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Originally Posted by Columbine
Thats interesting. Maybe it depends on where you are flying from or to. When I was flying to Japan before, I had to go from London to Bangkok first. When the air hostess asked me "tea or coffee?" I was given black english tea. But when I flew from Bangkok on the same air-line just a few hours later, I was given green tea and when I flew back it was the same. Even when I started in Bangkok, when I was flying to England, I was given black tea again.
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What’s “black English tea”? My dictionary says “black tea” is a kind of Chinese teas.
Do you say “English tea” “red tea”?
Is this Japanese perceived notion? English tea comes with Western food, green tea comes with Japanese food, and Chinese black tea comes with Chinese food.
So, when they gave me green tea with western food, I felt it very odd.
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My friend was very confused. She even thought maybe she had asked "can we have dinner at your house" by mistake because her Japanese wasn't so good. In retrospect, we all found it very funny.
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Did the Japanese person get it funny too?
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Hee~ I know mont blanc aren't really Japanese sweets, but they're hard to find where I am, so I always assossiate them with my time in Japan. I like Wagashi too though. There's now a shop in London that sells them. I always go there if i'm in the city, and I always spend too much!
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How about other cake in the picture? Have you had like them?
I’ve heard, in the US, they don’t sell cut cakes. They usually sell whole cakes.
Which do they sell in your country? Whole or cut? I’ve been in England twice, but I’ve never seen English confectionery.