The Tea Shops of Burma

by Shwe Ei  We Burmese have a penchant for tea to rival that of the British. But one difference is that perhaps even more than in the U.K., in Burma (Myanmar) tea shops are truly an important and integral part of daily life. More than in even other tea-drinking countries of Southeast Asia, the streets of most cities and towns here are filled with tea shops, and most are crowded with Burmese who will sit for hours, catching up with friends, doing business, and in general conducting life... keep reading