I actually like paper straws. No texture concerns, and once you’re done? Crinkle up into a ball and chew. Like edible, paper-flavoured gum.
Me a failed intellectual
Surely you can’t be serious
Shirley is always serious.
Please don’t call him that. It isn’t his preferred name
I am serious, and don’t call me Shirley.
(Sorry, someone had to do it correctly)
Straws are to prevent ice from sliding into your face
Skill issue. Just stick your lips out further.
Just open wider, ice is a nice crunchy treat!
As a person with skin surrounding his skull, I don’t really get why that’s an issue.
Mah lips be hurting from the big chill
Plus they help keep your mustache dry!
the only “straws” i use now are the built-in straws on my water bottles. when dad was dying, he had drop-neck and bendy straws let him drink on his own. something about both being a straw and at whatever angle he needed for his mouth, since he rarely stood or sat entirely upright. he could not drink directly from a glass without burying his nose in it or spilling half of it. for me it’s not one of those “hey, now that this effects me” bullshits, it’s more “hey, now that i understand how necessary they are in specific contexts” bullshits.
if they can make a corn or paper bendy straw that functions properly, i’m all for it. until then, there are much bigger and better things to worry about than straws.
Thank you for this perspective because I’m one of those who never saw the appeal to straws.
I just wanna say that paper straws are lined with PFAS and similar substances, I would NOT use them at all. Mark my words they’ll be banned in the EU in 20 years.
I’d rather try a pasta straw, if the metal ones are not viable. If using plastic, prefer a more rigid plastic if possible, Policarbonate (like in a Nalgene bottle) is safer than Polyethylene; or at least I would avoid them with hot drinks.
I hate that restaurants will give me (non bendy) straws even when I specifically ask to not get a straw.
It might sound silly, but sippy cups are also an option. You can lift and drink from the cup without spilling that way
No, no they aren’t.
Here in the house we have re-usable, washable plastic straws.
Out and about I’ll use the disposable straws because the whole turtle-death thing was over-exaggerated. (Microplastics from automotive tires are killing us, though. There are real great filters to be navigated)
I also just don’t eat out much, especially since the 2020 lockdown.
We have silicone ones but I don’t like them as they retain the taste of washing up liquid on them
You can release some of the stuck on flavors from silicone by heating it in the oven to 250°F/120°C for 20-30 minutes.
Not sure how up to date this is, but synthetic fibers are the #1 source of micro plastics, followed by car tires and city dust. Car tires are absolutely a contributor and we should cut our reliance on personal transportation for more reasons than just micro plastics. In addition, we need to move away from polyester, nylon and a slew of other materials.
Most household furnishings used to be made of natural fibers. These days carpets, couch covers and filling, curtains, clothing, etc are often derived from a petrochemical. I suspect oil companies will continue to pivot into these areas to continue as we very slowly ween ourselves of gasoline.
This raises a big question of what the heck comprises city dust. Is there a microplastic element to concrete or asphalt? Is it just more tire deterioration? City dust is a conspicuously vague category.
I feel like this might be an American problem, with straws being more necessary for drinking in cars, which are all too common there.
I rarely drive and basically never drink out of a straw, there’s just no point when you can drink directly out of the cup.
I feel like this might be an American problem
Fast Food Nation, the paper/plastic cups are flimsy and need a lid for structure.
We get so used to it that when we eat out, we want straws.
I’ve never really cared. IF they bring wrapped straws, i’ll generally not open it and stash it in my car for the next time a fast food straw breaks. If it’s open, I use it because it seems more of a waste to throw it away unused.
There probably is some decent point to the server groping all over the outside of your glass or the dishwasher handling it, but i’m not really a germophobe.
I’m unsure how much benefit reusable straws really are because at a restaurant, they’re probably gonna give you straws anyways and I don’t think they’d put unused ones back in the box, especially post covid.
The only thing that comes with a straw in the restaurants I visit, is cocktails.
Nearly every restaurant I go togives straws with your drinks, including water
Your comment made me realize that used to be the same for me, but it’s been years since the last time I remember being given a straw. I guess they’re phasing them out
If you want like a mixed drink or a pop out of a glass while lying on the couch or in bed a straw is useful too, thats the only time i ever use them. My fiance likes a ton of ice in everything she drinks so she uses our metal straws for everything. I still prefer drinking out a can or a bottle with a screw on cap for most things when im lying down.
Bamboo straws make you feel like you’re on some exotic, tropical island!
You need a fucking glass for you water? Pussy.
Real men dunk their entire head in a lake and drink enough water for the next week in 15 seconds.
Lol wat
But how do you snort cocain with a glass? I have metal straws.
glass straws
This guy snorts
I got some nice ones from the local glassblower shop. They stay in the bartender kit with the ice shaker.
Had them but they fell and broke while being in a k-hole. So metal ones are the better option. Also, they are bent so they don’t roll off the mirror. Glass ones (afaik) are always straight (never gay) and roll.
if you own a blowtorch/bunsen burner and a file you can just get tons of lab glass tubing for really cheap and just bend your strawsexuality of dreams
That’s a possibility, but a lot of work. I’m happy with my metal straws. They work, don’t break, can go into a dishwasher and don’t roll because they’re bent. I don’t need anything else, except for some ketamine :)
I rarely use straws, only in cases where it’s more convenient enough, like when I got a liter of cola at the cinema.
‘Can I get uuuuuhhhh burger and ah literah cola?’ ‘Burger and liter of cola, it’s for a cop’
This my friend, is a pint.
Good lord the capitalization choices in this make my head hurt.
Haha I never paid attention to it until now but yes that is atrocious.
Dumpy makes memes Now?
Boba is the only reason i use straws.
Seattle has commercially compostable plastic straws. They feel pretty much like plastic but are kind of matte. Even the single use forks/knives/spoons from restaurants are like that. But then again we do large scale compost across the city.
Seattle has commercially compostable plastic straws. They feel pretty much like plastic but are kind of matte. Even the single use forks/knives/spoons from restaurants are like that. But then again we do large scale compost across the city.
