Why does it seem like you can't get sweet tea north of Virginia or west of the Mississippi? Going out to eat and getting a glass of unsweetened tea with ice in it is just wrong. No matter how much sugar you put in it, it just never tastes right and you end up looking like you have a pile of sand at the bottom of your glass. Is it just a southern thing or are we the only ones to figure out sugar dissolves better in hot liquid? I've met people from Seattle, Phoenix, Chicago, L.A, and other places who have never heard of ordering your tea already sweetened. Even chain restaurants that offer it in the south don't offer it in other places. Generally speaking I can get it in Atlanta, Richmond, Memphis, Nashville, Raliegh, Myrtle Beach, Louisville etc. but not in D.C., Baltimore, N.Y., K.C., Indy, Boise etc. It just makes no sense. What does everyone else think about this?
