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> If you’re an American eating at a restaurant in Europe and you order a glass of water, you may be surprised — and disappointed — to receive a glass of lukewar
by isitmadeofglass 4y ago
> If you’re an American eating at a restaurant in Europe and you order a glass of water, you may be surprised — and disappointed — to receive a glass of lukewarm water, or, even worse, a room temperature bottle of water.
A glass of ice water, though customary in the United States, is seen as strange and unnecessary elsewhere.
As a European, what? This sounds like it’s written by an American who has never been to Europe or only been there once and ate at some roach motel restaurant. You always get water, sparkling or still, with ice in it.
- guenthert 4y agoLets just say that Europe is a large and - still - fairly diverse place.
- graftak 4y agoI’ve been in a lot of places in Europe but have never gotten ice in my water. Sometimes a bottle that’s in a container with ice to stay cool while it’s on the table. There will often be ice in soda though, which is something I’ve never understood as it dilutes the drink.
- ivan23178 4y agoTry going to Asia maybe. When soda has double the regular sugar content in it serving it one a pile of ice make all the sense.