What should be poured into a teacup first? The tea? Or the milk? A World Cup celebration sparked a dayslong exchange of letters on the subject in The Times of London.
LONDON — Controversy over soccer star Alex Morgan’s tea-drinking World Cup victory dance has died down, but it has reignited debate among readers of The Times of London, Britain’s second-starchiest daily newspaper, over a matter that has long troubled the British people: When pouring tea into a teacup, what should be poured first? The tea? Or the milk?
The dueling letters to the editor began on July 4, when Bob Maddams, of Brighton, mused aloud about whether Ms. Morgan, the soccer player, pours her milk in first. This inspired a response from Tom Howe, from Surrey, which was printed on July 5:
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