re: Is having Sweet Tea at restaurants a requirement to be Southern?

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Diabeetus juice really isn't that popular in Louisiana; then again, we also don't think chicken fried steak is the pinnacle of man's culinary achievement, either.

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This deserves no downvotes because it's absolutely true.

We have never had a menu item called "Sweet Tea" in La. because we are not of your Anglo-Scots-Irish culture that likes "sweet tea".

I never heard of "sweet tea" until I left La., and when I finally tasted some, I realized that "sweet tea" must have as much sugar in it as the sweetest home-made lemonade.

But, hey, I will drink sweet tea occasionally.