Comment by Queen HawlSera@lemm.ee on Don’t forget to use your paper straw!

I used a paper straw once, it fucking melted in my drink because paper doesn’t work well with liquids

They work fine, what you encountered was a cheapo shitty paper straw.

proper ones are quite thick, more like a cardboard tube, and will start to go sliiiiightly soft when your drink is finished anyways.

Every single paper straw I’ve ever used has been awful, and has significantly diminished my enjoyment of my drink.

While it is a small thing, I have on multiple occasions not bought a drink when I otherwise might have, because it was going to have to use a paper straw.

Of all the places where we can reduce plastic usage, the humble straw is a horrible place to start.

Every one I ever had was shit.

Metal ones work great for me, but paper? Come on, I’d rather have no straw at all. It’s just more junk, more CO2.

I have tried the ones you are describing and they’re still shit. At that point, just skip the dang straw and design your cups to work well without.

The most annoying thing is most places giving out paper straws still put their iced coffee in a big plastic cup.

I remember when Maccas stopped using straws in France.

They just printed on the cup - “We’ve stopped using plastic straws. To drink, remove lid. You’re not an infant”

Don’t suppose that’d work in a country of insufferable crybabies though lol

You think every American alive can’t handle drinking without a straw?

Try printing that on a cup in the US and see what happens

No seriously, the amount of stupid remarks I hear coming from Europeans is insane, “Americans why do you not have healthcare, if you guys just changed your policies you would be fine, you all love guns and policies that make life a living hell.”

No dumbass, I have no control over my government and not every single American gets pissy over little things because we’re not a hive mind.

That’s like saying every Frenchman riots and is a good lover, it happens but clearly that’s not the case.

People freaked out when cups didn’t say “Merry Christmas”, I think you have too much faith in people.

The way covid was handled should have long eroded any faith in people.

Americans like ice in all their drinks. Straws are way better when there’s ice. For the rest of the world it’s no problem to drink from a cup.

I’m trying to imagine someone thinking that only yanks like ice in their drinks and that the other 7 billion+ people haven’t discovered ice or something, and it’s quite funny

It is quite an American staple. That’s one thing I hear from my friends who have visited the states, that they like ice in everything.

Edit: also that’s not what they said at all, what kinda trip are you on

This is actually a legit concern for some people with handicaps. That said, the number of people that just get handed a straw as a matter of course far outnumbers the number that needs it because of handicaps. And of course carrying your own around is a thing.

It’s a fair point that some people would need a straw to drink, but I don’t think it’s entirely unfair to expect them to have a reusable straw or something in preparation. Certainly it seems more reasonable than having the remaining 99% of the population default to having a straw, especially when they probably don’t use one at home anyway.

I 100% agree. At the very least, I don’t think it should be the default expectation that people use and discard a straw with every meal, regardless of what it’s made of. Personally, I have three metal straws. One is a plain straight one, one has a bend in the end, and the last one is collapsible.

They cut the heads off the rich, of course they are!

Were you drinking hot coffee or something? I’ve used those wax covered weird things a couple times and didn’t have a problem with them. I would just rather not even use a straw really.

I’ve had paper straws turn to mush in my milkshake.

I was drinking Cheerwine

I just carry around a silicone straw. It’s also useful for various drug things, MacGyvering stuff, etc.

Anything that makes you apply your hand to your face.

Don’t forget to use your paper straw!(lemmy.wtf)

Facepalm

!facepalm@lemmy.wtf

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