• octoperson@sh.itjust.works
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      Tbh, I was hoping some other Brit with actual social skills would drop by with the answer, then I could pretend to have known all along. I think it indicates increasing familiarity, something like

      1. Tea - you are a person who might want tea
      2. Cuppa - we are on friendly terms and I consider you my social equal
      3. Brew - I would trust you with my life and call you wanker to your face
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        I’d say it’s much more regional, for instance brew is much more a northern thing.

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            If someone I think is “high class” or just classy in general offers to brew some tea I’m expecting the loose leaf and a porcelain teapot to come out, and some science about the perfect steeping time for this particular blend.

            If I’m in my trackies and slippers having a removed on the patio, and offer to brew tea for the tradie working on a roof, I’m pouring boiling hot water over a dusty 2 cent bag in a thick ass mug, and he knows it.