In 1771 the famous agricultural reformer Arthur Young remarked that society had grown accustomed to luxury, and "as much superfluous money is wasted on tea and sugar as would maintain four million more subjects on bread."
一七七一年知名農業改革家亞瑟．楊格指出，社會上奢靡成習，大家浪費在茶和糖的錢，足可供給四百萬人所需的麵包。