I never used to go around with a water bottle, let alone, grab a cup of coffee

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every time I went out.
what is it with people having to be constantly Slurping!

the world cannot cope with all the rubbish this causes.

I think the difference used to be that we used to accept that we were.. gasp... THIRSTY. Not 'dehydrated' and certainly not on the verge of death or at risk of kidney stones or whatever. And when we were thirsty we found somewhere to have a drink ( usually) We drank, felt better and went on with the day. It now seems as if no-one can bare to feel uncomfortable, that every discomfort has to be sated immediately

People used to accept a lot of things that cause discomfort but times move on.

I assume you have heating in your home, and hot water and an indoor toilet???? Why not put up with the discomfort of being a bit cold? Or washing in cold water?

You're are God damned right I don't want to feel discomfort.... not even for a second if I don't have to. As long as it isn't at a detriment to other people then I don't see why that's a problem.

LisaSimpson: Gosh, you are not a busy person, are you?

And you come to that conclusion how?

I can sit in my car on the way to work stopping at traffic lights for a minute and see one person drinking a takeaway coffee and magically, ALL (yes, ALL. I am that busy) those thoughts will go through my head in that time. it’s my neurones. Obviously FAR busier than yours.

maybe I should make myself busier by sipping from a flask of coffee as I’m sitting there waiting for the lights to change.

I suffer from very regular water infections, that are always waiting to pounce if I don't drink a shit ton of water (I average 4-6 litres per day). I also walk between 10-12 miles per day. I was unaware that the sight of me chugging on my well-loved, reusable Contigo was so offensive.

Better learn to live with constant cystitis attacks then, hadn't I

maybe I should make myself busier by sipping from a flask of coffee as I’m sitting there waiting for the lights to change

It’s a multitasking thing for me. I usually only get a coffee when I’m going on a train. So I could of course get to the station earlier and sit in a cafe and have a coffee. It just seems a bit pointless when I’m sitting at a table on a train.

I always have a bottle of water on me. But I reuse them for a few months.
I walk almost everywhere and have IBS, I really don't want to get crabby and thirsty.

Beauty: 10-12 miles a day?! Are you an outward bound instructor.

Jacques: I think on a longish train journey that’s understandable, though.

I think on a longish train journey that’s understandable, though

Trains always make me thirsty for some bizarre reason, more so than any other form of transport. Weird!

Things change, lifestyles change. We never used to be on our phones 24/7 now but we are now. It’s convenience having a coffee on the go, and a nice pleasure. Why does it even bother you?

Although I do agree on the recycling!

I really don’t think this is that new. I’ve been carrying a water bottle around with me for st least 25 years. And takeaway coffee is often much nicer than what you’d get at work. We’ve got a great coffee machine but it just isn’t as nice. So if I’m going to buy a coffee in my reusable cup im not sure how it effects you.

How can you be bothered to care about this. I kind of get it if you're talking about disposable cups and bottles, but who are you to judge, you're only seeing that person in that one split second of their lives - you have no idea if they picked up a bottle of evian because they are feeling unwell that day or grabbed some coffee on the way somewhere because they had a bad night and are running late or something. All this judging others all the time when you know nothing of their circumstances.

I always carry a stainless steel bottle of water around not because it's trendy or whatever I'm the least trendy person in the world. I don't drive and walk many miles a day in between school runs, work, shopping etc and I'm breastfeeding so I need the hydration. I really don't like the feeling/taste of drinking out of those reusable sports plastic bottles so the steel ones are a life saver for me and they keep cool. Is that ok with you?

*Water bottles are not the problem if reusable - just find a tap, this is the uk!!

It is the plastic coffee cups that are the main issue. Mn hard of reading!!*

Bottled water was banned at the university I work at. Banned, as in, no food outlets are allocated to sel it. They installed a lot of drinking fountains equipped with bottle filling taps. I can't imagine the number of bottles they've prevented from being thrown away.

As for coffee, I had to direct a student to my supervisor's office for a job interview. She arrived with a coffee in hand. I don't get it. If you can't get through the interview without needing a coffee, you probably won't last long in the stacks.

I totally agree with the op. I'm sure Freud would be having a field day if he was still around with the amount of sucking going on these days.

Look what’s appeared at the bottom of my page. Says it all!

When I was working as a nurse the time when I was grabbing my lunch from a shop was one of the only chances I had to have a quick swig of my water and I was thirsty. I didn't have the chance to sit down or go back to the office. I always use a reusable bottle, though

CurlyHaired - no, I just don't drive! Plus it offsets my jam doughnut habit I've always been a big walker, although my best friend reckons if I correct one letter in 'walker', it's a far more accurate description

I'm another one who's on medication that leaves me with an incredibly dry mouth so I always have a reusable bottle of water with me. It's quite a debilitating side effect tbh (it's so much more than feeling a bit thirsty).
I cannot come off the medication that would not be pretty so I have to manage the side effects . And that, amongst other things, includes having access to a drink of water 24/7
HTH

I work out of the house 11 hours, I am field based, nowhere to make a drink or store drinks. I normally have a bottle of water with me and buy tea, so what?

I don't understand this either OP.

I work with competitive water drinkers. They queue up at the water dispenser with 2l bottles and refill them religiously every morning while I stand there with a half pint glass. It takes ages so often I wait until about 11am when I can get to the tap but sometimes I'm so thirsty I get stuck in a queue behind these stupid fucking women.

They discuss their water intake throughout the day and the colour of their wee.

I don't want 2l of water in one go because it gets warm sitting on the desk and using the same old plastic water bottle is unhygienic.

These people are fucking mad

It is a status symbol. It basically says, I'm just too darn cool and busy and rich to bring an unbranded bottle of tap water or coffee in a flask from home! Its on a par with wearing sun glasses and carrying an oversized hand bag in the crook of your arm. It's "thing" and status symbol. Sadly it's not really working in this re-cycling and reusing era and people just think "get her with her unreusable plastic cup/bottle! What a door!"

“It is a status symbol. It basically says, I'm just too darn cool and busy and rich to bring an unbranded bottle of tap water or coffee in a flask from home! Its on a par with wearing sun glasses and carrying an oversized hand bag in the crook of your arm. It's "thing" and status symbol.”

Sorry is it 2003 again?

Imagine getting this wound up over someone having a drink!

Yes it is 2003 again. Some people haven’t seen the Attenborough documentary with the whale.

It is a status symbol. It basically says, I'm just too darn cool and busy and rich to bring an unbranded bottle of tap water or coffee in a flask from home

My bottle is plain purple. My travel cup is a free one from a conference.