meal without water, and I take water with me everywhere. I often feel like the kitchen sink because when anyone in my household is thirsty, they just come looking for my water bottle instead of getting their own. Even if I have wine or something else to drink with my meal, I still need my water. I drink iced tea on occasion (unsweetened, something some southerners don't understand how to make, apparently). I also drink coffee in the mornings (hardly ever after noon, though, as too much makes me jittery and unable to focus on anything). If I want something warm to drink at work, I indulge in one of the decaf teas they keep in our breakroom.
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I slipped on a piece of plastic in front of a Starbucks, of all places, in London! I'm very thankful I didn't break my leg or anything. The irony that I've lived in or around Seattle, the birth place of Starbucks, most of my life was not lost on me!
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