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->''"I'm a detective, and I want a cup of tea!"''
-->-- '''[[StuffyBrit Detective Inspector Richard Poole]]''', ''Series/DeathInParadise'', "[[Recap/DeathInParadiseEpisode2WickedWeddingNight Wicked Wedding Night]]"


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->'''Sherlock:''' What is this? I asked for coffee.\\
'''Joan:''' Well, you asked for coffee, but you got tea.\\
'''Sherlock:''' No, I'm British, this is not tea.
-->-- ''Series/{{Elementary}}'', "[[Recap/ElementaryS01E09YouDoItToYourself You Do It To Yourself]]"

->'''Daphne:''' ''(trying to masquerade as an American)'' My nerves can't take this, I need a cup of tea!\\
'''Frasier:''' Tea?! Why don't you wave a crumpet over your head and start singing, "God Save the Queen"?!
-->-- ''Series/{{Frasier}}'', "[[Recap/FrasierS01E21TravelsWithMartin Travels With Martin]]"
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->''"Here is something very, very new to the world - a hot boil of stimulating leaves, like a soup of sorts. It shall be known as 'a cuppa.'"''
-->-- '''Elizabeth I''' sending a trade delegation to the player, ''VideoGame/{{Civilization}} VI''
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->''"Tea, Earl Grey, hot."''
-->-- '''[[TheCaptain Captain Jean-Luc Picard]]''', ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''

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->'''Corporal Hancock:''' Sir. ''[Offers mug of tea]''\\
'''Major General Urquhart:''' Hancock. I've got lunatics laughing at me from the woods. My original plan has been scuppered now that the jeeps haven't arrived. My communications are completely broken down. Do you really believe any of that can be helped by a cup of tea?\\
'''Corporal Hancock:''' Couldn't hurt, sir.
-->-- ''Film/ABridgeTooFar''



->''Hagrid howled still more loudly. Harry and Hermione looked at Ron to help them.\\
"Er -- shall I make a cup of tea?" said Ron. Harry stared at him. "It's what my mum does whenever someone's upset," Ron muttered, shrugging.''
-->-- ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban''



->''Americans think we Brits drink tea because we're polite and genteel or something, whereas we really drink it because it's a stimulant and it's hot enough to sterilize cholera bacteria.''

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->''Americans think we Brits drink tea because we're [[TeaIsClassy polite and genteel or something, something]], whereas we really drink it because it's a stimulant and it's hot enough to sterilize cholera bacteria.''



->'''Ted:''' For God's sake, will you all shut up and help me think of a practical solution!?!\\
'''Mrs. Doyle:''' Tea for everyone!
-->-- ''Series/FatherTed''




->''"There's nothing in life that can't be sorted with a good brew."''
-->-- '''Steph Haydock''', ''Series/WaterlooRoad''
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->'''Parkin:''' Oh, that's typical of the British, isn't it?! "The King's abdicated!" "Have a cup of tea." "Hitler's invaded Poland!" "Have a cup of tea." "The atom bomb has dropped!" "Have a cup of tea."\\
'''May:''' One lump or two?\\
'''Parkin:''' Three, please.
-->-- ''Series/OhDoctorBeeching''
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'''Giles:''' Tea is soothing. I wish to be tense.\\

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'''Giles:''' [[CalmingTea Tea is soothing.soothing]]. I wish to be tense.\\
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->'''Ducem Barr:''' If you will sit, sir. You drink tea?\\
'''Bel Riose:''' On Siwenna? My good sir, it is socially impossible not to drink it here.
-->-- ''Literature/FoundationAndEmpire''
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->'''America:''' There's like a crap-ton of German soldiers around here. We need to be careful... the hell, man, why are you swilling tea like a fairy princess?\\
'''Britain:''' Actually, you ninny, it's a gentleman's habit to have tea every day at a set time. Try a cup and enjoy the moment.\\
'''America:''' I drink coffee, not tea!\\
'''Britain:''' ''[as Germany comes up behind him]'' Whether on the battlefield or just drinking tea at home, having a lovely strong cuppa always makes me feel gentlemanly and oh-so-calm. One cannot call themselves an adult until they can appreciate a good tea!
-->-- ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers''
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->'''Eddie:''' The entire British empire was built on cups of tea...\\
'''Soap:''' Yeah, [[AnalogyBackfire and look what's happened to that]].\\
'''Eddie:''' And if you think I'm going to war without one, mate, you're mistaken.
-->-- ''Film/LockStockAndTwoSmokingBarrels''

