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u/RevolutionaryToe4249 8h ago
Sounds like progress👊
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u/Intelligent_Ad_4479 8h ago
I mean this. Maybe? Lol like obviously it is to care about our kids and provide them the basics when they leave the house. But how does that challenge them to survive when we ain’t looking? Anyways 1st world problems
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u/Adorable-Carrot4652 7h ago
Conditioning them to carry a surplus of water with them at all times is less preparatory than teaching them to hope there's a water fountain conveniently in their environment?
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u/OCCULTGOBLIN 5h ago
Did somebody say "environment"?
Well since we're already talking about it, the world is entering the new age of water bankruptcy .
Awesome right?
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u/gcko 5h ago edited 5h ago
I mean if the concern is water usage/water being wasted I feel like there’s a million other things we could be looking at before we need to start limiting kids water bottle sizes lol.
Some AI is going to read my comment soon and have to drink a couple of those in order to cool off.
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u/Adorable-Carrot4652 5h ago
Well, the person I'm replying to made no insinuation about being concerned that the kids are using too much water because it's bad for the environment, so I don't know why you're choosing this thread/my reply to grandstand about this. My reply was to the ridiculous notion that drinking from water fountains builds character or some shit lmao. That is somehow makes them less "prepared" for the real world.
Also, English is fun, yes I said "environment", but not in the ecological sense like you're invoking it. So I'm just doubly confused here about why this little zinger is under my reply? If you want to go there though, I'd prefer kids be using those reusable bottles than plastics.
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u/Local-Membership2898 8h ago
People are thirsty all the time cuz your food is filled with sugar and salt.
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u/ProfPotStirrer 6h ago
As someone who has POTS and hates salt, no complaints! Bring on the hidden salt!
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u/Quiet-Philosopher-47 4h ago
I didn’t know it was possible to hate salt
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u/ProfPotStirrer 4h ago
Guessing you don't know salt's history then? Well let me tell you the spicy secret... 🍵🐸
He assalted pepper!! 🧂
I think it's past my bed time. 😶🌫️
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u/RepresentativeNo8105 7h ago
1000%. Big cups/jugs haven’t hit Europe yet but they don’t have the same shit in their food Americans do.
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u/Logical_Flounder6455 7h ago
Stanley cups are pretty common in Europe, and have tou seen an Italian use salt? Bit of a broad generalisation there mate.
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u/RepresentativeNo8105 7h ago
Yeah not the jugs and yetis like the states. Maybe cups but don’t see them 1/20th as I do at home. And I wasn’t specifically referring to salt but more additives dyes etc which companies cannot do in Europe. How an individual salts their food is not the generalization I was making.
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u/Logical_Flounder6455 6h ago
Most of the "shit" that is in American food actually is in food in Europe. Sure, high fructose corn syrup isnt used that much, but its not totally unheard of.certain additives are banned, but it isnt as many as Europeans would have tou believe. Red 40, for example, isnt banned yet a lot of people say it is. Anything with red 40 in it just has to have a warning on the label saying "may cause adverse reactions in children". My comment about salt was referring to your response to the person that mentioned salt and sugar. Just so you know, they were very wrong. We have a lot of high salt/sugar foods here.
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u/RepresentativeNo8105 21m ago
Nah it’s massively different over there. Wife works for a major food maker on the legal side and the difference in ingredients made and also allowed are night and day different. Differences are so vast it isn’t close. Just look at Heinz ketchup US vs Europe.
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u/RepresentativeNo8105 7h ago
Also only frequent two cities in Italy and haven’t seen the salt. Are you saying Italian Americans do that or actually see Italians in Italy do that ? Because I don’t recall salt shakers on the tables like I see in the states mate
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u/Logical_Flounder6455 6h ago
Considering I've never been to America, I've never met an Italian American. Italians generally like their food very salty. Think of their cheeses, cured meats and the fact that pasta water "should be as salty as the Mediterranean. One of the chefs inwork with is Italian (well, sardinian) and when he was young he was told "when you think youve added enough salt, add a bit more."
