High tea vs. afternoon tea-The menu, pairings and etiquette 

Thomas! It makes me feel SO angry with this stupidity with High tea! What is this? Who invented it? Copy cats! They do NOT have the slightest idea!

when she said eating with fork and knife... i yelled out WRONG! lol

Yeah ! That was so weird ,messed up ,well guess not for the ones wearing white gloves !? Also, she should had mentioned we're supposed to split open the scones ! And eat it a half & a half ! I believe that it's the most confusing part to eat when it comes to a British afternoon tea etiquette !

@@spark_6710 You break the scones in half and eat half and half with jam and scream its a traditional tea and scones afternoon tea thing.

Sorry...Cream not scream but you might scream if you were wearing white gloves as if anybody would eat scones with jam and cream with white gloves...or anything else...where did that come from??!

@@rosebud4387 Yes ! Thank you for your reply! I knew that ,though !? What did I say here ? Letme read mine !

YES !!!

This is absolutely ridiculous !

What about supper.

@@MrJay197409 Supper is after dinner hours. Even later in the night not long before bedtime. A lighter, more casual meal usually resulting from an impromptu invitation.

When you're part of the masses, there's only 1 meal after the workday. We called it supper, and it was very much High Tea.

Siren School Haha yea. Unless u are trying too hard! Rubbish.

I looked in the comments section to make sure someone mentioned this. THANK YOU!

Exactly, I don’t know where in the world she got that ridiculous idea, when I heard that I just about fell out of my chair, yeah at certain times those gloves that have the finger is open or fashionable those ones that are like lace but your fingers are still exposed but that would be about it at the very most I have never ever heard of someone doing an afternoon tea with a full glove on their hand that’s crazy

Where did she get the idea of ever eating with gloves on??? If you wear them, short ones can go in your handbag if it is large enough but long ones go on your lap under the napkin.

I thought she was foolish and illinformed bringing this up. And you never put the pinky up or slurp.

No not chamomile..that's a new trendies tea like all the other herb teas etc.

Yeah this lady is nuts, the only thing I can think of about the asking a guest to bring their own tea cup is the fact that it was a trend a couple years ago in the United States to do this thing where people would have a tea cup contest type of a thing where they would see who brought the most creative or unique or beautiful tea cup to the party so it was kind of like this fun idea and people would have fun doing it but she didn’t specify that in the video so it misleads people who wouldn’t know that

I agree w / you on everything except the pinkie part ! I've seen many English do/ have done that !!! Not a rule ,though ! Lol.

@@spark_6710 I farted at afternoon tea and blamed it on my hostess little Yorkiepoo dog, and then I tried to wave it away with my hand, while all the ladies of the manor watched in horror, and there was a skidmark on my pantaloons, and the worst part is nobody ever invited me to this high tea.

@@evilubuntu9001 Lol 🤭🤫😨🤓Lol.lol.lol 🤣

yes, thats correct...

Good information. We really do want to know.

Bonita Weekes why on high tables?

High tea is like dinner time here. You eat at a dining (high) table and it's more like a full meal. Afternoon tea is taken at a lower table, coffee table, or tea table and is more like a snack. It's a little more formal. That's when all the cute little goodies come out.

Bonita Weekes Good to know The italians thought tea time was at 5

Karen Roberton thank you! We really do want to know.

Agreed and ALL finger food is eaten with ones fingers!!! Cake should be eaten with a cake fork.

There is a revival in the United States to bring back manners, decorum and proper dress. Interesting enough, it's spearheaded by the teens to twenty-somethings. Most parents and about 35 and up all but don't have a clue so they're doing it on their own. I'm grateful that I did teach a semblance of this to my son. He is ahead of most and is comfortable almost anywhere because of it.

