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Drinking from a straw at a nice sitdown restaurant doesn't look any more or less mature (since that seems to be what you're getting at?) than drinking out of th
by maeil 2y ago
Drinking from a straw at a nice sitdown restaurant doesn't look any more or less mature (since that seems to be what you're getting at?) than drinking out of the modern cup meant to be used without a straw.
Cup contamination? Do you also refuse to use forks and spoons as they could be contaminated?
- firesteelrain 2y agoForks and spoons are cleaned by a dishwasher and covered by food safety standards. Like my County has an extensive inspection program. They are also wrapped in napkins. Drinking out of a straw (usually a black one) looks more mature than slapping a plastic top on it like at Blaze Pizza or Starbucks.
- maeil 2y agoCups are not cleaned? I guess whether it looks more mature is truly a cultural thing. In most of the world, straws are strongly associated with children. But maybe in your society, they're not. You may argue that the plastic top cups look like "sippy cups" that make you think of children, but they're fundamentally different items, unlike straws.
- firesteelrain 2y agoCups are handled by bare hands of the waiter or server. They don't touch the inside of the cup before filling. Note I am in the US hence the restaurants mentioned.
- jgwil2 2y agoSorry to tell you but your silverware is also touched by someone's bare hands between the time it comes out of the dishwasher and the time that you start to eat with it. It does have to get wrapped in a napkin or placed on your table somehow.
- firesteelrain 2y agoI'll refer you to this: https://www.reddit.com/r/healthinspector/comments/1d91etz/rolling_silverware_with_bare_hands/ https://www.reddit.com/r/healthinspector/comments/1d91etz/ro...