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Here we go again. The assault on the English language continues at seemingly every restaurant in town. For those who were counting on me to lead the charge in the Sweet Tea vs. Unsweet Tea debate, I must apologize. I give up. The last straw was today. My friend Dan and I stopped by to check out a cafe that was new to both of us. Of course the first question was..."What would you like to drink?" I cringed a little before answering "Tea." I braced myself....I could feel it coming... then like a dagger thru my heart the follow up question ...."Sweet or Unsweet?" I calmly tried to explain that there's no such thing as unsweet tea unless she planned on sweetening the tea and then removing the sugar. So we would both be having "Regular Tea." The waitress looked at me like English apparently wasn't my first language. "Ok, then" she continued..."will that be Sweet or unsweet Regular tea." She obviously missed my point. As Dan laughed out loud, I hung my head in shame and ordered Unsweet Tea. Just when I thought I had recovered my composure, my Unsweet tea glass was empty. Either the first waitress took a break or wisely chose to give someone else a shot at waiting on our table. She walked up boldly and asked if we'd like a refill. "Yes, please." Again, I braced myself for the inevitable. "Sweet or Unsweet?" Never mind, I think I'll be switching to Coffee. Now I'll just have to decide if I want cream in my coffee or Uncreamed...
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