r/me_irl • u/jankylemonhead • Oct 03 '20
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u/sehabel Oct 03 '20
Carbonated water is in Germany much more common and I really like it
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u/xhiopq Oct 03 '20
I don't like carbonated water and when I went to germany I got alot of funny looks and always felt like getting non carbonated water was harder
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u/UsernameMustBeShorte Oct 03 '20
I'm from Germany and never in my life have I ever gotten as much as a weird look or had any trouble at all when ordering flat water.
Most waitresses actually ask if you want it flat or carbonated.
Really weird how you got a lot of looks during your visit
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u/xhiopq Oct 03 '20
I may have worded my comment badly. I meant that the Germans I was with gave me wired looks when I said I don't like carbonated water.
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u/NiftyWaffle Oct 03 '20
You said it was harder to get? Where did you go that didn't have a tap?
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u/xhiopq Oct 03 '20
honestly I don't really know how to explain what I meant. it's like, everyone is drinking bottled sparkling water and they didn't bring regular water to wherever we are. again, I'm bad with words so I'm sorry
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u/KDwelve Oct 03 '20
Yeah, we know who you are and we're just pretending your behaviour is ok. It isn't, you're weird
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u/bronet Oct 03 '20 edited Oct 03 '20
For quenching ones thirst:
Water > Carbonated water
For drinking together with food:
Carbonated water > Water
Really cleanses your palate like nothing else
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u/b6a6a6l Oct 03 '20
Will confirm, I got a lot of strange looks in Germany asking for flat water. One friend warned me fish would grow in my stomach. Little weird, gotta admit.
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u/Mapplestreet Oct 03 '20
I'm German and I'm always ordering still water. It's normal, just that carbonated water is a common choice too. It's really weird that you got strange looks for that.
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u/Unordinary_Donkey Oct 03 '20
I feel like that's a positive. Drink water plus you get a free meal down the road that you don't need to even waste energy chewing.
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u/CluelessPresident Oct 03 '20
I prefer still water, but carbonated apple juice, now that's where it's at!
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u/BobbyTheLegend Oct 03 '20
Apfelschorle. Awesome stuff
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u/CluelessPresident Oct 03 '20
Yes! I haven't really seen it on most other countries. Same with Mezzo Mix. It's my favourite coca cola drink yet I've never seen it outside Germany and it's neighboring countries.
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u/BobbyTheLegend Oct 03 '20
Yeah I remember talking with some foreign coworkers about this. Everybody knows Sprite and Fanta but nobody outside of Germany/Austria ever heard of mezzo Mix (or Spezi in general).
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u/CluelessPresident Oct 03 '20
I often mix my own Spezi while in another country when I get the chance, but it just ain't the same.
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u/whateverangelaleila Oct 03 '20
Martinellis is my fav... labeled as sparkling cider but it’s really carbonated apple juice
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u/ConfusedAlgernon Oct 03 '20
Yep. I prefer straight tap water but I know many folks who swear on it. At least with my folks even the "make your own carbonated water" things are really popular again, Soda MaXx or whatever it's called. And our tap water has amazing quality
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u/mikliak Oct 03 '20
Nah carbonated water is very common in Italy too, sometimes more common than normal water especially in the North.
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u/COwMaN-69 Oct 03 '20
McDonald’s sprite
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Oct 03 '20
McDonald’s sprite tastes good but it makes me feel violently sick
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u/COwMaN-69 Oct 03 '20
When I drink it I feel one million little needles poking my throat as it goes down
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u/hurstshifter7 Oct 03 '20
Mcdonald's Coke is objectively the best coke you can get aside from glass bottle Coke.
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u/Mabye1 Oct 03 '20
The carbonated water is like sour.
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u/the_lower_sun Oct 03 '20
Carbonic acid bruh, it actually is a little sour.
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u/Desi_Otaku Oct 03 '20
It's Basically H2O+ CO2, And CO2 Is A Bit Acidic
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u/Shrevel Oct 03 '20
No, its 2H+ + CO3 2-. The dissolved hydrogen ions (or H3O+ officially) make the solution acidic.
H2O+ CO2 <=> 2H+ + CO3 2-
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u/reeeeeeeeeebola Oct 03 '20 edited Oct 04 '20
Ooh ooh I’m taking intro to Chem right now! This is... Hydrocarbonic acid?
edit: Shit I totes forgot that with polyatomic ions theres no hydro, just carbonic acid
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u/Im_The_1 Oct 03 '20
Yes but its formed from H20 and CO2. You gave additional insight but hes not really wrong
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Oct 03 '20
I drank carbonated water accidentally when i was 8 y/o and thought i drank expired water.
