You're Such a Teas II

Upon further reflection, perhaps I would like English Breakfast more if I loaded it with cream, sugar, and lemon, as our Anglo cousins do. In England--in my experience--tea serves the role that coffee does in America: strong and bitter, it's extra caffeinated to keep us awake, and loaded with goodies to cut the bitterness. If I didn't have the habit of drinking my tea straight up, perhaps I would favor English Breakfast.

Meanwhile, I've found a great resource on English Breakfast's milder brother, the exotic Earl Grey.