How do we feel about metal straws? I like the taste
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Here's the secret they don't want you to know: You don't need to use a straw at all. Forgo the lid and voila! You've got a cup!
Tip the cup enough, ice attack
Have you considered not being a small child?
No
I don't wanna!
Less spillage with a lid when on the move
Bamboo straws are nice, metal straws are the best, and they might look super nice.
I like glass the most because they dont have a "taste".
Didn't even know glass straws were a thing, don't think I've ever seen one.
Yea, I always fear they might break though
I can see the unpeal.
Oh mais c'est une communauté francophone, les pailles en bambou c'est bien, les pailles en métal c'est le mieux, et y'en a des très classes !
Je n'étais pas sûr non plus que ce soit une communauté française...
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Pas de paille, pas de problèmes.
But don't you have to be adamant about cleaning them, especially if you aren't drinking plain water?
Yes, I do realize that sounds like an extremely lazy concern.. :-/
I’ll seriously never understand the need for a sippy straw.
Me neither, but I learned that :
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kids really like it, you can bubble and stuff,
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it is useful when you drink from a can cause the border can be soiled (by rat piss or other tasty stuff, by the way if you drink from a can you should always wipe it with a cloth or clean with water before putting your mouth on it),
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a guy I know who can't use his hands, so his only way to drink without help is with a straw
The only, ONLY person I asked who had a rational reason for their straw usage was in a bid to protect his teeth from acids in soda and juices.
That being said, I can only look back to college years, but he had GREAT teeth.
I'm closer to 40 than 30, and well, I need a lot of dental work I can't afford.
Maybe he was on to something.
My response would be to reevaluate soda and juices.
That would have a much more profound impact on your oral health. Probably your overall health too.
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I just skip soda alltogether..or any sugary drinks 95% of the time
Edit: why i actually wanted to comment - my teeth stil suck
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: Quand j'étais petit, les adultes ne buvaient pas avec une paille, c'était que pour les enfants au restau ou à des anniversaires.
I never had this issue with a paper straw.
I'm not a big straw user, but same, never understood what people do with straws that grinds their gears so much with the material change.
Maybe there's different qualities around the world's markets?
I can tell you that some get soggy faster than others. Some are unusable after sitting in a glass for more than 30 minutes; others I haven't had any issue with.
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Yeah I’ve heard places wanted to make the switch but just went super cheap or the manufacturing wasn’t there right away.
Yeah, the "super cheap" mentality towards something that affects the profits at a 0.00something% is super annoying (whilst acting like it's the end of the world, and with their rising profits above inflation).
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There is no good reason why we don't have good straws from natural materials consumers wouldn't differentiate to plastic ones.
It's so little material development and so much lobbying & a bit of logistics issue.
Non degradable stuff from "natural" materials would have the same issues. It must break down in water.
But it doesn't have to do it in the timespan of 47 seconds.
Bamboo is pretty good. Pasta straws are also okay.
Metal or glass are the best.
We have compostable plastics now though. They feel slightly different than regular plastic, but they’re still durable and work well while using them. They’re all over Seattle thanks to the single use plastics ban.
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la paille a même des couleurs françaises
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Conservatives back then: "If you need a straw to drink, you're a baby!"
Conservatives now: "If I can't have my plastic straw, I'll literally cry!"
So the original conservatives were right and we lost our maturity by allowing society to 'progress'?
It's more of a contrarianism thing. They hate liberalism (by liberalism I mean not the modern moderate-conservatism/neoliberalism, but the foundation ideology of our democracies) more than anything, and they temporarily adjust their ideology to appear more counter-cultureish. See their sudden pro-pornography and pro-female objectification shift when the first gamergate happened, their anti-porn activism moved to more pseudo-secular orgs like NCOSE and Collective Shout. They started to shift back to anti-porn during the Vaush folder-reveal drama, and even faster after the second Trump victory.
It’s a cup, take off the lid and drink
I am also team, "It's a cup, use your mouth, drink from the cup". No use...no waste.
You shouldn't use paper straws because the glue holding it together contains carcinogens, which you then take into your body as you suck down your drink.
Admittedly, killing yourself is very green, but should probably be avoided.
I like the noodle ones! They stay strong for hours then you can just throw them away or crush them. Not sure if they’re actually noodles but they’re similar.
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