I prefer the greentext history: > Tea is the coolest thing in human history. > Grows in China, only really exported to Japan. > 1500s, some dues bring it to

I prefer the greentext history: > Tea is the coolest thing in human history. > Grows in China, only really exported to Japan. > 1500s, some dues bring it to Europe. > Britain goes fucking nuts for it. > Start naval empire for the sole purposes of buying tea. > Britain buys all the tea in China for all it’s silver bullion, utterly bankrupting itself. > Britain gets China addicted to opium to balance debt. Ha. > China gets pissed, colossal war ensues. > Meanwhile Brits decide they want sugar in their tea, basically kick start the slave trade in earnest. > Stick sugar plantations all over Americas. > Kill half of the people in Africa just to grow that sweet, sweet sugar. > Blitz through India, be like, “Grow tea or everyone dies.” > okay.jpg > China’s fucked, broke from opium wars, monopoly on tea gone, > Africa’s fucked, millions dead, millions in chains halfway around the world. > The Americas rolling in wealth because of slavery and plantations. > Everyone and their mum now drinks tea, Brtis make mad bank. > Wake up to drink sweet brew every morning, imagine the untold amount of violence that went into that cup.