“According to the United Kingdom Tea Council, 96 percent of tea is consumed in the form of tea bags (an American invention), 98 percent of people take milk, and 45 percent take sugar. Residents of the United Kingdom each consume 2.3 kilos of tea per year to Americans' 0.2 kilos.” TeaStatisticsUkStats Book:That's Not English: Britishisms, Americanisms, and What Our English Says About Us Source: That's Not English: Britishisms, Americanisms, and What Our English Says About Us