Chai from a coffee shop or mix is a sugar drink, which is why it is delicious.

Completely true, but comparable with lots of other coffee drinkers habits. I make mine half chai concentrate from a local restaurant and half 2% milk in small portion sizes of about 120 calories, so I don't feel _too_ bad about it.

I might have slightly more sugar than is strictly recommended DV, but not by much.

Hopefully he means milk tea. Which is indeed great, but so is a good coffee.