I remember my mom having to order “Leitungswasser” whenever we went to a restaurant when I was a kid. And ice in drinks isn’t a thing there, either (or wasn’t then, at least).
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Norgur@fedia.io 5 months agoNever travel to Germany with that mindset.
samus12345@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Norgur@fedia.io 5 months ago
No, it's not. People will complain regularly about places like Burger King and McDonald's who throw ice cubes into drinks. I, personally, hate it as well. I don't want my water close to the freezing point, and I would rather not get bumped int the teeth by lumps of frozen water that dilute my drink and hurt my teeth.
meowMix2525@lemm.ee 5 months ago
What, do you bite the cup when you sip? You shouldn’t be bathing your teeth in whatever you’re drinking like that unless it’s just straight water
samus12345@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Straws negate the ice bumping your teeth problem, but not the other things. It’s an acquired taste. I’m fine with either, personally.
Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 months ago
Yeah, I’ve heard getting water in restaurants is weird in several countries in Europe. Sparkling water is apparently default in some places (italy I think?).
stiephel@feddit.de 5 months ago
In Germany it is and you gotta pay for water.
atrielienz@lemmy.world 5 months ago
It’s illegal to charge for water in the US.
Furbag@lemmy.world 5 months ago
One of the only fucking things we’ve done right in this country, right up there with banning coin-op pay toilets pretty much everywhere.