What is Sweet Tea?

[Naivety]

(25-02-2011 12:07 PM)langley Wrote:  I AM intrigued by this English sweet tea, though. If I ordered it in a restaurant in London would they know what I was talking about?
Also, I never heard that coffee is favored in situations requiring focus. I will have to try that at work. And tea is favored for socializing. Hmmm, we should all get together in London for a Spooks Tea!

You wouldn't order sweet tea, you would ask for a pot of tea, which would come with a little jug of milk and either a sugar bowl if it's a posh shop, or a couple of sachets of sugar if it's not. 'Sweet tea' is something that you would drink after a shock, like after Ruth sees that guy jump in front of the tube train. I think the sugar is to help you raise your blood sugar level so that you can recover. Personally, tea on its own is enough to revive me, especially after a day at work. Never needed to test out 'sweet tea' in a crisis, I think I would reach for the brandy first!