2007-01-06 05:07:56 · 8 answers · asked by sarahingridhanks 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
So that five people can drink tea at a time. In the modern tea drinking culture, radical changes have been made to the tea time by hosting five people as opposed to the old-fashioned four.
2007-01-06 05:20:10 · answer #1 · answered by aanstalokaniskiodov_nikolai 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It just depends where the set comes from. In Japan, the seats have 5 cups, in the USA they have 4 cups and in France they come with 6 cups. None of them is logical, it's just a question of culture. Maybe it means that families used to be bigger in France than in Japan than in the US. But it's probably a long time ago and the habit is just being perpetuated.
2007-01-06 05:13:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tea is usually a small gathering of 4 or less. The extra cup is in case one is broken.
2007-01-06 05:11:39 · answer #3 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
for 5 people
2007-01-06 05:15:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
for 5 people to drink tea?
2007-01-06 05:10:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
To serve 5 people..
2007-01-06 05:09:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The fifth cup is an extra one in case of breakage.
2007-01-06 05:10:02 · answer #7 · answered by marklemoore 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
in case you break a cup???
2007-01-06 07:50:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