Tea if by sea, cha if by land: Why the world only has two words for tea

Re:Tea if by sea, cha if by land: Why the world only has two... by kryachkov on Friday January 12, 2018 @06:33AM (#16132129)

In Swedish ”te” is what is usually refeerrd as a tea (in England for example). Herbal tea is ”chai” in Swedish

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Re:Tea if by sea, cha if by land: Why the world only has two... by metafunctor on Friday January 12, 2018 @06:40AM (#16132154)

I think “chai” is not really a Swedish word, but a word recently imported by the cafes, signifying some kind of tea-based beverage.

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Re:Tea if by sea, cha if by land: Why the world only has two... by hashmush on Friday January 12, 2018 @08:43AM (#16132707)

Herbal tea is örtte (lit. herb + tea). Chai is something different.

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Re:Tea if by sea, cha if by land: Why the world only has two... by Snortibartfast on Friday January 12, 2018 @10:00AM (#16133305)

Correct. When we swedes say "chai" we actually mean "masala chai".

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