->'''Corporal Hancock:''' Sir. ''[Offers mug of tea]''\\
'''Major General Urquhart:''' Hancock. I've got lunatics laughing at me from the woods. My original plan has been scuppered now that the jeeps haven't arrived. My communications are completely broken down. Do you really believe any of that can be helped by a cup of tea?\\
'''Corporal Hancock:''' Couldn't hurt, sir.
-->-- ''Film/ABridgeTooFar''

->'''Ed:''' What's the plan then?\\
'''Shaun:''' Right. ''[cuts to ImagineSpot]'' We take Pete's car, we drive over to Mum's, we go in, take care of Philip, then we grab Mum, we go over to Liz's place, hole up, have a cup of tea and wait for [[ZombieApocalypse this whole thing]] to blow over.
-->-- ''Film/ShaunOfTheDead''

->'''[[Creator/JasonStatham Turkish]]:''' Do you take sugar?\\
'''[[LondonGangster Brick Top]]:''' No thank you, Turkish. [[SarcasmMode I'm sweet enough]].
-->-- ''Film/{{Snatch}}''
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->''"No, look, it's very, very simple... all I want... is a cup of tea. You are going to make one for me. Keep quiet and listen."''
-->-- '''Arthur Dent''', speaking to a Nutri-Matic Drinks Synthesizer in ''Literature/TheRestaurantAtTheEndOfTheUniverse''

->''Hagrid howled still more loudly. Harry and Hermione looked at Ron to help them.\\
"Er -- shall I make a cup of tea?" said Ron. Harry stared at him. "It's what my mum does whenever someone's upset," Ron muttered, shrugging.''
-->-- ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban''

->''"...tea is one of the main stays of civilization in this country, as well as in Eire, Australia and New Zealand, but because the best manner of making it is the subject of violent disputes."''
-->-- '''Creator/GeorgeOrwell''', ''A Nice Cup of Tea''

->''Tea is still believed, by English people of all classes, to have miraculous properties. ''[...]'' Whatever your mental or physical state, what you need is "a nice cup of tea". ''[...]'' A bad accident -- people are injured and in shock: tea is neaded. "I'll put the kettle on." World War Three breaks out -- a nuclear attack is imminent. "I'll put the kettle on."\\
You get the idea. We are [[{{Understatement}} rather fond]] of tea.''
-->-- Anthropologist '''Kate Fox''', ''Watching the English'', 2004

->'''Ducem Barr:''' If you will sit, sir. You drink tea?\\
'''Bel Riose:''' On Siwenna? My good sir, it is socially impossible not to drink it here.
-->-- ''Literature/FoundationAndEmpire''

->''Americans think we Brits drink tea because we're polite and genteel or something, whereas we really drink it because it's a stimulant and it's hot enough to sterilize cholera bacteria.''
-->-- ''[[Literature/TheLaundryFiles Equoid]]'' by Creator/CharlesStross

->''The windows are curtained, as a courtesy to [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Alex]]. He's mooching moodily in the vicinity of the kettle: he's found a teapot and milk, and is brewing tea, because that's what the English do when they've just broke out of military prison one jump ahead of murderous assassins from an [[ApocalypseCult alien death-god cult]], then survived being shot at by a main battle tank.''
-->-- ''[[Literature/TheLaundryFiles The Delirium Brief]]''

->''"Mug of tea, sarge? Stewed for an hour and two sugars."''
-->-- '''Snouty''', ''Literature/{{Night Watch|Discworld}}''
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->'''Xander:''' Shouldn't you be drinking tea?\\
'''Giles:''' Tea is soothing. I wish to be tense.\\
'''Xander:''' Alright, but you're destroying a perfectly good cultural stereotype here.
-->-- ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''

