No Stupid Questions

Some people live or grew up in areas where the water source tastes weird or gross, so they might have a mental association of water with a negative quality. Some people remark that water is generally flavorless. I've heard this from other people on the spectrum. I prefer water with some kind of flavor. Water without a flavor is only satisfying on a hot day or if you've been working out. This is possibly a side effect of growing up with a high sugar diet where you expect everything to taste sweeter. So it might be attributed to the sugar industry's "fat makes you fat, sugar is fine" lasting effect on the populace.

It's probably not the reason for everyone but where I live, tap water has a slightly rancid taste and bottled water used to taste like it was mixed with bleach. I used to not drink water because I thought that all water tasted like that but then we got a cheap water cooler about four or five years ago and the water from it tastes much better. So, I've been drinking water from a water cooler ever since.

I love water, easily my most preferred beverage; I'll choose water even if my meal comes with a drink. But it makes me sick in the middle of the night or in the morning. I don't get it. It makes me nauseous. If I cut the water with juice or I drink coffee it's fine. If I wait until like 11:40 am, it's fine. But if I wake up parched at 4 am and I chug water like I want to, I'll feel sick. If I drink half a glass before breakfast? Sick. OJ? Fine any time. Coffee, apple juice, 2/3 apple juice with 1/3 water? All fine. What's wrong with me?

Where I'm at, the tap water not only tastes bad, it'll also give you the flying shits for days, and beer is cheaper than bottled water..

To be fair, while drinking water is great and everyone should have an adequate fluid intake (if you're thirsty, you're already dehydrated), water is not a guaranteed cure for constipation. I was in Paris for a week back in April and the only thing that helped me was taking a ducolax, my digestive system needed a reset after that long international flight and eating different food for a few days.

I don’t like drinking water because the fact is you don’t need that much of it. When I was hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, walking 12 hours per day, I drank at most 3 liters, plus a pint for breakfast and a pint for dinner. So that’s 1 gallon total for extreme physical activity. In such a day I would pee maybe 3 or 4 times.

In normal life in an arid climate my water needs are about 1-1.5 liters. But this can entirely be covered by coffee or tea, a fizzy water, and maybe a beer or bedtime tea.

The only reason for the hydration obsession is excessive salt intake. Because salt and water are always a balancing act, excessive hydration will likely lead to salty snack cravings. If it didn’t we’d have a lot more cases of hyponatremia. The only serious side effect of being in the yellow pee club is kidney stones, but those are better prevented by lemon water and avoidance of spinach than excess hydration. I have no complaints of constipation or dry skin.

Drink when you’re thirsty. Eat when you’re hungry. Rest when you’re tired.

I dislike flat water, I love carbonated water with a drop of lemon juice.

I don't understand this either, but if you don't like plain water, there are ways to make it taste different. Squeezed lemon in water is delicious, fizzy water is nice, there's always Crystal Light, lol.

I love so many drinks but if I could only have one, iced water is it. It's the best drink of all and goes with every food.

I don't hate it, but I don't like it either. Unless I'm doing something very physical, I don't really get thirsty. If I do drink water, it's almost always carbonated since I actually enjoy it.

Wait people don't like drinking water? Drinking water (not warm) when you're thirsty is a really good feeling. I only struggled with forgetting to drink water when I'm not thirsty, but once I am I drink.

Seeing the sugar addiction and soda problem maybe it was because I didn't drink those regularly growing up. They were just treats. Also as a child we had fun eating certain fruits that were sour/bitter and then drink water after that, it makes the water taste sweet.

Maybe you can try eating/licking lemon/lime a bit and drink water later.

Once I bought a brita filtered pitcher that I keep in the fridge, it became easy to keep a water bottle around me and stay hydrated.

My favorite beverage is a glass of ice water. Friends are always offering a beer or a soda, and all I want is a tall glass of ice water.

Now I carry a big Stanley cup of ice water everywhere I go.

I know two people who refuse to drink water, and even say that they HATE water.

tbh water was an acquired taste kind of thing for me, if you love fizzy drinks/pop drinking water can feel alien and take time getting used to

Some people don't like the taste? It's like asking why people don't like to exercise even though it's good for them, or they complain about stiffness or what have you. I'm not a huge fan of the taste of water myself, but I drink it because it's good for me and free (once I purchases a filter anyway).

Hard to even know where to start: https://www.dhmo.org/

Microplastics are just the tip of the iceberg. At this stage most of our planet's water is almost indistinguishable from pure dihydrogen monoxide.

I think many people simply prefer a tastier option than "flavorless."

I only recently found out I have literal bad technique when it comes to drinking fluids, end up inadvertently swallowing too much air which makes it an unpleasant experience. Combined with ADHD and I'm a poster child for dehydration. Not that I experience much issues, but my skin is definitely dry.

I drink lots of water, but I add coffee...

I just never got used to it. I grew up drinking club soda or sparkling mineral water. Also milk, I would drink liters of milk a day for a time, but no water. Flat water just doesn't do it for me. If it's ice cold, it's ok, but I never think "I feel like I'd like some water now".

These days, I mostly drink water. Growing up, however, I hated it. The area I lived in had very mineral-heavy water and it just tasted bad. Took years after moving away for me to even try drinking plain water again.

Rabies?

My husband hates drinking water because his parents only gave him water to drink when he was sick. Otherwise it was all juice and milk.

To quote an old buddy of mine, "do you know what fish do in that?" Of course in reality he just preferred coffee over water if he could help it.