Anonymous
Post 10/21/2025 04:28     Subject: American women and water bottles? Why?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What’s the genesis and current deep attachment to water bottles that American women have (at all ages)?

In Madrid for the last month and American women of all ages clutching their water bottles — at the hotel, walking about, just pretty much at all times of the day except going out at night.

Are American women uniquely dehydrated?


Don’t blame me for this; it’s something only the white women do.


In the old days, when you saw a woman pushing a baby carriage, you were pretty sure there was a newborn kid in it. Nowadays it might be a kid…or it might be a dog. And soon it might be huge container of water. Gotta stay hydrated, y’know?
Anonymous
Post 10/18/2025 08:50     Subject: American women and water bottles? Why?
15 pages on this? Mine is always with me but also always in my bag, not hand. I don't get the ones that leak like the ones with straws.

But really, 15 pages? and some of y'all are funny.

I went to disney last weekend and while I was going through the bag check, the dude looked at my water bottle looked me straight in the eye and said "are you sure this is water''. I was shocked. I guess I have that look.
Anonymous
Post 10/18/2025 08:09     Subject: American women and water bottles? Why?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If some “expert” said it was good for them to keep a banana in both of their armpits, American women would do that.


And wear a weighted vest at all times.


Weighted vest water bottle!!


Not quite a camelbak, make an overpriced one for rich women!
Anonymous
Post 10/18/2025 08:07     Subject: American women and water bottles? Why?
Anonymous wrote:Why do you think they are filled with water? Many women fill them with wine.

Esp at Disney. Put it in the stroller.
Anonymous
Post 10/18/2025 07:43     Subject: American women and water bottles? Why?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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.


Their body tells them when they are thirsty too. They just plan ahead for those moments, Instead of having to stop what they are doing or contribute another plastic bottle to the planet’s waste.

It is very odd that they bother you.


Their bottles are always falling over, rolling around taking up space. And really nobody is drinking from it. They just lug it around clanging it into things.


NP. That is not happening. There genuinely is something wrong with you, isn’t there


This absolutely happens in my yoga class and it’s very annoying. Always the metal ones, which clang loudly as they hit the floor and roll around.
Anonymous
Post 10/18/2025 07:29     Subject: American women and water bottles? Why?
Why do you think they are filled with water? Many women fill them with wine.
Anonymous
Post 10/18/2025 06:31     Subject: American women and water bottles? Why?
I'm GenX and remember being thirsty all the time as a kid, teen, college student.
Anonymous
Post 10/18/2025 06:28     Subject: American women and water bottles? Why?
I always have my water bottle on my desk at work or in the car. Why? Sometimes I or my kid gets thirsty. But I’m not chugging it all day.
Anonymous
Post 10/18/2025 06:12     Subject: American women and water bottles? Why?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I bring a 34 ounce Hydroflask full of water everyday. I finish it every single day and feel so much better for having done so.


I drag a 50-gallon drum of water behind me wherever I go. Going up stairways is a pain, but you’re never going to find me dehydrated.


🤣🤣🤣
Anonymous
Post 10/18/2025 00:59     Subject: Re:American women and water bottles? Why?
Anonymous wrote:I moved to the U.S. and began doing this also. Went back home for Dr.'s appointment and the Dr. mentioned that the U.S. has a massive "hydration culture" because I was drinking too much water. Dr. pointed out how normal it is to be served water at restaurants as you sit and the constant refilling of water, walking with water bottles, and buying bottled water in bulk in cases.

What was the issue with you drinking too much water?
Anonymous
Post 10/18/2025 00:58     Subject: Re:American women and water bottles? Why?
Anonymous wrote:I like being comfortable. I get migraines when my body isn’t comfortable, when I am thirsty or hungry or cold or hot, whatever, it can all trigger a migraine. So I generally have a bottle of water and a protein bar in my purse.

Also, am I the only one who remembers being parched when they were a kid when we didn’t have these??

Yes. But it does sound like your body is unusually sensitive so I can see that you were thirstier than most.
Anonymous
Post 10/18/2025 00:20     Subject: American women and water bottles? Why?
Anonymous wrote:30 years ago about the only bottled water was Mineral Water or Evian/Fiji imported stuff.

There just weren't any regular drinking water for sale other than those exotics. People would have laughed at the notion of buying bottled water.

But years of conditioning has made it where people began to accept it, and now many don't even drink tap water anymore just bottled water or delivery, because they want to avoid the flouride, chlorine, etc. in the tap water.

However while avoiding those things, they get more microplastic exposure since big oil got everyone convinced plastic packaging is the way to go instead of glass.

Glass is much better.


Throughout my 90’s childhood the gallon jugs of Poland Spring was our household drinking water.
Anonymous
Post 10/18/2025 00:19     Subject: American women and water bottles? Why?
Anonymous wrote:I’m with you, OP. It is odd.

I’d say GenXers like me don’t do this, after growing up drinking from the backyard hose or the public water fountain, but I have contemporaries who not only carry their emotional support Stanleys, but get the cutsie little character things to plug the straw.

So I dunno…


Have you gotten free ones at work or conferences or mtgs or from marketing for years and years?
So sick of isolated free double insulated coffee cups, thermoses, sippy cups, water bottles.

Kids have to use the plastic Gatorade ones, school rules.
Anonymous
Post 10/18/2025 00:08     Subject: American women and water bottles? Why?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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.


Their body tells them when they are thirsty too. They just plan ahead for those moments, Instead of having to stop what they are doing or contribute another plastic bottle to the planet’s waste.

It is very odd that they bother you.


Their bottles are always falling over, rolling around taking up space. And really nobody is drinking from it. They just lug it around clanging it into things.


The carpool we are in has girls slamming the car doors and clanking their Stanley’s and owallas on the car door metal. Good times.
Anonymous
Post 10/18/2025 00:06     Subject: American women and water bottles? Why?
Anonymous wrote:If some “expert” said it was good for them to keep a banana in both of their armpits, American women would do that.


And wear a weighted vest at all times.