Do British prisoners get tea at tea time?

Yes, they do. There is a report by the Food Standard Authority, writing on the menu for an adult male prisoner, which states that “A hot drink [tea] is available at each meal occasion”. In case you want to know what kind of tea, the report mentions that as well: 175 g black tea with 15 g semi-skimmed milk per portion. read more

Of course they do (if they want one). But remember what’s called tea is what Americans probably call dinner- the last main meal of the day at about 5 or 6. Often I hear people talking about high tea- that is what we mean by it. read more

While drinking tea is a very common practice all over the world, the English have a special tradition known as the tea time that they enjoy at around 4:00pm, accompanied with a few savouries.During this traditional habit of drinking tea at tea time, people normally use tea leaves to make tea and not teabags. read more

So the Derbyshire couple running that English tea shop in Colorado had invented a British way of making tea, ceremonially. Which we, as Britons, would obviously know, given that we're supposed to perform it all the time. read more