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I'm not sure I understand why the spike happens. Is there some etiquette that says you must wait until the T.V. show is finished before you may start making te
by olympus 14y ago
I'm not sure I understand why the spike happens. Is there some etiquette that says you must wait until the T.V. show is finished before you may start making tea (why not switch the kettle on during a commercial break)? Also, is tea in the evening really that popular? Sorry if these are dumb questions, I'm not a tea drinker and I live in the U.S.
- pidg 14y agoThere aren't commercial breaks on the BBC, it's funded by an annual license fee, so programmes generally run without interruption. And yes, tea is that popular. In my office, each person will typically drink 3-4 mugs of tea during the day. Many people continue with at least two mugs when they get home.
- olympus 14y agoThanks for that. Now I need to find out if they are cutting Top Gear and Dr. Who short on BBC America to make room for the commercials...
- waiwai933 14y agoI don't know about Top Gear, but Doctor Who is cut on reruns. It is broadcast in its entirety, albeit interrupted by commercials, on first showings (which means it runs long by about 15 minutes).
- jsight 14y agoAt least w/ Top Gear, they definitely are.
- Dylan16807 14y agoNot only do they chop segments out of Top Gear they also cut out all of the original music.
- alexkus 14y agoEach "hour long" episode of "24" was only 45 minutes when it was broadcast on the BBC.
- radiowave 14y agoMostly they make Dr Who about 45 mins long, presumably with the idea that it'll be packed out to 1 hour when shown on a commercial station.
- notJim 14y agoDo people also drink coffee? Or only tea?
- Mvandenbergh 14y agoIt really depends. Quite a lot of older people drink only tea. Young professionals living in London drink espressos, capuccinos, that sort of thing. I don't know anyone who drinks instant coffee (although I'm sure some people do).
- toyg 14y agoFactory workers in Northern England will go for tea, but instant coffee is also always present (for managers and secretaires? who knows).
- panacea 14y agoGeneralisation ahead (based on my experience in London). Many people will have a morning coffee, but tea is drunk continuously throughout the day.
- ppog 14y ago"Why not switch the kettle on during a commercial break?" The BBC doesn't have commercial breaks. Most UK stations that do have commercial breaks spread them out at about 20-minute intervals, so if you switched the kettle during a commercial break, it would have got cold again by the end of the programme. Besides, if everyone switches the kettle on during the commercial break, you just shift the spike forward a bit.
- rmc 14y agoAlso, is tea in the evening really that popular? Oh yes. People drink tea throughout the day. Basically black tea with milk and depending on the person sugar. Water is boiled in an electric kettle and poured onto tea bags. Is there some etiquette that says you must wait until the T.V. show is finished before you may start making tea It's not an etiquette thing, but more just co-incidence. When a TV show is over, lots of people might want a cup of tea and so it's more that lots of people are doing the same thing at the same time (i.e. a spike). (why not switch the kettle on during a commercial break) Channel that have ad breaks would have them every 15 → 20 mins, so the water would go cold.