Tea: How Britain Screwed India and China

Tea is an interesting beverage.

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featuring voiceover cameos from ‪@nelliekarengo‬ (as The Lady Chablis) and ‪@BABILA.‬ (as Nate)

00:00 introducTion
03:28 i like To cha cha
10:49 myThs
19:15 briTish Tea
36:59 The beginnings of chai

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