Coffee or Tea?

Both tea and coffee contain caffeine, and they are both well known for giving people feeling of relaxation. Tea originally came from Southern part of China while coffee came from Abyssinia highland of Ethiopia. They are both revered and enjoyed throughout the world along their long and fascinating history. First country exported tea and coffee in Europe was Holland. Holland imported tea in 1602, and coffee in 1640. England started importing tea little later than Holland. People in England discovered the style of adding milk into tea, and tea quickly spread throughout England. Major tea drinking nations today are Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Australian, South African, British and Russian. Coffee is highly drank in Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Italy, the countries in South America, and the U.S. and Canada etc… U.S. used to be a nation of tea drinking, but Boston Tea Party incident turned U.S. people from tea-lover to coffee drinking nation. The preference of coffee or tea can be related to the climate of the country and their eating habits. Also, colonialism has lot to do with. However, it is always the matter of the personal preference. For example the famous Swedish scientist from the 18th century, Carlron Linne loved tea very much, and there is a famous episode that he even ordered original tea sets made in China. Well, shall we have a cup of tea now?

(Shigeru Yokouchi)