When the heads of the G20 nations gathered in London in 2009 to grapple with the economic crisis, angry British protestors demonstrated in front of the Bank of England … by taking tea. Their concern was not bloated bankers’ bonuses, the lending crisis, or the mortgage scandal.
To them, the disappearance of time for a nice cuppa represented everything that is wrong with modern capitalism. Citing the all-but-obsolete morning tea break, they cried, “We are here to reclaim elevenses!” as they passed cakes and cups on the sidewalk.
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