>>Does anywhere in the USA serve a decent cup of tea ?
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>>Well, for some of us, the concept of "decent tea" is a contradiction in terms. If I want tea, I'll drive to the local pump-and-munch and buy a bottle of Snapple. :)
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>I like coffee as well but sometimes only a cup of tea will hit the spot. Nothing fancy, builders tea as a friend calls it.

Had to ask a friend (thank goodness for Facebook :o) about that term: very strong tea - two tea-bags per mug (at least if not brewing all day with more tea bags added in) and with three or more sugars? I looked it up via google but she says it's usually stronger than what google states...

Iced tea: when I lived in Colorado, it was common to make "sun tea." It was large sealed jar (gallon or more) of water with a dozen tea bags soaking all day in the sun. Here in the south it is tea with SUGAR. (it tastes more like sugar than tea). I never could drink the stuff here so I have to ask for unsweetened tea (it is always super sweet by default) and then add my own packet of sugar.