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Reposting this as a top-level comment because I'd really like to be enlightened. I truly have not been this confused by the comments on any HN post before and
by maeil 2y ago
Reposting this as a top-level comment because I'd really like to be enlightened.
I truly have not been this confused by the comments on any HN post before and I've been reading this place almost daily for years. Is it completely the default to drink from a straw in the US?
Let's say you're at a business lunch. People drink from straws? I just can't picture it. Or is it because people only order water or alcoholic drinks at such lunches?
Do "fancy" places never serve any carbonated drinks whatsoever? Including something like "artisanal kombucha" or whatever they can ask a premium for? If they do, then are those always served with straws?
I'm seeing reasons like hygiene, lipstick and so on. But I know that even in the US, plenty of people drink wine, and they definitely don't do so with a straw. And places serving wine must have a decent overlap with women wearing lipstick, statistically.
- jemmyw 2y agoYeah I think it's a US thing. It's surprising how vehement people are in the comments when you suggest they could drink without a straw. I was thinking back, I just went on a 2 week vacation in NZ and was eating out a lot. I ordered soda a couple of times and was never given a straw. The kids did get straws a few times with juice drinks. It's a cultural/learned thing but people don't realize that so they get cross about it, one way or the other.