While eating out, do you prefer a straw or without?

[djtidebuck]

Too many times the waitress assumes that you will drink with a straw. I prefer without.

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

i, too, prefer no straw; however, it also depends on how hot the food is. the temperature differential can be too great not to use a straw.

as far as the server giving you a straw, it's just a matter of maximizing time. rather than giving a customer a drink without a straw and then having to make a trip for a straw when the customer asks for one, it is far easier to assume that all customers need them.

 

[djtidebuck]

i, too, prefer no straw; however, it also depends on how hot the food is. the temperature differential can be too great not to use a straw.

as far as the server giving you a straw, it's just a matter of maximizing time. rather than giving a customer a drink without a straw and then having to make a trip for a straw when the customer asks for one, it is far easier to assume that all customers need them.

Nice points. I guess it does save time.

Concerning the temperature of the drink, have you ever noticed that drinks seem colder in glass compared to plastic?

 

[Channel Surfer]

I prefer without a straw.

 

[FCollinsBuckeye]

No straw, and I hate that they waste a straw on me.

 

[RhodeIslandBuck]

At first glance I thought this thread was gonna be a bit racy and odd, but probably just more teenage hormones.

But I prefer without a straw, I'm a regular at a local restaurant and I they don't give me a straw anymore.

 

[djtidebuck]

At first glance I thought this thread was gonna be a bit racy and odd, but probably just more teenage hormones.

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I believe you missed it on your presumption.

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

Concerning the temperature of the drink, have you ever noticed that drinks seem colder in glass compared to plastic?

you bring up an interesting observation. plastic is a worse conductor of heat than glass is. all things being equal, the drink held in the plastic cup should remain cool longer than the drink in the glass cup. however, the drink held in the glass cup may feel cooler because much of your mouth is placed on the glass cup and, therefore, feels the coolness of the cup. whereas when drinking from a plastic cup, your mouth is placed on a less cool object and, therefore, the warmth of the plastic cup is noticed.

so, the drink is likely not cooler in a glass cup, but the cup itself makes it feel cooler.

edit: the statement has not been tested. such conjectures are merely a priori.

 

[BB73]

Oh hell, you meant dining out. Who gives a shit?

 

[CCI]

without a straw

 

[OhioState49]

I prefer it with a straw

 

[Saw31]

Dum(b optional)est. Thread. Ever.

This is not even in MY top 5 dumbest threads ever, much less for the entire board.

I do appreciate the consideration for this honor though.:)

Yup. The truck thread isn't even his dumbest thread of the day...That would be this one...

 

[OSUsushichic]

I prefer chopsticks. :p

 

[Taosman]

If the drink is very cold, I'll use a straw!
Cold hurts my teeth! :tongue2:
By the way, I still have all of them!

 

[djtidebuck]

If the drink is very cold, I'll use a straw!
Cold hurts my teeth! :tongue2:
By the way, I still have all of them!

Please explain.