Did You Know That An Average British Person Drinks 884 Cups of Tea Per Year?

When it comes to stereotypes about British people (we all sound like the Queen, can't stop saying sorry and thank you, and have crap teeth, apparently), there's one that's actually 100% true. We don't deny it. We have a nationwide tea obsession. Tea nay-sayers be damned.

New stats have just confirmed our complete dependency on tea, with a YouGov survey studying over 2,000 British people revealed that an average British person enjoys 884 cups of tea per year. Which sounds like a LOT - enough to fill two bath tubs, apparently - but actually only amounts to two and a half cups per day. 

That being said, the actual number of cups of tea per week varies quite a bit between age groups. Over 55s are on a bit of a mad one, tea-wise, making their way through 21 cups a week. Calm down. 18 to 24s average out at only 8 cups per week in comparison. 

The survey, commissioned by charity Contact the Elderly, also found out some pretty interesting stuff about when and why we turn to tea. It turns out that the younger generation are more likely to drink tea when they're feeling sad, with 24% of 18 to 25 year olds saying they make a cup when they're feeling a bit down in the dumps, versus only 11% of people over age 55. 

The 'tea as a cure for DESPAIR' thing also applies more to women than men, with around a third of women making tea when they feel unwell (cramps? Tea time), compared to 16% of men.