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kurcatovium@lemm.ee ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• FrankTheHealer@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I have sensitive teeth. Drinking an ice cold drink without a straw hurts my teeth. So I prefer when I can get it

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  • kurcatovium@lemm.ee ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Ok, thanks, that’s a good point.

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  • SkippingRelax@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Have you considered avoiding ice cold drinks?

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    • Patches@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Hi Wendy’s , I’d like one large 2 liter of Coke. Do me a favor and make it piss warm for me. Could ya do that?

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      • SkippingRelax@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        No idea, not in the US, we don’t have Wendy. Also in the rare occasion I do order a coke once or twice a year I’ll take a can not a fucking barrel.

        I also have sensitive teeth and stay away from ice cold drinks myself, it doesn’t have to be piss warm don’t you have anything in between over there? Fridge cold, take a sip and enjoy it slowly, pace yourself. Is plastic straws really the only solution, and is funally taking rid of them going to be the end of the world?

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    • FrankTheHealer@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Sometimes, on a hot day, an ice cold drink is very refreshing. Plus it’s a hassle having to remember to ask for no ice every time I eat out.

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      • SkippingRelax@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yeah it’s also a hassle to have to deal with millions of single use plastic straws going in the landfill every week.

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• Habahnow@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Boba teas suck without straws. accessibility issues as well. Mixed drinks are pretty good with straws (all the ice, and if it needs to be mixed using a straw serves a dual purpose).

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  • dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    To expand on accessibility, some people have neuromuscular issues that make drinking from a cup difficult. Some people have sensory issues that have the same end result. Straws help these people.

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• DessertStorms@kbin.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Quite simply, plastic straws are an accessibility tool

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  • Patches@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Saves Valuable Time at High

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  • Jumuta@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    why not just have those people bring their own straws then?

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• guyrocket@kbin.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I'm with you on this. Just STOP using straws, they're almost always unnecessary.

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  • pikmeir@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You definitely need a straw for a Slurpee or Icee because otherwise you can’t go KhHHHhHhhHHhhuhHh with the straw against the lid up and down making that horrible sound as you try to drink the bottom and the top flavor consecutively. Can’t do that without a straw.

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    • guyrocket@kbin.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I will buy you a stick, bro.

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    • snooggums@kbin.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Metal straws don't make the noise either!

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  • shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I don’t use straws because I’m all growed up.

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• shandrakor@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  For me personally, I used to have really bad heartburn until I started using straws pretty much exclusively. Rarely do I get heartburn anymore and I also don’t belch as much either, which I was doing a lot of as well.

  I do use metal or glass straws exclusively though, even in the car I have some in a case in the cubby so I don’t have to use those awful paper straws if I am ever forced to grab food in the car.

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