Tea & Coffee in Saudi Arabia

In Saudi it is a peculiar fact that when you ask for a Tea or Coffee - that is exactly what you get. The only other variation is sugar which inevitably, because of the language barrier, means you get brown sugary water! Basically tea and coffee is taken black with loads of sugar!

Tea is not Tetley or PG they have the full range including flavoured Tea.
Coffee is another matter, if you don't want to sleep for a week, have a Turkish or a local coffee, believe you me Saudi is a place where you want to sleep, it helps pass the time!
Tea/Coffee is a very social thing - its big chats, back slapping, lots of raucous laughter, hand slapping and worry bead rotating.
So if you don't want to cause offence take what comes you way despite what you have asked for, hold you nose and drink it.
When in Saudi I drink water - it helps me sleep!