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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
David Kent

American confused by Irish tradition as they take to social media to ask for help

An American visiting Ireland was tasked with one of the most important jobs anyone could have here: to make a cup of tea for a relative.

In Ireland, it is sacrilege to turn down a cup of boiling water if it's offered to you, with the Irish people consuming an average of 2.19kg of tea EACH per year.

That puts us second in the global rankings, behind those pesky Turks with their fancy tea.

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