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
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.
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