->''"Tea? While we're waiting for the [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt world to come to an end]]? [[StiffUpperLip Very British]]."''
-->-- '''Mickey Smith''', ''Series/DoctorWho''

->'''Ted:''' For God's sake, will you all shut up and help me think of a practical solution!?!\\
'''Mrs. Doyle:''' Tea for everyone!
-->-- ''Series/FatherTed''

->'''Will:''' What be tea?\\
'''The Doctor:''' Oh, a noxious infusion of Oriental leaves containing a high percentage of toxic acid.\\
'''Will:''' Sounds an evil brew, don't it?\\
'''The Doctor:''' True. ''[{{Beat}}]'' Personally, I rather like it.
-->-- ''Series/DoctorWho'', "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS21E2TheAwakening The Awakening]]"

->''"There's nothing in life that can't be sorted with a good brew."''
-->-- '''Steph Haydock''', ''Series/WaterlooRoad''

->'''Parkin:''' Oh, that's typical of the British, isn't it?! "The King's abdicated!" "Have a cup of tea." "Hitler's invaded Poland!" "Have a cup of tea." "The atom bomb has dropped!" "Have a cup of tea."\\
'''May:''' One lump or two?\\
'''Parkin:''' Three, please.
-->-- ''Series/OhDoctorBeeching''
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->''"I don't drink coffee, I take tea my dear."''
-->-- '''Music/{{Sting}}''', "Englishman in New York"

->''On eighty cups a day, I haven't slept for eighty years!''
-->-- '''Music/ProfessorElemental''', ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eELH0ivexKA Cup of Brown Joy]]''
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->''"IT'S TEA TIME!"''
-->-- '''Hatsworth''', ''VideoGame/HenryHatsworthInThePuzzlingAdventure''

->''"Ah, my dear Miss Susato. It occurs to me with some regularity... That irrespective of race and breeding, whenever anyone lands on Great British soil, they are infused with a highly appropriate taste for afternoon tea!"''
-->-- '''Herlock Sholmes''', '''VisualNovel/TheGreatAceAttorneyAdventures'''
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->''"It can prolong drunkenness, cure a hangover, mend a broken heart, substitute as fuel for automobiles and farm machinery, be given as an elixir to put a stopper in death, subvert therapy, and bring together an entire country in times of national crisis."''
-->-- '''Heather Hogan''' finally gets the British obsession while recapping ''Series/{{Skins}}'' (and ''Series/CoronationStreet'') at [=AfterEllen.com=]

->''"I drink a lot of tea. They say humans are made up of 70% water. I think at this point I'm probably made up of 40% Earl Grey, and 20% camomile, and 10% North African Mint."''
-->-- '''Jane Eyre''', ''WebVideo/TheAutobiographyOfJaneEyre'', "This is me (an Introduction)" [[http://youtu.be/GK8HqCXybokk Ep: 1]]

->''"I am off the hook! Woo! PARTY TIME!" ''[takes a very lady-like cup of tea]'' "Tea party." ''[sips tea]''''
-->-- '''Jane Eyre''', ''WebVideo/TheAutobiographyOfJaneEyre'', "Duck Pond" [[http://youtu.be/GBnNrFhCCnI Ep: 8]]

->''"I'm going to go do British things, like drink cups of tea and eat bangers and mash, that sort of thing... Because I'm British."''
-->-- '''Bakura''', ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries''

->''"That's Britain for you. Tea solves everything. You're a bit cold? Tea. Your boyfriend has just left you? Tea. You've just been told you've got cancer? Tea. Coordinated terrorist attack on the transport network bringing the city to a grinding halt? TEA DAMMIT!"''
-->-- Website/LiveJournal user '''jslayeruk'''
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->''"You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me."''
-->-- '''Creator/CSLewis'''

->''"...In this metaphor, tea stand for grace and courtesy. As well it might."''
-->-- '''Creator/{{David Mitchell|Actor}}'''
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