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Originally Posted by Sciencewoman

5. Sweet tea is good, and should be readily available in northern restaurants.

Generally speaking, it was understood that if you ordered “tea” at a Southern restaurant, it meant you wanted your “tea” sweeten and iced. If you preferred your tea unsweetened, you had better make sure to order “unsweetened tea”. Same if you wanted it “hot tea”.

Now a days, in many of the South’s larger cities (you know, those towns with 5,000 or more ), it isn’t unusual for a restaurant to include both “sweetened” and “unsweetened” tea on the menu.