The adherence to one type of cup is the weird thing. Most other places it seems there are many different types of cups, so there wouldn’t really be any trope about a particular cup.
PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@anarchist.nexus 21 hours ago
It’s a real thing we do…is that weird?
Rothe@piefed.social 21 hours ago
bluGill@fedia.io 19 hours ago
Most people don't care about the color. For whatever reason the factory started making them in red so that is what people bought. Other colors exist if you look for them, but there is rarely reason to look. People just grab something cheap and move on without thinking. If the red was sold out they would grab the blue.
snooggums@piefed.world 20 hours ago
For a long time they were the cheap but reliable type of disposable cup. Also very common, like qtips and Kleenex.
No idea if that is still the case, but they were common for a good reason.
pulsewidth@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Yes. The rest of the world uses glasses because we’re adults and we don’t hide the glassware from our friends.
The only time I ever see disposable cups used is at kids parties, or to play beer pong.
Steve@communick.news 21 hours ago
You all really have enough glasses for 30+ people?
arrow74@lemmy.zip 13 hours ago
No joke one of the things that caught me most off guard moving to Germany is that when you go to a party it’s normal to bring your own cup. I’m sure there are exceptions, but most I’ve been to are like that
janus2@lemmy.zip 6 hours ago
wait that’s a great idea. if it’s a unique cup you don’t have to worry about writing your name on it
knatschus@discuss.tchncs.de 16 hours ago
Of course i do my family has eaten more than 30 glasses of mustard in my lifetime
MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 18 hours ago
We hire glasses for parties.
False@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
Your parties are much fancier than mine if you’re doing that
Telodzrum@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
Kind of weird to be simultaneously so aggressive and so wrong.
I’ve been served drinks in disposable plastic cups at bars and parties across Europe and Asia.
pulsewidth@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Yes of course, my hundreds of personal parties attended are invalid evidence compares to your personal experience of several commercial venues (which is not even what was being discussed).
I don’t care about downvotes. Parties full of red plastic cups is a very American phenomenon - and also in countries that have low environmental concerns and use a lot of single-use plastics. All through Europe, Australia, NZ, Japan, its far more common to use glassware or bring your own cups. I’ve only been to a few keg parties because it’s no cheaper than buying cans/bottles unless you’re running a really big event like a wedding - and even then, proper glassware or washable plastic schooners are included in the hire contract (kegs are hired and must be returned).
bluGill@fedia.io 21 hours ago
You never go to parties where there are more people than storage space for cups? Americans often do this. Often at a park. We can get this in a 100 pack for the cost of of 4 real glass cups.
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 19 hours ago
One thing that gets me is someone i know has real cups, but they always use disposable plates and cups for parties with lots of people because they work in a restaurant and don’t want to do the dishes on their day off. So i sort of judge but also i get it.
glimse@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
It’s not just the work of washing them, it’s the logistics! You can fill up a dishwasher or sink really fast.
PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@anarchist.nexus 21 hours ago
I appreciate the fire AmeriKKKa, but in my parents’ house we invite more people than we have glassware, plus it’s less dishes to wash.
pulsewidth@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Re-reading my comment it was way more aggressive than it meant to be. I think I laid on the sarcasm too thick after reading the latest Trump bullshitery. Anyway, appreciate your comment.
We culturally usually bring our glasses to parties if we are drinking something that needs a glass (eg Guiness, Kilkenny) if the gathering is over a dozen people. Keg parties require hiring the keg - and glassware (or washable plastic schooners) are included in the hire price. Kegs aren’t any cheaper than buying by carton/case here unless you’re doing bulk kegs for a wedding or something (Australia - we have a significant alcohol tax).
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 18 hours ago
Upvoted, but it’s “fewer” in this case (countable)
TVA@thebrainbin.org 21 hours ago
So ... in a situation like the OPs picture, you're using glassware? I'm a backyard bbq/party, you're using glassware?
When we sit down to dinner with friends/family, we use normal glasses, but when we're having large get togethers we use the disposable cups. In my house, we've switched to aluminum ones though as they can be reused and when they get too difficult to clean, they can be recycled, but they're basically the same thing as the red solo cups.
pulsewidth@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
Yeah generally. Or everyone is drinking from cans / beer bottles. Keg parties are not a common thing for your average BBQ or your average student party.
9point6@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
I think everywhere else in the world, the go-to plastic disposable cup is transparent, I don’t really see the red ones unless someone has gone out of their way to get them from an American importer for some reason (usually beer pong, funnily enough)
PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@anarchist.nexus 21 hours ago
I mean I don’t really go to that many parties (shocker), but when my parents throw parties, usually they get whatever the cheapest disposable cups are.
BillyClark@piefed.social 19 hours ago
One advantage of red cups is that you can more easily see names written on them with a Sharpie.
Cethin@lemmy.zip 14 hours ago
I think the clear cups are becoming more common in the US. They are far flmisier though. This isn’t a huge deal, but I guess it makes sense why solo cups are preferred for beer pong.
crandlecan@mander.xyz 19 hours ago
White power in the Netherlands
Ghoelian@piefed.social 17 hours ago
Very occasionally transparent but yeah 99% of disposable cups you get here are white (and too small imo)