Mate and Montevideo
January 23rd 2009 Whoever thinks that the English like their tea has obviously never been to Uruguay. I spent two days in Montevideo and for the entire time I was amazed at just how much tea they drink! When I arrived in the bus station I assumed everybody was carrying around cups and flasks of water for their long bus trip, but no, Uruguayans drink their bitter tea all day, every day and everywhere they go.
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