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[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 9 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Sometimes at the drive through they’ll give me sweet tea instead of unsweetened, and the sip of that hits me like a freight train. I don’t know how people stomach it.

[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Sweet tea, at least proper sweet tea, isn't really about the tea. The tea is just there to add some color and a subtle note to make it caramel water instead of sugar water. It's pure diabeetus juice, but it knows what it is. Like many methodical killers, it has a clarity of purpose that can be acknowledged and respected.

The real question is why are you punishing yourself by drinking unsweetened iced tea? That's just cold dishwater that no one respects.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 52 minutes ago

Because I'm a northerner and we like flavors other than saccarine

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 hours ago

Because it tastes good.

[–] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 3 points 7 hours ago

Oh I've had a sip of other people's tea before and it had so much sweetener it didn't even taste like tea lol :3