Logic of my Chinese college students (try not to laugh too hard)

People here drink warm everything. Tea, milk, water, beer, soda. Everything is either room temperature or hot.

My students see me sucking down a milk tea with icebergs in it (I put it in my freezer).

"Teacher, cold things bad for you."

"What!?!?!"

"Cold things bad for body. You no should drink cold."

"I'm 32. I haven't died yet."

Then I see one student in the group eating an ice cream cone. I point to it.

"The ice cream is frozen and cold."

The students shake their heads.

"No, teacher. We only eat warm ice cream."

I stood, mouth open for a couple of seconds at the absolutely idiocy of that "face saving" statement.

"Ummm. . .warm ice cream is called milk."

Then I continued drinking my "bad for my body" iced milk tea and walked away, laughing.