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've definitely BU in my replies and responses to people here who have a problem with people eating and drinking on the go.

That being said, the judgment and assumptions and just plain reaching of people who do drink and snack on the go is downright ridiculous. If one is going to find such negativity about something like this - and have uncharitable thoughts about a person who happens to carry a bottle of water or a carryout coffee - it's little wonder why we as a society can't get along.

Sorry SoyDora I thought you realised that's where I worked. Most people are pretty normal but these women are strange

No worries, I probably should have realised!

" If one is going to find such negativity about something like this - and have uncharitable thoughts about a person who happens to carry a bottle of water or a carryout coffee - it's little wonder why we as a society can't get along."

I think this sums it up nicely. I can't imagine looking at someone going innocently about their day and attaching all sorts of judgements to the harmless behaviours they're displaying.

The posts that made me laugh most were the ones who thought people drinking coffee were doing it 'for show' or competitively. Just imagine thinking you're that important, that strangers are trying to impress you with all their wily coffee-drinking.

I love coffee, would have it on a drip if I could, walk around with it, drive-through, however I can get it. Have never ever, even once, wondered how I looked to other people.

I agree, such vitriol when they have no idea about peoples’ lives. What a horrible way to be.

I drink coffee on the go as I don’t work in an office or at home, I travel around. It’s the only way for me to get my caffeine fix. Who knew people were noticing and thinking I was doing it for a trend/status symbol/ to show off.

I’ve read some ridiculous threads on mumsnet before but this one tops all of them.

Delatron
It's almost egotistical - as though some of the complainers think so highly of themselves that they think everyone around them are trying to impress them.

What's helped me be less self-conscious has been something someone once told me: that no one thinks about you as much as you think about yourself.

I doubt all these people are walking around looking for the approval of passerby.

Delatron, the most rediculous thing about this thread is people thinking there is real vitriol going on rather than fleeting and low level irritation.....

Some of the opinions on here are not low level and fleeting.
If it were, there wouldn't even be a thread.

All these posters saying a coffee cup screams "look at me I am oh so busy." Really? you honestly think that? I just assumed that the person fancied a coffee and got one 'on the go' because they could. Never even thought for one second it was some kind of statement.

What happens when you wander round a city like London? Where loads of people are carrying coffee, probably to make a fashion statement (that £3 Costa coffee is such a status symbol) because they are ‘oh so busy’

Don’t know how you control your annoyance with everyone...

I just don’t understand how you can get annoyed by someone with a coffee or a bottle of water in their hand. Very strange.

I'd hardly say it "annoys" me as such, I can't get that worked up about it, it's more of an eye-roll at these people!

Focus on the initial point, less so on the subsequent arguments, if you like.
its the Rubbish created.

If it's really about the environment, then why mention "constant slurping" and taking shots at pensioners who "probably don't need that much hydration"?

Poor delivery with an off-putting tone. There's a way to express concern without being so derogatory

you are looking to be offended i think
no shots were fired at pensioners

OP
It's pretty typical for threads.
Someone points out a minor irritation in their life. Other people join in because the same irritation annoys them or there are other related things that irritate them in life (not enough to start a real life conversation but enough to say 'omg yes it's not just me who finds that annoying').
Then someone turns up pretending to never notice anything or ever have a negative thought ever and never gets irritated or finds any possible action of anyone else annoying ever and goes 'get a life. I can't believe you are all sooooo judgemental and actually want to discuss this. You need to get a life. As if you're actually talking about this. Your lives must be so empty if that's what you find yourself thinking about. Honestly some of you must have tiny empty lives' etc etc.

See also here is a thread clearly about the royal family with replies like 'thankfully I don't trouble myself with the antics of wealthy people who don't even work / honestly OP nobody even cares that some woman will push a baby out her fanjo / nobody cares OP you need to get a life if you have time to care abour what Meghan wore to a wedding'.

maisy I rarely agree with you but you were bang on with that summary. The aggression was way out of hand

I carry water with me everywhere in a reusable bottle, I get a really dry mouth and dehydrate quickly.

You sound like a really bitter person OP who gets easily irritated by others. Maybe time to address the true cause of anger in your life because it’s not good for your health to get this hung up on other people’s liquid consumption.

OMG

bang on Maisy,
i was worried at one it would be deleted

ha ha @frightsaidfred

bang on again Maisy.

phew, i am glad it is reusable, but you know, there is no changing anyone's mind here.

Dh always has to get a coffe wherever we go. Drives me mad. He says it’s because he grew up with parents that were very tight/ careful with their money. Whenever they went out it was flasks/ packed lunch. They were never even allowed to get ice creams. So this is his little rebellion. He likes to “treat” himself. He has started taking his own reusable cup everywhere to fill at coffee places and I always make us a hot drink in a flask if we are going straight to the park etc This sometimes prevents him buying one ( although a lot of the time he will drink that and still buy another one!!!).

My DH cant go out without a flask! but he smokes

Some of the problem is needless exaggerations and lack of simple comprehension, too.

No one is pretending not to notice things. No one is saying we've never had a negative thought ever. No one is saying that we've never been annoyed.

Some are just saying that we don't attach odd judgments to people who do something that's pretty normal and everyday.

You can't accuse others of hyperbole...then proceed to do the same.

...what do you mean you can't change people's minds about using reusable containers? No one is arguing about that. The majority are annoyed that people attribute odd negative judgments about the PERSONALITIES of the people carrying coffee/water. The environmental issue - which here seems to be a thinly veiled excuse to call these kinds of people pretentious - was lost a long time ago.