Tea drinking subtleties

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Good late afternoon/night/morning to fellow mylotters. It's tea time here. Today I am going to mention about a subtle custom that I observed amongst the elders in my family. I am sure this custom is prevalent in many other places in my country too. At childhood I was not permitted to have tea, but only started drinking it after reaching a certain age. When I looked at the cups of my parents , I wondered why do they always leave some amount of tea in the cup at the end . I remember insisting them to drink it fully but they smiled at me saying it is the style of drinking tea. It contradicted with the lesson that my parents taught to finish off everything on the plate before getting up and not to keep any left-overs. Been taught such, I too keep some tea now in my cup as I finish drinking it. Do you people have some customs to share for drinking beverages? Mention in the comments Image courtesy : thebetterindia.com