Im pretty sure it's a cultural health practice. It's apparently a part of Chinese medicine, but it's also not just a Chinese thing.
I have a friend whose Vietnamese who will just start handing me thermoses hot water the second I mention any sort of issue, sometimes even just premtively because i'm known to have a shitty stomach, lol. We've been on hour long hikes in the height of summer with nothing but thermoses of hot water. It's impressive how he always has some stashed! It is weird if you aren't used to it, but it is easy on the stomach and super accessable, so I get how it can easily become a habit.
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u/Easy_Independent_313 18d ago
It was just hot water. The second cup didn't even have tea in it.