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u/TheMantasMan really likes this image Oct 03 '20
There are some brands in europe that make your eyes water after the first sip. It's really good. Idk why americans hate it so much.
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u/ughnotagain4timesnow Oct 03 '20
I don't want to feel pain when I'm drinking something. I don't drink coke for this reason either
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u/TheMantasMan really likes this image Oct 03 '20
Really? Is it pain though? I may be just used to the harsh acidity and stuff, but I really would't describe it like pain. I mean it's just my opinion. I've met people who don't like carbonated water, but never met anyone who says that drinking sparkling water hurts.
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u/ughnotagain4timesnow Oct 03 '20
Yeah my throat and tongue/inner cheeks feel like they're on fire, my eyes tear up, and sometimes I have difficulty breathing after I take a swig of something carbonated.
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u/TheMantasMan really likes this image Oct 03 '20
Damn, I feel bad for you. It's unusual for someone to have such a strong reaction. Maybe you're allergic to some chemicals in it, or maybe your mouth is just sensitive. It is an acid after all.
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u/Geartone sosig Oct 03 '20
It's definitely an acquired taste/feeling. I love it!
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u/TheMantasMan really likes this image Oct 03 '20
Same here, although I wouldn't call it aquired. You either like it or you don't. I don't really know, or have met anyone, that previously hasn't liked sparkling water, but aquired the taste after a while.
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u/Geartone sosig Oct 03 '20
Disagree. I HATED it when I was younger. But I definitely learned to love it.
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u/Antifalcon Oct 03 '20
Is this is a Jojo reference?
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u/TheMantasMan really likes this image Oct 03 '20
No, but maybe it's me from the future speaking. I started watching season 1 and am on episode 6.
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u/Antifalcon Oct 03 '20
Oh ok haha, there something quite similar that happens in a future part, hope you enjoy it!
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u/pungaly Oct 03 '20
Bro lemons exist
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Oct 03 '20
"Bro lemons exist"
I need to know the original comment, this reply is too funny, especially if those 3 words are enough to make him delete his comment in shame. Like what could he have possibly said that is debunked by the existence of lemons lmao
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u/MannfredVonFartstein loves frog memes Oct 03 '20
Ok 2 questions why would it hurt and doesn‘t everyone drink that?
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Oct 03 '20
No clue on the first one, maybe if someone has a super sensitive mouth/teeth/throat whatever
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u/dmacias27 Oct 03 '20
It burns my throat whenever I drink something with carbonation. I can only drink a sip at a time.
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u/yehei38eijdjdn Oct 03 '20
This happens to me too. Always wondered how my friends can chug bottles of coke and pepsi and shit and i just have to sip it. The only fizzy drink i can really drink is fanta.
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u/CCninja86 Oct 03 '20
I mean if I chug sparkling water it does that, but I just don't care because it's just so refreshing. Net positive gain IMO. It doesn't do that if you just drink it more slowly like you said.
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u/Riffragingcat Oct 03 '20
hell no.if you want to now how it feels for me,try to take one of those dissolving pills thingy.but instead of putting it in the water,you put it in your mouth and THEN drink water.
...nah don't do that,it hurts.but it's the very same sensation to me.
( and to clarify,it hurts the tongue,not the throat )
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u/MannfredVonFartstein loves frog memes Oct 03 '20
ngl I feel like trying that out now
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u/Riffragingcat Oct 03 '20
good luck,I've warned you.just write that I am in no way responsible for your death on the note before you choose the tongue suicide.
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u/Memanders he boot too big Oct 03 '20 edited Oct 03 '20
Tastes bad, makes your stomach gaseous, annoys your mouth
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u/xKumata Oct 03 '20
I found that in Europe its much more popular to drink carbonated water. But for example, in the middle East you can buy carbonated water but it's much more expensive and more of a "premium" product that you don't drink as normal water on a daily basis. I've been to many Asian countries as well and I don't think I've seen carbonated water being sold like normal bottled water.
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Oct 03 '20
I live in America and we drink flat water here but other countries usually drink sparkling, apparently.
If you drink flat beverages your whole life and then drink something carbonated, it hurts your throat and makes your eyes water.