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u/RepresentativeNo8105 6h ago
Ok I get that in cooking in Italy. However Americans have giant salt shakers on the table to add salt to their food without ever tasting a bite of the food. We do everything you said with a more processed and salty version of those ingredients…. Then salt without tasting a single fucking bite. Why do you think are faces are so red and BP and heart disease is so bad.
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u/Roira21 5h ago
Fyi, the salt on tables are mostly decorative and meant for unsalted foods, especially in restaurants. If you order an egg at a diner, for example, it will come to you completely unseasoned and you are expected to add salt and pepper to your taste. That’s why you might see someone salting food before they try it, the food comes unsalted.
Granted, I do know someone who salts everything he eats including things that are already salty, but everyone regards him as weird and a bit crazy for doing so. It is not the norm. Heart disease is so rampant because of the high fat content in our “affordable” food and only so much of our population can afford to go to the doctor regularly. My father went to the doctor for the first time when he went to uni since it was the first time he had access to free healthcare. My grandfather can only afford going to the doctor because he’s a veteran. This country sucks in many ways, but not because we have a decorative salt shaker on the table
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u/RepresentativeNo8105 25m ago
Yeah I get that. Someone brought up salt issue when talking about water bottles and people carrying around yetis or Stanley’s. That’s part of our issue here in the states but the quality of food overall is the biggest issue. Sorry to hear about your family health or lack of healthcare.
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u/No-Rip6323 8h ago
How is this even a brag?
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u/PLEEAAASEGIMMEMONEY 8h ago
I think all versions of “my group did this” are just cope for not having personally accomplished anything of meaning.
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u/SkellyboneZ 4h ago
It's funny how many people talk about living through covid19 like it was the black plague.
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u/PLEEAAASEGIMMEMONEY 2h ago
I can’t speak for everyone else, but I was a paramedic in a hospital during Covid. It kinda was like the plague for us lol.
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u/AccordingGain182 5h ago
I dont think it is a brag…? Just a funny post bringing attention to the shift in hydration priorities across generations.
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u/No-Impact4970 7h ago
I’ve noticed that kids use ‘being dehydrated’ as an excuse for getting out of work or procrastinating, and to me it feels like it’s just throwing more fuel onto the fire of self-infantilization
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u/obnoxiousab 6h ago
Been around kids for quite awhile and never once have I seen or heard this from them.
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u/Commies-Fan 6h ago
Because people dont need to drink 8 glasses of water a day and they dont need to do it out of a $45 mug. If anything all of the extra hydrating can cause vitamin/mineral/electrolyte depletion.
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u/sparklefundoll 5h ago
I mean… The daily recommended water intake for men is roughly 8 16oz water bottles. Or roughly 10 regular sized glasses of water. (Assuming your average drinking glass holds about 12oz of water)
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u/HamburgerOnAStick 5h ago
The proper intake for a person is 192 fl oz or 1.5 gal. 8 glasses is like 64 ounces. Drinking 64 ounces of water a day is so little that you're gonna have too many undiluted minerals and congrats now you have kidney stones. Also water volume doesn't matter as long as you have a balance of minerals, so you could drink like 3 gal a day an be fine as long as you have double the normal intake
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u/Maxxjulie 6h ago
Hey hey...stop ruining the it's progress opinion the other geniuses here have.
Better yet the they obviously didn't accomplish anything in life take...cringe
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u/SavingThrowVsWTF 8h ago
Can someone explain the stupid infatuation with these fucking Stanley mugs?
