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

741 replies

LittleBookofCalm · 13/10/2018 12:46

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.

OP posts:
RosieFree · 14/10/2018 18:03

*non-reusable

brighteyeowl17 · 14/10/2018 18:05

I don’t think the point here is that people
Shouldn’t drink. I think it’s why does everyone have to have a drink in their hand 24/7!

manicmij · 14/10/2018 18:07

I'm not bothered about folk drinking water, but I do cringe at all the face stuffing that goes on in the street. I was never allowed out with any food or drink, my DM classed anyone doing so as a slob! What irritates me is a ) the cost of a bottle of water. Supermarkets have been selling pineapples for £1 for a while. Think of the planting, picking, freighting, distribution costs yet water is so much more and it comes from wells and reservoirs in UK usually. And b) the plastic mountain, enough been said already on that subject. Only if we are exercising a massive amount, living in extreme temps do we need to keep topping up with water all day. Footballers don't run in the pitch carrying water and we all know how precious they are!

Supercaliwotsit · 14/10/2018 18:12

This is something I tell my Ds and Dds about- it’s like folklore. That people used to actually wait until they got to where they were going to, to get a drink. They’re incredulous. Tbh, I was brought up to think it was incredibly vulgar to eat or drink whilst walking about in the street, but I find myself permanently attached to my water bottle just the same. Possibly a ‘dummy’ syndrome, but I do remember- when drinking in the street wasn’t the norm, there was massive consumption of chewing gum, ( think of the wrigleys adverts), polo, Trebor mints, so am wondering if it’s more dry mouth than actual thirst that keeps me at it like a gerbil with it’s drinking bottle

DistanceCall · 14/10/2018 18:16

I think it’s why does everyone have to have a drink in their hand 24/7!

Because they want to?

KatKit16 · 14/10/2018 18:18

I have a water bottle permanently in my hand and I don't see what the issue because I do. It's taken a long time to develop a healthy attitude to hydration and I'm keen to keep it going. I don't drink tea or coffee so water is more essential to keep my hydration levels up.

Antigon · 14/10/2018 18:19

I'm jealous of the water drinkers! I have to remind myself to drink, I very rarely get thirsty, I just confuse it for hunger.

I fill up a 1ltr bottle and aim to put away two each day but very rarely succeed.

Lifeisabeach09 · 14/10/2018 18:20

Are all the pensioners on the bus slurping water, no, they have managed to live without constant hydration.

^This might prevent a lot of hospital admissions if they did. Dehydration is linked to a number of conditions including falls, hypotension, tachycardia, electrolyte imbalance, increased risk of pressure ulceration, UTIs, etc.

Allgoodnamesaregone · 14/10/2018 18:20

If you have ever had kidney stones you will know how important it is to drink lots of water.
I use refillable bottles though, I don't create rubbish.
I don't drink water going round the shops, or on my short walk with my dog, but take water for me & DD & dog on long walks.
And all kids in my class have water bottles...brains work better when they are hydrated.

Iseveryusernametaken · 14/10/2018 18:22

I'm quite often on the road across the UK, on flights domestic and internationally or moving from meeting to meeting by tube if in London. I don't have a fixed office base and neither do I have enough hands to carry around flasks, particularly on busy tubes, and well if flying you have no option. I have a refillable bottle which I take with me, but when that's empty sometimes I have no option but to buy a bottle of water. I think there are some people who have these things for show, but I think most people just have them because they need a drink. I spend half my life encouraging DD to drink because she doesn't drink enough.

Incidentally, schools used to have water fountains which were removed for hygiene reasons. High schools also had an obligatory 'coke machine' which have mostly, understandably been removed.

