On Jan 26, 8:05*pm, geoff wrote:
Chai is the almost universal asian word for tea and is almost
interchangeable with (boiled water). This is prolly because when you sit
down in a restaurant, you're often presented with *weak green tea which,
having been boiled, is safe to drink (well, assuming they're not
actually trying to poison you).

Personal experience suggests that is exactly what 33.33% of oriental
restaurants are trying to do.