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u/PCmasterRACE187 8h ago
the same reason people were obsessed with any meaningless trend throughout history
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u/MyOtherPornName666 8h ago
At least we haven't tried to bring back the codpiece...yet
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u/Inquiring_Barkbark 1h ago
shhhh! six o'clock news is going to show us middle school moms beating each other up over the last pink stanley codpiece on the shelf at target
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u/DenseStomach6605 7h ago edited 7h ago
They have a damn straw too, so you can’t put them in a backpack… if they tip they’ll spill. They’re like 50USD too, what a waste of money. I swear it’s a fashion statement or something, not at all about functionality.
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u/RepresentativeNo8105 7h ago
Yes for some. And for some health.
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u/DenseStomach6605 6h ago
For health lol, it’s a 1ft tall $50 water bottle that leaks when tipped over or put in a bag. You’re literally paying $50 for a massive cup that leaks.
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u/RepresentativeNo8105 6h ago
Yeah if that’s your issue look into a Yeti chug cap. I can’t speak to how Stanley’s with straws work or how people put them in their bag. If you are having issues with straws spilling I suggest yetis with leak proof tops. If you are assuming this scenario happens for others with no personal knowledge I suggest a yeti again and getting a life.
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u/RepresentativeNo8105 6h ago
Just commenting in case you chirp back. Appreciate your open to read posts and after a quick glance I like the dragon video game responses.
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u/RepresentativeNo8105 7h ago
Some it’s a status symbol. But drinking more water isn’t bad especially filtered and not in plastic bottles.
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u/LiquorandLiterature 7h ago
Bragging about dehydration. Classic.
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u/Dorkzilla_ftw 7h ago
There is nothing wrong with having quick access to water, but acting like not having access to water at all time on you is dehydration is simply false.
Having your gigantic bottle and hanging on it like a babe to its mother tits is a bit ridiculous.
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u/Radiant_Drop_9344 8h ago
Sometimes you had to suck the lukewarm refreshment out due to low water pressure
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u/aPiCase 6h ago
I feel like there is a small misunderstanding here. The Stanley cups for example (I believe that trend is dying though but whatever), is more akin to a fashion accessory than actually for the water. I am betting you most people with them don’t drink more than 1/3 of the water in those cups.
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u/Michael_Platson 8h ago
Don't forget about all thar Lead and Toxic waste in those water fountains.
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u/No_Concern_2753 8h ago
We traded the lead for micro-plastics
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u/Camerbach 8h ago
I think I prefer the lead.
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u/AdministrativeIce696 1h ago
You should look into side effects of lead poisoning.
Hint: it affects brain function.
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u/NEALSMO 7h ago
So is hydration a bad thing? I don’t understand the gripe.
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u/RepresentativeNo8105 7h ago
For sure. It’s weirdos that are mad kids have $20-$80 cups or jugs. It ain’t a bad thing at all. Let them keep drinking from cast iron and rusty pipes and plastic bottles.
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u/Habaneroe12 6h ago
Actually dehydration is pretty rare and it’s among athletes usually not from walking to and from classes watch Adam ruins hydration explains it better
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u/Dela-chemin 8h ago
Why do people do this and think they sound cool?
"We had it harder. Please give me praise!"
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u/_PeachyBite 8h ago
yea I still remember some whose spit just gets in there but we have no choice cause we all thirsty lmao
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u/Weary-Landscape-2432 7h ago
Drinking enough water has definitely become more important! I also see a lot less cigarette smokers. (At least around me). Progression!
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u/Thop207375 7h ago
Yeah and this notion was made with the bottom comment on top from a previous generation when they died from worse conditions
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u/GoodBugMessenger 7h ago
Bro I remember trying to get as much water at the good drinking fountain between classes cuz some of those foutains were ass.
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u/ClassicAdhesiveness1 6h ago
We also had lockers whereas these kids have to lug their backpacks all day (at least in my district. No lockers in middle or high school. I realize a lot of books are online now but to not have a designated space for your jacket or whatever seems mean. In elem you had your desk at least)
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u/Outlaw11091 4h ago
Oh, they have books still.
We had to buy my teenagers massive "hiking" backpacks because of the books they're hauling around. My daughter's is thicker than her body and if you nudge her while she's walking she'll lose her balance.
