In the South East, they bring you sweetened (usually far too sweetened for my tastes) iced tea. This is amazingly universal.
I live in NC and have been probing the border for years.
For “nicer” restaurants, the universal sweet tea boundary seems to be precisely at the NC/VA border.
Texas - fast food they ask sweet or unsweet. Sit down restaurant they sometimes ask and they sometimes bring unsweet and a box of sweeteners.
Why in England do they have such good hot tea and terrible iced tea? It’s usually that shit lemon lipton can. Everytime i ask for a cup of ice they just look at me like I’m doing it wrong.
Because you are doing it wrong. Tea is a hot beverage and iced tea is an affront to god.
In the southern US where iced tea really took off, summer temps are typically over 35°. I’m not drinking hot anything in that weather.
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