Things always look better after a hot cuppa - my mum or gram said something like that . And , of course , it 's tea with milk ( not cream , as the Americans do ) and no sugar . That warm mug of steaming , milky liquid is something I rely upon to take me through an afternoon of work at my computer , reading , writing , transcribing , thinking - whatever . The third need derives from what I can only describe as an oral fixation .

Question: Why would I need a cup of tea in the afternoon ?
Answer: Because I get energized from all day of napping .Because I get tired from all day of workinNone of the above choices .Because I get energized from all day of working .