To wonder what is wrong with people who don't really drink

[OptimismvsRealism]

No - not alcohol

Just liquid

People who can sit down to a meal without so much as a glass of water

People who invite guests to stay but have nothing to offer them to drink oh and you'd have to boil the tapwater haha

I can't sleep from thinking about this

I don't get it either. I drink through my meal but DP only downs his water at the end of the meal.

When I was young one of my tasks was to set the table which included putting glasses and water on the table.

The people I think are weird are those who drink alcohol with food.

I just can't wrap my head around having a nice three course meal and then drinking wine with it. I love a nice glass of wine - but before or after food. When I'm eating I need actual liquid to wash it down with and I can hardly ask for a pint of wine 😂

Appreciate that to many this makes me the odd one!

I drink coffee and water throughout the day so I do get enough liquid but

i don’t tend to drink with a meal at home I find I eat more if I do. I might have a bit of water before as I’m dishing up to wet my mouth and normally have a glass of water after I finish when I take my plate through then a coffee within an hour of finishing
unless I’m having wine on Saturday night which I’ll sip as I eat. Or a gin and tonic or something every so often.

i do have both tap water and wine if I’m in a restaurant though as I find my mouth is so dry.

Primary schools in the late 70s had water on tables and fountains in the playground. By the mid 80s, secondaries didn't have either.

You just didn't drink.

Add to that not being given water at home (to be fair it was revolting even before you allow for lots of places still having lead pipes at the time), tons of people just aren't going to expect drinks because they didn't have access to them as kids.

I remember being surprised by my first boyfriend's 2l plastic jug of personal water (which carried the distinct taste and stench of tupperware) and the pints of water he and his family would knock back at the table - although I did suspect it was partly due to it being quicker and easier to wash down/swallow food largely unchewed, due to them having full sets of fillings by 11 and both his parents with dental plates top and bottom by their 50s.

I probably remember to drink one of every 3 drinks DP makes and it wouldn't occur to me to buy anything in advance. We have teabags, we have coffee, we have water - it would require a special effort or plan to get anything else in advance.

Only drink tea?

To make a cup of tea:
Fill kettle with water
Boil water
Pour boiled water into cup/mug
Add teabag to hot water. Brew
Remove teabag from hot water flavoured with tea leaves.
Add liquid milk (as opposed to dried)

The result is a cup of hot water flavoured with tea and milk!

Yes, tea and coffee can be slight diuretics but as long as they are drinking enough tea or coffee, it is not a problem.

I can't sleep from thinking about this

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I hardly drink anything. I know it’s likely bad for me but I rarely feel thirsty so I just forget. In a day I probably have two cups of tea and one glass of water.

My schools in the 70's did not have drinking fountains. You could get a small glass of water if you stayed for school dinners and that was it.

Off topic, but if you make tea like that, by adding a teabag to a cup of water, you will indeed have a disgusting insipid cup of water flavoured slightly with tea 🤔😣

Yes, tea contains water, as does all food, but processing any consumables in any way at all changes them. Processing water into tea does change it's properties (by adding caffeine and tannins, as well as potentially sugar and milk).

NeverDropYourMooncup

I did suspect it was partly due to it being quicker and easier to wash down/swallow food largely unchewed,

I've never liked the phrase "wash down one's meal/food" but didn't really know why. You've solved it for me: it's because it makes me visualise people swallowing boluses of unchewed food like tablets.
Thank you

I should have added this to my post though.

if I have a guest to eat (or another member or the house is eating too) I always offer a variety of options water, diluting juice, tea/coffee, alcohol or whatever else I have available.

I don't generally drink while I eat but I don’t expect others to do the same!

But you said you sneaked in a Diet Coke. That’s not a nice drink.

Tell them you’re thirsty and see what they offer. Are you sure the well water isn’t safe to drink? What do they drink instead?

I'm sure the well water has far fewer chemicals than the diet coke.

What have you been drinking today, OP?

Having a juice with a meal improves the meal imo. I don't know why... I feel thirsty when I eat anyway so would have to have something. I absolutely hate fizzy drinks...I like juice but drink it in small quantities because of the sugar. So now I go for no added sugar squash. I don't drink alcohol very much, usually never. I do like a wine with a meal if I go out in the evening.

I drink water at the end of my meal. As a palate cleanser. Whilst I'm eating I'm enjoying the full flavour of my food. That's why o don't u detest and

Sorry posted too soon

That's why I dint understand those that drink alcohol with their meal. Affects the taste imo.

Once I've had a drink that's the end of the meal for me.

You must eat a lot of dry food. We eat things like curry, stir fries, pasta with sauces, lots of salad and vegetables. All of these contain water and you don't need to drink with them to help them slip down easily. It's different if you get thirsty.

Update
I ran into a corner shop while they were busy and bought three cans of 7up and an orangina

I also had 2L of sparkling water with lunch out (they looked at me like i was cooking up heroin at the table)

This will last me for tonight at least

Thanks for helping me keep my sanity through the dry morning, everyone

Also re no drink with meals - do you actually enjoy eating?? Or is it just stuff as much down as possible for energy/nutrients?

See if someone was coming to stay and I knew the water couldn't be drunk, I would have boiled it and put a jug in the fridge and said "we can't drink the water out the tap but help yourself from the fridge"
Surely that's common sense

I drink very little. if I feel thirsty I'll drink a glass of water but probably in total less than a pint of liquid in a day. Never bothered me so far

I know right

Yes, but we eat a lot of "wet" foods.
We always offer drinks to guests. Although usually when we have guests there will be wine.

I really wouldn't be afraid of offending someone when it comes to buying something to drink if I am a guest. Denying you a drink of potable water is the height of inhospitability and very rude.

I live my food and that's why I prefer the pure unadulterated taste.

When I see people drink with their meals it seems they throw it down their necks.