It's tea that's the big thing in the UK. Whenever there is a crisis, people get out the tea and biscuits, like tea and biscuits will solve all the world's problems.
My life is falling apart but hey, let's have a cup of tea, that'll make all the difference
The coffee thing is more me than a Brit thing. I drink it all the time as it raises blood pressure and heart rate and is a stimulant so when I used to be up till 3am every night writing to my lawyer, the coffee was what kept me going. I kept up the habit afterwards which is why I was always offering H coffee and it is like a comfort thing to me. When something goes wrong my first response is to cry, my second response is to drink coffee.
I didn't eat before I went to IVF as I got into the above rant and then only had 15 minutes to get ready and we were still in our PJ's.
I just ate some toast now when we got back - oh, and there was a coffee machine at IVF clinic
