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Actually I'm saying completely the opposite.
Read your own post, mate, it's clear as day.
I'm sorry, friend, but it seems you've missed the point, which is that something like "tea" can mean wildly different things - as evidenced by the contents of this thread. That's why you specify whether you're asking for a teabag, a cup of tea, iced tea, green tea, chai tea, a box of tea or whatever. Tuna, however, is always a fish. The concept is simple and so is the difference between the two.
Do you get it now? It's really not that hard.
Minus the iced tea, which is a transformed product you would order by name, those are all just tea. Like most restaurants they would bring you a cup of hot water and some varied sachets including everything you just mentioned and all would be good.
It's like if you ordered coffee and they brought you a tiramisú, you'd be like
I don't think you're getting it and you seem to be a little agitated, are you ok?