In article >, Dan Goodman > wrote:

> > I've never heard of black tea.
>
> In most Twin Cities eateries, that's what I have to ask for to get plain,
> ordinary orange pekoe tea. I had a lot of trouble till I found that out.
> Servers (both waitstaff and counter help) could not understand my
> explanations.

I ask for "hot tea" to distinguish it from iced tea. But I've never had
that problem in the Twin Cities--just down South. Perhaps there's
some strong regional variation even within the metro area.

Mike Beede