Sundray to Comic Strips@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoI like tea!imagemessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up1237arrow-down132file-text
arrow-up1205arrow-down1imageI like tea!Sundray to Comic Strips@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square34linkfedilinkfile-text
Azul Crescent’s silly scribbles I’ll never stop being amused at the idea that “tea” is also means “gossip.”
minus-squareDremor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day 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-squareSaraTonin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day agoThe etymology is from “t”, being short for “truth”.
minus-squareDremor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoI looked into it, and you seem to be right.
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoDid renaissance even know about tea?
minus-squareDremor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoTea began to be commercially imported in Europe around the early 1600s.
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 hours agoOk, That’s technically still the renaissance.
In Renaissance era high society, a tea party is often the place where rumors brews. So basically, “having tea” implies discussing the latest rumors.
The etymology is from “t”, being short for “truth”.
I looked into it, and you seem to be right.
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.