Because, before the spread of coffee and tea through British culture, what people drank -- both elite and mass folks drank -- day-in and day-out, from dawn until dusk was alcohol.
Zato što je, prije širenja kave i čaja britanskom kulturom, ono što su ljudi pili - ono što je bilo piće i elite i narodnih masa – iz dana u dan, od jutra do sutra, bio alkohol.