American women and water bottles? Why?

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah I don't get it. Perhaps I am better than other women, because I am capable of going multiple hours without drinking water. I can count the times I've bought a disposable plastic water bottle in the last year on one hand. I have water with meals, and it's plenty.

I see women in meetings suuuuucking on their water bottles, backwashing into their water bottles, chugging water like they're on a cocaine bender and I just. don't. get it. Are you all diabetics??

Oh it's not a huge environmental flex to own a dozen heavy, manufactured, non-recyclable status-bottles that had to be shipped on a diesel freighter from the other side of the world, of which you have a "favorite" while the others all sit around unused. If you owned ONE water bottle you'd maybe have an argument. But be honest, water-addicts: How many stanleys, yetis, hydroflasks, and owalas have you had shipped to you from China?

I went through all 5 pages of posts and it was difficult to figure out which was the most ridiculous to respond to. I am a huge water drinker and I feel terrible on days I skip. I love water and you’ll pry my bottle from my cold dead hands. But like all things DCUM this is a competition, I guess. You win! You are better than me. But you are bothered by something that does not affect you in the least. So in reality, you are the big time loser.

Wow. I didn’t realize guzzling water could be addictive! Guess you really can be addicted to anything.

Why do you eat everyday? Are you addicted to food?

You know perfectly well that many people are addicted to food. That's what it means when people eat things that they know are bad for them, or eat past the point of satiation, and even into discomfort.

And of course people can be addicted to drinking water. Sometimes to their detriment.

What’s the detriment?

Seriously? I can't tell if you're being stupidly argumentative, or if you've really never heard of hyponatremia. Seizure, coma, death.

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah I don't get it. Perhaps I am better than other women, because I am capable of going multiple hours without drinking water. I can count the times I've bought a disposable plastic water bottle in the last year on one hand. I have water with meals, and it's plenty.

I see women in meetings suuuuucking on their water bottles, backwashing into their water bottles, chugging water like they're on a cocaine bender and I just. don't. get it. Are you all diabetics??

Oh it's not a huge environmental flex to own a dozen heavy, manufactured, non-recyclable status-bottles that had to be shipped on a diesel freighter from the other side of the world, of which you have a "favorite" while the others all sit around unused. If you owned ONE water bottle you'd maybe have an argument. But be honest, water-addicts: How many stanleys, yetis, hydroflasks, and owalas have you had shipped to you from China?

I went through all 5 pages of posts and it was difficult to figure out which was the most ridiculous to respond to. I am a huge water drinker and I feel terrible on days I skip. I love water and you’ll pry my bottle from my cold dead hands. But like all things DCUM this is a competition, I guess. You win! You are better than me. But you are bothered by something that does not affect you in the least. So in reality, you are the big time loser.

Wow. I didn’t realize guzzling water could be addictive! Guess you really can be addicted to anything.

Why do you eat everyday? Are you addicted to food?

You know perfectly well that many people are addicted to food. That's what it means when people eat things that they know are bad for them, or eat past the point of satiation, and even into discomfort.

And of course people can be addicted to drinking water. Sometimes to their detriment.

What’s the detriment?

Seriously? I can't tell if you're being stupidly argumentative, or if you've really never heard of hyponatremia. Seizure, coma, death.

And this is happening really often due to water addictions?

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah I don't get it. Perhaps I am better than other women, because I am capable of going multiple hours without drinking water. I can count the times I've bought a disposable plastic water bottle in the last year on one hand. I have water with meals, and it's plenty.

I see women in meetings suuuuucking on their water bottles, backwashing into their water bottles, chugging water like they're on a cocaine bender and I just. don't. get it. Are you all diabetics??

Oh it's not a huge environmental flex to own a dozen heavy, manufactured, non-recyclable status-bottles that had to be shipped on a diesel freighter from the other side of the world, of which you have a "favorite" while the others all sit around unused. If you owned ONE water bottle you'd maybe have an argument. But be honest, water-addicts: How many stanleys, yetis, hydroflasks, and owalas have you had shipped to you from China?

