Local Dad, Ben HamillSep 3, 2020
It's 81°F outside. That's cool enough that drinking tea isn't a terrible idea, right?
Show threadEsteban Manchado Velázquez
@benhamill The Tuareg (nomads from Sahara) drink tea. And I have heard that the logic is that it keeps their bodies warm, so it feels *less* warm outside. But I don't know if that's true, or if that logic is sound, for that matter 😁
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Show threadLocal Dad, Ben HamillSep 3, 2020

@estebanm That's fascinating. My experience, at least in Texas summers, is that ramen and tea push me over the line from not sweating to sweating if it's close.

But maybe they're so often already over the line that that's not a big deal and other factors vastly outweigh it. Hmmmmm.

Show threadEsteban Manchado VelázquezSep 3, 2020

@benhamill But maybe sweating cools you down or something? I have heard something along those lines, too (but about spicy food).

I mean, I have no idea 😅😂 I'm trying to make sense of why it would be normal for people who live in the desert to want to drink very warm stuff.