OMG YOU! Hah, you have redeemed me... My last roommate got me drinking PG Tips, but one time we ran out. I handed her some Lipton tea bags (hey, I keep them around for iced tea) and she screamed at me, then wrote an e-mail to five mutual friends telling them I was trying to poison her. I even drove to the British imports store and bought her a box at inflated prices. And NOW, thanks to you, I FIND THEY'RE MADE BY THE SAME COMPANY. She's getting an e-mail from me tonight, oh, yes...

And the story is very cute! I like how you took the concept and evolved it into showing that the US never really gave up tea... just pretended to. The shared culture is inescapable. ♥