I went through all 5 pages of posts and it was difficult to figure out which was the most ridiculous to respond to. I am a huge water drinker and I feel terrible on days I skip. I love water and you’ll pry my bottle from my cold dead hands. But like all things DCUM this is a competition, I guess. You win! You are better than me. But you are bothered by something that does not affect you in the least. So in reality, you are the big time loser.

Wow. I didn’t realize guzzling water could be addictive! Guess you really can be addicted to anything.

Why do you eat everyday? Are you addicted to food?

You know perfectly well that many people are addicted to food. That's what it means when people eat things that they know are bad for them, or eat past the point of satiation, and even into discomfort.

And of course people can be addicted to drinking water. Sometimes to their detriment.

What’s the detriment?

Seriously? I can't tell if you're being stupidly argumentative, or if you've really never heard of hyponatremia. Seizure, coma, death.

And this is happening really often due to water addictions?

I googled it for you.

Prevalence:
General population: Approximately 1-2% of adults
Hospitalized patients: Up to 35%
Elderly patients: Up to 50%
Women: Slightly more common than men

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It is the healthiest drink, and most informed people eschew plastic bottles.

You should be admiring, not criticizing, this trend.

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Anonymous wrote:It is the healthiest drink, and most informed people eschew plastic bottles.

You should be admiring, not criticizing, this trend.

My body will tell me when it's thirsty. I don't need to lug around a massive bottle all day in anticipation of needing a sip here and there.

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Anonymous wrote:If you go to the doctor in the U.S., for almost any reason, they will ask you how much water you are drinking and suggest you drink more. Especially if you are overweight: the thinking on weight loss is that if you drink a lot of water, you will be less hungry and also not retain water due to salty food. That's why everyone carries water bottles.

Take the above and add in a desire to not use disposable plastic bottles (for health and environmental reasons) and everyone's carrying a reusable bottle.

No doctor has EVER asked me about my water consumption.

+1 I have never been asked about water consumption.

I'm in my late 50s, and in the many years I've been going to the doc regularly, I've never had anyone ask me about how much water I drink. That's nonsense.

+1. I'm a doctor and would only ask this if it were relevant for a specific reason, like kidney stones or chronic headaches.

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I'm European married to an American and this drives me crazy! Drink, pee stop, more drinking, more peeing, more drinking, more bathroom seeking. You only need 8 cups/day.

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Europeans are dehydrated and constipated due to insufficient water and fiber. Six haricots vertes isn't getting it done.

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah I don't get it. Perhaps I am better than other women, because I am capable of going multiple hours without drinking water. I can count the times I've bought a disposable plastic water bottle in the last year on one hand. I have water with meals, and it's plenty.

I see women in meetings suuuuucking on their water bottles, backwashing into their water bottles, chugging water like they're on a cocaine bender and I just. don't. get it. Are you all diabetics??

Oh it's not a huge environmental flex to own a dozen heavy, manufactured, non-recyclable status-bottles that had to be shipped on a diesel freighter from the other side of the world, of which you have a "favorite" while the others all sit around unused. If you owned ONE water bottle you'd maybe have an argument. But be honest, water-addicts: How many stanleys, yetis, hydroflasks, and owalas have you had shipped to you from China?

I went through all 5 pages of posts and it was difficult to figure out which was the most ridiculous to respond to. I am a huge water drinker and I feel terrible on days I skip. I love water and you’ll pry my bottle from my cold dead hands. But like all things DCUM this is a competition, I guess. You win! You are better than me. But you are bothered by something that does not affect you in the least. So in reality, you are the big time loser.

Wow. I didn’t realize guzzling water could be addictive! Guess you really can be addicted to anything.

Why do you eat everyday? Are you addicted to food?

You know perfectly well that many people are addicted to food. That's what it means when people eat things that they know are bad for them, or eat past the point of satiation, and even into discomfort.

