"Coffee breaks," She responded. "Less about social gathering and more just needing a break from work, and usually there are other people around."

Not the same as sitting at a table with tea and various cakes, and part of her wondered why the tradition never crossed over-or if it did why it faded.

Probably had to do with the work culture, she guessed. Certainly, she would've rarely had time to stop mid afternoon.

She looked at her work, manipulating the yarn to start creating a sort of shrug.