BumDisease · 14/10/2018 18:22

Why is everybody "slurping"? Why can't they just drink? Or is this like eating on MN which nobody seems to day, instead they guzzle/chomp/trough/etc?

wildchild554 · 14/10/2018 18:28

I don't have time to sit down when I'm out doing stuff so I make up a cup of coffee in my travel mug to take with me on the school run if I know I'm going to be out a while that day, then I can have that when I am running errands etc. I also carry some sort of cold drink, either water or juice for when I need to take my painkillers or for when I am generally just really thirsty. I also always take water or juice out for kids if we are going to be out a while. Do agree about the cost and the waste though if people keep buying on the go. If I did that it would be expensive and would be alot of wasted resources
.

aspoonfulofyourownmedicine · 14/10/2018 18:32

People get offended and like to moan about the smallest of things, don't they? How about people just go about their day and mind their own? I am sure, OP, that you do something every day that pisses someone else off but they don't whine about it.....

I carry water with me all the time. I've collapsed from dehydration before, resulting in a fractured cheekbone and being badly bruised down one side. I'd not realised I hadn't drank all day as I had been too busy. My son is also encouraged to drink plenty, more often than not his school water bottle comes home full (school policy that they have a water bottle and water) after not having a drink all day. I work with disabled children, and spend a lot of my time in 35 degree air temp in a hydrotherapy pool. I can drink 3l just during the school day, because I'm literally pouring with sweat, and I'm still thirsty when I come out of the pool area and head home, but hey ho I'll stop drinking from my refillable bottle so I don't offend you or anyone else...... ffs!

RollaCola84 · 14/10/2018 18:36

It's funny the words people choose to use about food and drink when it's something they disagree with isn't it ? Slurping, guzzling, stuffing, gorging, gulping.

I have a metal water bottle with me most of the time. Some days I refill it several times, others I might just take a few sips. I similarly use a metal reusable cup sometimes made at home to take out, maybe bought in Costa. What I don't do is glurp or slurp !!

TheWiseWomansFear · 14/10/2018 18:40

I like to drink water and I like coffee... sometimes I want it when I'm not at home. Get over it.

TheWiseWomansFear · 14/10/2018 18:41

And I use reusable bottles/coffee cups so you can't state the environment

user1476641978 · 14/10/2018 18:42

I think moaning about everything is on trend never mind drinking water, jeez.

user764329056 · 14/10/2018 18:43

I wish everyone would boycott plastic bottles of water, I just fill a very old one from the tap every day, it’s only a little thing but the problem of plastic is heartbreaking

celticprincess · 14/10/2018 18:46

As a child and teen I always had headaches. I now know this is most likely due to dehydration. I drink regularly. Never carry a hot drink around but usually have a sports bottle on me. I think bottled water can be stupidly priced on some places so would rather not go and buy a drink when I’m thirsty. At work I always have a hot drink at break and lunch but can’t take it back to the classroom. At home my teapot is never cold.

Jzpap · 14/10/2018 18:50

In Bristol we have a system whereby you can fill your water bottle for free at different points across the city. to be honest I find walking around with branded coffee cups a bit pretentious

Its2oclockinthemorning · 14/10/2018 18:52

As a teacher I can tell you this is the norm now in schools. Every kid has a water bottle with them and they often ask to go and fill it up in lessons!!

HappilyHarridan · 14/10/2018 18:52

I carry a bottle of water everywhere, and what really hacks me off is when I go out for the day with someone who brings a teeny tiny bag, so they don’t have any drinks with them, and then when I drink my water they start bleating on about how thirsty they are, so I feel obliged to share mine, and then I run out much quicker than I would have done had they just brought their own bloody water!

lotusbell · 14/10/2018 18:54

I get what the OP is saying here. It's the culture of not being able to go anywhere without stopping for a coffee or good. Can you make a train journey without needing a coffee? Does a shopping trip also entail coffee? Its this culture of having everything 'to go'. My dad gets annoyed at the need to eat at the cinema, the notion that you can't sit still and watch a film without consuming something. It doesn't bother me, per se but I do get the point the OP is making.

Antigon · 14/10/2018 18:56

@HappilyHarridan just tell them you have an ulcer or a cold sore next time, may put them off. Or that the doctor has prescribed you lots of water and you need it all for yourself.

Antigon · 14/10/2018 19:00

@lotusbell that strikes a cord with me. I used to pack lots of snacks for a train journey as that's what my mum did. I could mindlessly finish a large packet of M&Ms without realising. No idea if it's habit or a fear of being hungry and stuck without food.