In the South East, they bring you sweetened (usually far too sweetened for my tastes) iced tea. This is amazingly universal.
I live in NC and have been probing the border for years.
For “nicer” restaurants, the universal sweet tea boundary seems to be precisely at the NC/VA border.
Hear me out: if you’re like this, maybe ask rather than blaming others?
Hear me out: I do.
Then why do they give you the wrong kind?