About 3 years ago I was at a new Indian restaurant with my parents and their friends.
A waiter came to our table and I ordered an iced tea.
The waiter brought everyone their drinks, but mine didn't arrive. He explained to me that there would be a delay; they didn't have any iced tea but the chef had kindly offered to make some.
I was extremely excited at the prospect of home-made iced tea for I had never tried it before and I was used to drinking it from a can:
The waiter returned, and my excitement turned to dismay: he presented me with a traditional cup of tea:
I looked at him with a quizzical expression on my face but I kept quiet.
I peered inside the cup and I noticed that there were cubes of ice floating in the tea.
As much as I dislike cold tea, the prospect of humiliating the waiter seemed worse.
My British politeness got the better of me: I ended up awkwardly sipping the cold tea until our meals arrived.
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