2) Here's one Americans don't always learn: really, only brew the tea for a few minutes. 3 to 5 minutes for black tea, 1 to 3 for green, no more than 2 for white. It becomes bitter and harsh after that. I didn't know this for years, and when I went to Scotland in '96, the locals looked at me in incredulity when I left my teabag in the mug for endless minutes. "How can ye drink it like tha'? It's like tar!" They're right, as it turns out.
3) I was going to add, "Don't drink tea with meals, as it can inhibit your iron absorption," but I lately found that the research is not at all conclusive on that one.
I need a tea icon. Hm. That is, assuming LJ is even here a month from now.
By the way, should you want to join in a grass-roots effort to buy LiveJournal out from under the noses of whoever the hell owns it now and is firing everyone, see
ljuser_buyout. My brother-in-law 
kenshi started it up, so I can promise it's not a scam. Should that fail, technically I do have a blog I can fall back upon. I hardly ever use it now, but I will if it comes to that.
