On 11/10/2019 at 9:15 AM, Smithy said:
If you have discussed this before, I've missed it. Please accept my apologies, and elaborate anyway. Is tea-drinking there strictly a contemplation of the tea, akin to a wine tasting? Is it a celebration of the tea and its qualities, whatever they happen to be? What is the social component?
I've answered your questions (I hope) on a new topic here. It seemed more appropriate.