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Most British people take tea bags on holiday
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Most British people (about 55 per cent) take tea bags with them on holiday. British people are famous for drinking tea. Tea bags are the most popular comfort item British holidaymakers take abroad. Other things Britons take on holiday are toilet paper, towels and potato chips. They also take biscuits - perhaps to dip into their tea.
One person explained why he took tea bags. He said: "I always take my favourite tea bags on holiday....It doesn't matter where I am, the tea bags go with me." A woman asked why people need tea bags. She said: "We should try the food and drinks of the culture we are visiting."
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Tea Bags - Level 1
Most British people take tea bags with them when they go on holiday. British people are famous for drinking tea. They need it even when travelling. Tea bags are the most popular comfort item British holidaymakers take abroad. A survey found that around 55 per cent of Britons take tea bags with them. Other things Britons take are toilet paper, fluffy towels and potato chips. They also take biscuits - perhaps to dip into their morning cup of tea.
One person explained why he packed tea bags. He said: "I always take my favourite tea bags on holiday. I took them to Thailand. It doesn't matter where I am, the tea bags go with me – even to my parents." A woman asked why people need tea bags. She said: "We should try the food and drinks of the culture we are visiting." The survey also found that 20 per cent of people pack too much into their suitcases.
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Tea Bags - Level 2
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Most British people take tea bags with them when they go on holiday or a business trip. British people are famous for tea. They need their cup of tea even when travelling overseas. A survey found that tea bags were the most popular comfort item Britons took abroad. The survey asked over 1,000 holidaymakers what they needed most when visiting other countries. Around 55 per cent said tea bags. Other items Britons packed are toilet paper, fluffy towels, potato chips and bacon. They also take their favourite biscuits, perhaps to dip into their morning cuppa.
One person who took part in the survey explained why he packed tea bags. He said: "I always take my favourite tea bags on holiday. I took them to Thailand. It doesn't matter where I am, the tea bags go with me – even to my parents who live down the road from me." Another person wondered why people needed to take tea bags. She said: "We should try the food and drinks of the culture we are visiting." The survey said: "It's really interesting to see what holidaymakers decide to take with them." It added: "A fifth of people admitted they pack too much."
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Tea Bags - Level 3
Over half of British people take tea bags with them when they leave Britain to go on holiday or go on a business trip. British people are famous for loving tea and need their cup of tea even when travelling overseas. A survey found that tea bags were the most popular comfort item Britons pack in their suitcase when going abroad. The survey is from a car rental company. It asked over 1,000 holidaymakers what essentials they need when visiting other countries. Around 55 per cent of them said tea bags. Other items Britons couldn't do without are toilet paper, fluffy towels, potato chips and bacon. Britons also take their favourite biscuits, presumably to dip into their morning cuppa.
One of the people who took part in the survey explained why he took tea bags with him. Richard Ellis, 39, said: "I always take my favourite tea bags on holiday, I took them to Thailand last year. It doesn't matter where I am, the tea bags go with me – even to my parents who live down the road from me but don't drink the same tea as me." Another person wondered why people needed to take things from home. Sue Smith said: "We can buy things from home in other countries. We should try the food and drinks of the culture we are visiting." The car rental company said: "It's really interesting to see what holidaymakers decide to take with them." The company added: "A fifth of people admitted they pack too much."
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