Now! Then! On Twitter, Terry Robinson of Fleetwood (Lancs) discovers the true origin of Yorkshire tea

7 February 2018: On Twitter, Terry Robinson of Fleetwood (Lancs) discovers the true origin of Yorkshire tea

Terry Robinson. 2018. Yorkshire Tea. Twitter. Not a parody account. Get it:

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Terry Robinson (10 January): GOOD TO SEE @YorkshireTea are FELLOW PATRIOTS. YORKSHIRE SOIL MAKES THE BEST TEA [three Union Jack emojis]
Rita (7 February): “Yorkshire soil makes the best tea” Send help I am dying
Terry Robinson: WHATS SO FUNNY ABOUT THAT LOVE?
Rita: Just putting that out there…LOVE [screenshot of blog post by Taylors of Harrogate beginning “Yorkshire Tea is grown in more than 20 different places across Africa and India, then imported to Harrogate and blended”]
Terry Robinson: ABSOLUTE BOLLOCKS. MUST BE SOME OF THAT PHOTOSHOP MALARKEY. IF IT WASNT FROM YORKSHIRE THEY WOULDNT BE ALLOWED TO CALL IT YORKSHIRE TEA AS ITS A FORM OF FRAUD. WHERE IS YOUR TEA GROWN? @YorkshireTea
Yorkshire Tea: AFRICA AND INDIA
Terry Robinson: FUCKING DISGRACEFUL. WHY CALL IT YORKSHIRE TEA IF ITS NOT GROWN IN YORKSHIRE. WONT BE BUYING FROM YOU AGAIN
Yorkshire Tea: SORRY, CAN’T HEAR YOU. CAN YOU SPEAK UP A BIT?

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Terry Robinson (@FleetwoodTerryO, 10 Jan): GOOD TO SEE @YorkshireTea are FELLOW PATRIOTS. YORKSHIRE SOIL MAKES THE BEST TEA [Three Union Jack emojis]
Rita (@rewindthefilth, 7 Feb): “Yorkshire soil makes the best tea” @Thaa_knows send help I am dying
Terry Robinson (Feb 7): WHATS SO FUNNY ABOUT THAT LOVE?
Rita (Feb 7): Just putting that out there … LOVE [Screen shot of blog post from Taylors of Harrogate beginning “Yorkshire Tea is grown in more than 20 different places across Africa and India, then imported to Harrogate and blended – so why is it called ‘Yorkshire Tea’?”]
Terry Robinson (Feb 7): ABSOLUTE BOLLOCKS. MUST BE SOME OF THAT PHOTOSHOP MALARKEY. IF IT WASNT FROM YORKSHIRE THEY WOULDNT BE ALLOWED TO CALL IT YORKSHIRE TEA AS ITS A FORM OF FRAUD
Terry Robinson (Feb 7): WHERE IS YOUR TEA GROWN? @YorkshireTea
Yorkshire Tea (@YorkshireTea, Feb 7): AFRICA AND INDIA. HERE’S A THING YOU CAN READ [same article]
Terry Robinson (Feb 7): FUCKING DISGRACEFUL. WHY CALL IT YORKSHIRE TEA IF ITS NOT GROWN IN YORKSHIRE. WONT BE BUYING FROM YOU AGAIN
Yorkshire Tea (Feb 7): SORRY, CAN’T HEAR YOU. CAN YOU SPEAK UP A BIT?

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