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  • Do Brits drink iced tea?

    I've heard that they disdain the stuff on the other side of the pond. Is this a basic matter of cultural preference, like the warm-beer thing, or is it just that warm, sunny days are less common in relatively cold and rainy Britannia? Or is it something that used to be true, but isn't now (or was it never true)? Me, I've got a big ol' pitcher of the stuff handy.
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    No, we don't really do iced tea. As for beer, we wouldn't accept warm lager, but real beer shouldn't be served chilled anyway.

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    • #3
      Wikipedia says iced tea makes up about 85% of all tea consumed in the US.

      Though the Southern stuff isn't even tea. More like tea-flavored sugar.
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        • #5
          That doesn't surprise me. It's become very popular, and I think it's a healthier choice than soda.
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            So I guess we could make a thread why don't Americans drink hot tea?
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            • #7
              We could probably just cover that here.
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              • #8
                I drink hot tea. Very nice, cheap, healthy. No sugar or cream in my tea, please.
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                • #9
                  I drink some hot tea, and I think I should increase my intake. I typically drink green, black, or genmaicha, but I also have red or white tea on occasion.
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                  • #10
                    ..and there we have the difference. Over here tea doesn't usually come in colours.

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                    • #11
                      Yes, we know, you like your tea as fermented as your grain.
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                      • #12
                        Meh, I can't stand the stuff anyway. Coffee for the win.

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                        • #13
                          That goes without saying.
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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by kentonio View Post
                            ..and there we have the difference. Over here tea doesn't usually come in colours.
                            Really, I've seen lots of different tea colours around the UK.

                            I don't drink tea or coffee at all though.
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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Dauphin View Post
                              Really, I've seen lots of different tea colours around the UK.
                              That stuff does exist, but if someone asked if you wanted a cup of tea, and you said 'yes please, I'll have a red one' they'd certainly look at you funny.

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