When Daddy was in England he would often send back pictures souvenirs etc. One thing I noticed was a little printout telling them how to behave in Great Britain. Several things caught my attention such as not overtly displaying wealth as the British were having a really hard time even feeding themselves at times.
Also they were told not to complain about their coffee. After all, they said, they don’t think we can make a decent cup of tea. After they got over onto the continent Daddy said sure enough, the Brits would sometimes just stop and make tea.
My dad was a RAF pilot, and unless they were actually in the air, teatime was at 1600 sharp every single day. Even the tankers and infantry stopped what they were doing for tea in the afternoon, unless the Germans were actually shooting at them.
Some years ago, I was being driven around the "bush" country of Western Australia while touring the lobster fishery....mid-afternoon, I began to notice that much of the traffic on these backwater roads was pulled over and the boots were open.
My buddy explained it easily and quickly: "Teatime, Bazza - teatime".