Hot Water

About 3 years ago, I worked as a buser at a restaurant called The Galley. As the buser, my job was to take peoples' drink orders as soon as the sat down (etc. etc. etc.). I remember one day when we had an Asian family eating with us, and one of the ladies wanted hot water. I looked at her a little blankly. "Do you want tea?" --- "No" ---- Pause----- "So....do you want coffee?"--- "No"----- Pause-----"So, just hot water??" -----"Yes, just hot water."

At this point, I must admit, I was a little confused. I wasn't sure if it was okay to serve "just hot water." I mean, isn't water's destiny to be drank cold, or to be flavoured hot? Would water be okay knowing that it was going to be hot and unflavored. I think that, if I were honest with myself, I thought this lady was a little bit of a nut case.

A little later I found out that this was apparently what they do in Asia.....drink water... hot.. with no flavouring. Okay,... so there's a very large continent of nut cases.

Well, it's official. I just went over to the water machine in my office to fill up my water bottle. Being that the weather is now turning cold, and I needed something to warm me up, I, without thinking twice, filled my water bottle up with hot water. And no, I'm not going to flavour it. HA! So, it's contagious. :)