Thank you and the pinky up is the worst

Do you stir the tea from 12-6? I want to learn the proper etiquette for high tea and afternoon tea. I really want to join one for my 33rd birthday party this December

High tea & Low tea ( afternoon tea ) ,the words high & low comes from the tables' height they use to serve teas !!! It's a bit confusing as low tea is a classy ,royal tea ! Vs the word high !!! That's more for lower class public ! But ,basically low tea = afternoon tea w/ pastries & scones & petite cakes ! VS high tea = almost full meals !!! And ,in England ( not sure if the same all over the Britain & U.K.,I'm sure ...? ) they do high tea at 7pm.8pm ??? As dinner ....that's what I've been told & learnt watching videos as well !

Indira Cheesepizza true. and how are we going to eat macaroons with a fork

Absolutely!! Never a knife.

You don't. Afternoon finder food is eaten with ones fingers. -ALWAYS. Only cake is eaten with a cake fork.

Indian girl can stick to her masala cha

Giles Bentham Loooool, you have to thank the INDIANS bc if the British hadn’t brought tea back in the Victorian Era then I doubt the English would HAVE any tea or should I say “cha” 💆🏻

The clue is in the name .

No not supper .Tea time.

@@rosebud4387 High tea is like a supper & served at almost dinner time ! Like 7pm ! I believe ! And it's almost the same as a full meal as so many finger foods ! No petite cakes stuffs ! And in England ,maybe all over the U.K.as well ? They have tea like dinner !

Spark: high tea was like evening meal now people call it dinner . I know because I was brought up that way. BUT Its the new fashion these days to call afternoon tea High tea which it never was. and decedents of British tradition people regardless of country still carry on the tradition but many older folk are dying out now and people follow the US trend of calling the evening meal dinner time (dinner was always in the middle of the day for the English).Yes we have tea like dinner and it is called tea .High tea is afternoon tea with cakes and stuff.

@@rosebud4387 Wait !? Whaaat !? I followed the most of things you said that I knew ! But you eat ( English ,are you ? ) your dinner in the middle of a day !!!!? Whaaat !!!? That's not dinner ,then !? Lol. Oh...I know ! The acient way was bak in those days ! Do you still carry that yradition in 21 century !!!? I know that in England you just say " tea " & that's your dinner around 8 o'clockish no !? Lol. But ,",high "tea is from HIGH TABLE ! That's how I've learned in articles about your tea cultures before & those videos by British etiquette groups made that I watched on you tube are saying the same !!!? And low tea = afternoon tea ! I am GETTING SO CONFUSED NOW !!! I thought to myself I finally got it ! A while ago ! I am a heavy tea drinker all of my life ! Lol. My name ( well ,one of the kanji alphabets ) even came from DON OF LONDON ! Lol. I was told that I drink teas way more than British people by English ! Lol. And I've been doing afternoon tea thing like 30 years ago !!!? I am SO CONFUSED !!! LOL HELP !!!! 😅🤔🤗

@@spark_6710Spark a hot lunch was always had in the middle of the day and was called dinner.(dinnertime).My mother always served a hot lunch at 12midday and you could not be late or you would be in trouble. An exception came in a workers house where they might have their hot meal in the evening and only had the hot meal on week ends and holidays, Christmas for example.Not sure where this business of calling afternoon tea as high tea came from maybe people thought it was some kind of fancy tea time when it was not . High tea goes back to servant days when that was the servants called their evening meal and they sat and ate it together. Many English were employed as servants not just for gentry but for all kinds of wealthier or better off people. Its NOT low tea or low anything its just an evening meal. afternoon tea is had in the afternoon just like people go for coffee now.(and I think people have renamed it high tea if its very lavish with lots of plates of food/little sandwiches cakes etc etc to makeout its a posh thing). At school and work places they have morning tea (now called recess in schools) and afternoon tea. (when the kids get home from school etc now they probably call it having a snack..but mostly they seem to snack all day anyway. )And at both morning and afternoon tea adults probably drink coffee anyway and people say lets meet for coffee or we are all going for coffee now or they order in coffee in paper cups and sip on it all day long, so sadly the tea drinking culture has changed a lot so maybe that's why they had to make a big thing about HIGH TEA and got it all wrong. People think going to a high tea really means going to an afternoon tea but they are wrong technically as it was never called high tea it was always called afternoon tea. So if you are confused don't feel alone as most people are ignorant about that stuff these days as they have changed the times, names and rules/traditions as I said people drink coffee and snack all day on all kinds of things. So just enjoy your tea which I love to drink as well, but in addition I have expanded onto green tea and a number of Chinese, Asian and herbal teas as well.

the worst part is, a macaron and a macaroon are two different foods!

jigglery123 - So true.