And of course people can be addicted to drinking water. Sometimes to their detriment.

What’s the detriment?

Seriously? I can't tell if you're being stupidly argumentative, or if you've really never heard of hyponatremia. Seizure, coma, death.

And this is happening really often due to water addictions?

I googled it for you.

Prevalence:
General population: Approximately 1-2% of adults
Hospitalized patients: Up to 35%
Elderly patients: Up to 50%
Women: Slightly more common than men

It's actually extremely rare, mostly associated with severe psychiatric disorders, and more prevalent in men. So... wrong on all counts.

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah I don't get it. Perhaps I am better than other women, because I am capable of going multiple hours without drinking water. I can count the times I've bought a disposable plastic water bottle in the last year on one hand. I have water with meals, and it's plenty.

I see women in meetings suuuuucking on their water bottles, backwashing into their water bottles, chugging water like they're on a cocaine bender and I just. don't. get it. Are you all diabetics??

Oh it's not a huge environmental flex to own a dozen heavy, manufactured, non-recyclable status-bottles that had to be shipped on a diesel freighter from the other side of the world, of which you have a "favorite" while the others all sit around unused. If you owned ONE water bottle you'd maybe have an argument. But be honest, water-addicts: How many stanleys, yetis, hydroflasks, and owalas have you had shipped to you from China?

I went through all 5 pages of posts and it was difficult to figure out which was the most ridiculous to respond to. I am a huge water drinker and I feel terrible on days I skip. I love water and you’ll pry my bottle from my cold dead hands. But like all things DCUM this is a competition, I guess. You win! You are better than me. But you are bothered by something that does not affect you in the least. So in reality, you are the big time loser.

Wow. I didn’t realize guzzling water could be addictive! Guess you really can be addicted to anything.

Why do you eat everyday? Are you addicted to food?

You know perfectly well that many people are addicted to food. That's what it means when people eat things that they know are bad for them, or eat past the point of satiation, and even into discomfort.

And of course people can be addicted to drinking water. Sometimes to their detriment.

What’s the detriment?

Seriously? I can't tell if you're being stupidly argumentative, or if you've really never heard of hyponatremia. Seizure, coma, death.

And this is happening really often due to water addictions?

I googled it for you.

Prevalence:
General population: Approximately 1-2% of adults
Hospitalized patients: Up to 35%
Elderly patients: Up to 50%
Women: Slightly more common than men

It must be difficult to be this dumb. No one is dying from drinking from their water bottles.

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This is just the latest thing in a long list of stuff primarily done by women that people suddenly decide to criticize. I don't drink soda, and I like to stay hydrated. So I take my water bottle with me. I was definitely dehydrated as a teenager and felt much better once I graduated high school and finally had access to a bathroom anytime I wanted it, so I could drink water to my hearts content! No more headaches.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes it's so ridiculous. It's not like they're any healthier doing that. But then I'm French, what do I know. It's a special "American" thing The water must be different, simply by virtue of being held in American hands!!!

It's water that we stole fair and square overseas and then laundered through a series of defense contractors. #GDPgrowth

Filtered through.

PP. Yep, a real missed opportunity there that I didn't realize until 5 milliseconds after I hit Submit.

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In the 60's, 70's, and 80's everyone drank from water fountains. Kids did not carry water bottles to school.

Temps were not the same in the 60’s, 70’s, or 80’s . . .

It was much hotter indoors during those decades. You are a fckng moron.

How much do you think the average outdoor temperature in the beltway has gone up since 1970? Google it...Yeah. Not much.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm European married to an American and this drives me crazy! Drink, pee stop, more drinking, more peeing, more drinking, more bathroom seeking. You only need 8 cups/day.

Yeah! Who needs kidneys?

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Anonymous wrote:The practice of carrying water bottles is an affectation copied from the practices of screen stars. That is all. Hence i never do it.

Screen stars also breath air. Have you forgone that practice as well?