Taking afternoon/Sunday tea in many parts of the world is the cultural norm; doubly so in the 'higher' social classes. Just because Americans and places that aren't former British colonial/territorial areas dropped the practice doesn't make it retarded in any manner. Some rather enjoy the chance to sit down with a cup of tea and relax. No different from a coffee break/date/etc. You might not realize it, but everything has it's little rules and such that you don't even realize exist after spending so much time following them. Humans are creatures of rituals after all.

Ugh, don't call me American. All I'm saying is if you get enjoyment from raising your pinky finger while you drink your Earl Grey tea, then you obviously arent making much use of the life that you were lucky enough to have. And a probably a virgin if you're 23. Especially considering anyone on this website is automatically in the top 5% of wealth in the world.

Dude... Enjoying a nice calming tea ceremony on a sunday afternoon doesn't prevent you from going out with friends on a saturday night. I like both, and I'm not rich. It's about relaxing.

@51 no offense brother, but a lot of conservative Americans on FML and YouTube give Americans a bad name.

So you're not denying being an American, you just don't want to be called one? Wow. Psst: Mindlessly attacking people for just READING about standards of etiquette puts you right in there with the ones giving that term a negative connotation. Sneering at someone simply for learning about a topic? Your confederate flag t-shirt is coming untucked.

If you had bothered to read this chain of comments, or taken the small effort of a click on my profile name, you would see that I'm not from your country. And its funny that you're comparing me to the South of US because I actually hate rednecks with a passion.