Yeah, I cringed a little on that one too. In her defense there were macaroons on the table too. However, she did point to the macarons and say macaroons.

Absolument .

middleclass an NonU - indeed ...

lemongrass martini then share! That's why they have these little tutorials. We have no idea how it works. Make a video. I'll watch.

ConstantCompanion yeah I agree, there were several several inconsistencies and things that are not correct, maybe I will do a video sometime LOL that actually would be a fun idea for a video

Lol. Yes !

Paul Burrell people served queen and diana princess of Wales ...he's the expert

Lol.lol.lol 🤣🤣🤣👍I said the exact same to myself !

Yes ,I know horrible ! Don't take a word from this lady ! Lol. So weird !!! What on earth !?

Wasnt high tea had by servants because their " Masters and ladies" last meal of the day later then them and clearly the 2 couldnt eat at the same time. I heard it was around 3p.

Exactly about high yea confusion as high class image ! That is to do w/ the height of the tables being used ! But ,I didn't appreciate your mockery on Canadians ! I love Canadians !

I believe I 've heard a different story that some Britsh princes started ! While I was watching an afternoon tea etiquette video by a British person !

Very true..

That's FABULOUS !👍

Good point ! There's no such a thing as lighter ,or heavier when it comes to short breads, different sizes & shapes ,yes !

This one is a decent abridged version: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vKA7b7Zxi7A.html

Should be on the napkins ! You meant ,right !?

Mm Thomas exactly my question. What an idiot, knows nothing about etiquette! Taking the Americans for a ride.....

My guess is that the girl doesn’t even understand and just thought that it was a very cute fashionable looking couple or something but with two handles LOL that’s crazy, I could understand if it was more along the lines of what you might call an espresso glass because those are really popular nowadays but even an espresso glass only has one handle

Plus, you bring your manners to all meals, whether afternoon tea or high tea...

Chinese tea ..s.!!!!!

karthika murugan I believe the comment is referring to the actual making of the TV not the origin

They grow tea in Yorkshire?

With your fingers..

That's more clearer answer ! But some tea houses & hotels serve them from earlier time & some til later times for high teas.

I liked your comment ! But the most of Brits I've met ,or dated drunk tea over coffee except one rock star I used to know ,he told me almost the same story you mentioned here regarding Brits & coffee ! And I know many of you do drink coffees ,some prefer coffees ! Regarding pinky ....lol. I hate it ,either bent ,ir straight out ! Lol. But,unfortunately ,I've seen many English do/ done that ! I'll watch that tv shows if available on you tube ! Sounds funny & interesting !👍🤣

Yeah it’s complete rubbish, this lady is literally just doing this for marketing purposes, I’m sure this is one way that she makes money by being one of those independent etiquette coaches that people pay to come and give brief classes or do a couple sessions of coaching, there’s this other lady here on RU-vid that does a lot of that as well and is just unbelievable that they’re actually able to make a living off of disseminating this stuff from what I understand, I think because a lot of their clients on a day-to-day basis or not even Anglo, like there’s a really hot market for these etiquette coaches among the well-to-do families in places like the UAE and Saudi Arabia and so on where you have these families that suddenly have a bunch of money and they have an inferiority complex and they really want to be able to fit in with Western high society so to speak

Yes ! I love Germans !👍🤣How do you drink tea there !?

That's good to know. My granddaughter invited me to one her school is having and I'd rather stay home than do all that pretentious and stupid crap involved in Afternoon tea.

A double handled cup LOL that’s crazy you for an afternoon tea LOL even espresso cups only have one handle,

I have seen many English do ,though ! And that's no a rule ! I hate it myself !