From now on, whenever I'm traveling outside the southeastern states, I'm going to ask

[raccoon]

for sweet tea everytime I stop to eat, except at breakfast. I don't really expect to get it.

I just want to see the reactions.

[hobbit709]

1. Around here most of the time you get unsweetened. some places ask which one you want.

[raccoon]

3. Yeah, because you're in a sweet-tea state. (Texas, I asssume, from your avatar.) nt

[datasuspect]

2. mcdonalds offers sweetened and unsweetened iced tea

nationwide (i think).

unless there are some mysterious properties in southeastern iced tea formulations that are lacking in all other US regions, i fail to see the problem in this.

[raccoon]

4. IME, in states north of the Mason-DIxon line, or Western states, they don't have it. nt

[In_The_Wind]

6. Yes, we do. Or we did last time I went through the drive-thru in NY.

[datasuspect]

7. i've bought sweetened iced tea at mcdeath

in the following markets:

metro houston

topeka kansas

tulsa, oklahoma

muskogee, oklahoma

dallas metro

northern illinois, including chicago metro

southwestern michigan

indiana.

weird.

but they do change product offerings willy nilly at times, it seems.

i often fancy some of the new green tea products out there and lurves me some "Arnie Juice" (what we call the lemonade/iced tea combination sold by arizona).

[sharp_stick]

5. When we first moved to CT

my wife was amazed that her iced tea wasn't sweet. They'd hand you a few packs of sugar if you asked for sweet and that was it. Never mind the fact that the sugar doesn't dissolve worth a damn in ice cold tea.

She quit drinking anything but the bottled stuff for a long time but now sweet tea seems to be making inroads, even Dunkin' has sweet iced tea on the menu and my wife is happy.

[Jeff R]

8. Sweet tea

Thru the years getting all over the lower forty-eight.
I noticed many areas that did not have a choice started severing both.
However there are still areas that tell you about sugar on the table.
Personal experience has taught me sugar don't get it when the tea is cold. Always used packets of artificial sweetener. About the best one can do.
I was born and raised in NJ so I did not come across sweet tea until I was fifteen and we moved to MD. Been a fan ever since.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

9. Anyone: Remember Iced Tea Spoons?

An iced tea spoon, also called a soda spoon, is a thin spoon with a very long handle. It is used primarily in the United States, for stirring sugar or other sweeteners into iced tea, which is traditionally served in a tall glass. This is why the spoon has a very long handle.

It is also commonly used for eating ice cream, especially floats and sundaes. As these desserts are usually served in tall glasses, regular teaspoons or dessert spoons become inconvenient choices due to their limited reach.

[madinmaryland]

10. I find sweet tea to be disgusting. I prefer my iced tea to be unsweetened.

[alarimer]

11. To me sweet tea is just too sweet.

I think they put the sugar in while it's still hot, so more dissolves.

So even though I like sugar in my tea, I get unsweetened so I can doctor it myself.

[truegrit44]

13. This is exactly like me :)

[NightWatcher]

12. Shit, order grits and sweet tea. Be prepared for

"what is a grit?"