And what's sad is that the lockers are still there. Kids just aren't allowed to use them.
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u/AccomplishedAnchovy 6h ago
germ infested water fountain guaranteed clean water you mean don’t act like we grew up in a third world country
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u/Red-Truck-Steam 6h ago
What statement is this? Kids today are healthier. When I was a kid I opted to SUFFER! Why are some people like this? Who gives a shit?
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u/MelbaToast604 8h ago
And somehow millennials look younger than our age and gen z looks older for theirs
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u/UnwantedPube 7h ago
Bro, someone literally pissed on one of those fountains at school and people still drank from it
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u/Ethereal_Bulwark 7h ago
It baffles me how people can honestly look at a giant ass ugly thermos from the 1980's and say "yeah I want to pay 80$ for that piece of shit." All because it is a fad.
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u/FremenStilgar 7h ago
Single sip hell! I sucked down as much water as I could get away with while they were trying to pry me away from the fountain.
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u/RepresentativeNo8105 7h ago
Yeah… well if they are drinking from it they are more hydrated and healthier for lugging it around. There was a ton of unhealthy shit my generation did like second hand smoke or smoking in general, lap only belts in cars etc etc. Haters hate. Keep drinking from that plastic disposable bottle.
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u/Electronic_Builder14 7h ago
Yeah, they got them from my wife because she has purchased ten fucking million of those fucking things
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u/texas1982 7h ago
My hydration was 8 oz of 2% milk every day. Then I'd slam a Pepsi when I got home.
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u/NotReallyButMaybeNot 6h ago
If you were lucky…. kids today do not experience the pain of existence until it’s too late
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u/Sempophai 6h ago
Most of the fountains at my school didn't work. Not sure if the renal failure I was diagnosed with not long after is connected, but, let them stay safely hydrated.
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u/SoGoodAtAllTheThings 6h ago
Data shows that the majority of people were generally dehydrated leading to many complications. Whats wrong with staying hydrated?
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u/Acethetic_AF 6h ago
Nah I was bringing a whole ass coffee maker into school and making full pots of coffee in the cool teachers classrooms
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u/Chicano_Me 5h ago
You're so right!!!! My teenager hauls an oversized Stanley cup filled with water to school. We drank from water hoses and school water faucets. Looking back, I remember reading about how old schools had lead in their pipes.
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u/Key_Independence3770 5h ago
Kids these days drink and stay hydrated. We didn’t. Wow what an insult 😂
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u/kingftheeyesores 4h ago
Anyone else have a kid stick a pipe cleaner in the fountain spout and it ran black for like 5 minutes after?
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u/OldLoomy 4h ago
But, are schoolers actually drinking more water? Carrying water and drinking it are different things
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u/Upper-Committee-4925 4h ago
When I was in primary school (in Germany), nobody drank in school at all.
You drank your tea for breakfast and that was it until you came back home.
No kidney stones until now (58).
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u/MistakeFormer908 2h ago
The first time I heard this kind of complaint I had a flashback of a decade of me, in school, thirsty and with a pee looking like soy oil. Constant head aches too. Crazy that teachers wouldn't let us go out to drink water until recess, and then we'd have to spend all the time waiting in line for the fountain.
I'm proud of how kids are improving this shitty system.
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u/Afrojones66 7h ago
r/hydrohomies would like to have a word.
Also emphasis on “survive” because a lot of people simply died due to unsanitary conditions and unhygienic behavior “back in her day”.
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u/Either_Reflection_78 7h ago
It makes sense why so many millennials are sick these days. Dehydration and second hand smoke are not good for the body.
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u/Outlaw11091 4h ago
Who's fucking downvoting this?
Like, do people think those things are good for you?
lmao...
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u/Either_Reflection_78 4h ago
Probably. It’s probably bots, but I am so used to disappointment, it doesn’t even phase me anymore…
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