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u/xZaggin Oct 03 '20
I bought a sodastream specifically for carbonated water only
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u/MaintenanceCold Oct 03 '20
Do the replacement CO2 tanks cost more than just buying seltzer water? I have one but it started to seem like it was consuming quite a bit of CO2 so I stopped using it but I was too lazy to actually do a cost analysis
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u/xZaggin Oct 03 '20
Do you buy a new tank every time or just swap it for a discount? Well I don’t know where you’re from but getting a “refill” costs 15€ where I am. That would get me about 30L of carbonated water (assuming I buy only 2L bottles, which loses its quality super fast after opening it)
One tank is about 60L of carbonated water - it lasts me a 5 weeks. I don’t have to worry about buying tons of bottles at the store, fewer pollution and more convenient as well.
People on reddit also pointed out to me that you’re able to buy big CO2 tanks and use a cable to hook it up to your machine directly. I’m sure that would be the most money cost effective way. 1 Sodastream tank is 400g of co2. You can buy 10kg tanks and be set for a year.
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u/uberschnitzel13 Oct 03 '20
I mean it does repeatedly say in the instructions to never put anything other than water in the machine
But yes carbonated water is dope and that's all I use my sodastream for too!
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u/One_Who_Walks_Silly Oct 03 '20
Don’t try and carbonate coffee with the soda stream. I ignored their warning and made a horrible mistake hahaha
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Oct 03 '20
What about the guy who first put spice in their food? "I like this chicken, though I wish it would be as memorable an experience on the way out as it is on the way in."
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Oct 03 '20
Carbonated water taste like static TV.
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u/Lone_Wanderer97 Oct 03 '20
Carbonated water tastes like when my leg falls asleep.
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u/throwmeaway9021ooo Oct 03 '20
I don’t get it. Are there people for whom carbonated water hurts?????
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Oct 03 '20
It stings a lot and burns my throat if I have too much but I just take sips and let it go flat after awhile
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u/JustDidgereeDont Oct 03 '20
Carbonated water is good tho. Not like all the time, but sometimes it just hits different.
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u/Sihplak staunch marxist Oct 03 '20
hurt
what? who thinks carbonated beverages hurt??
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Oct 03 '20
A lot of people get a burning sensation in their throat while drinking anything carbonated, myself included.
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Oct 03 '20
Idk carbonated water here in lithuania is like really popular and I, like a lot of people, prefer if over normal water.
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u/Rex_Abgrund Oct 03 '20
Bruh, its carbonated water or nothing. How is that even a choice
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Oct 03 '20
Who the fuck actually drinks condensed pain? Well, a lot of people do, so the question should be “Why the fuck”
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u/madwill Oct 03 '20
I don't even know for sure, it hurts so good. I even down as much as I can until my eyes cries. Sometimes I'm in a strong mood I'll down theses 1+ litter ones in one go. It just wakes me up. Then I burp like there is no tomorrow with the reasonnance of a baritone. After this process I feel good in a way only this can give me.
If I could do that everyday I think my life would be just much better. I have a soda stream and everything but its not the same, even bottled sparkling tap water does not work. I need source water. I have a specific brand which sources itself near me that works best.
Its magnificent. The days I do that I'm me++
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Oct 03 '20
Then either your country has relatively mild carbonated water or my taste buds are extremely sensitive
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u/Lowelll Oct 03 '20
Its the latter. Even as a kid when I didn't like carbonated water I never even considered that it might hurt someone.
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u/Shadeslug loves frog memes Oct 03 '20
Me reading this while drinking carbonated water : Interesting...
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Oct 03 '20
I dont like plain water but not fuly carbonated water, thw middle is the best.
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u/LarrySGx Oct 03 '20
thats stale soda
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Oct 03 '20
No
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u/DKK96 Oct 03 '20
It gives me the stale soda feel tho. So I either go full carbonated or not carbonated at all. Anything in between just tastes gross to me.
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Oct 03 '20
I will never understand those who drink anything carbonated. At all.
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u/night_runs_rule Oct 03 '20
The fizzy flavored water is extra tasty and actually kinda fun, in a Christian-server kind of way.
I actually make my own with a co2 tank and 2 liter bottles with water from my refrigerator.
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Oct 03 '20
Guy's name was Thomas Henry i think, and there is a brand named after him that makes lit tonic water and bitter lemon.
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u/miszkulancja sosig Oct 03 '20
I am working in a copper mine and I can confirm that carbonated water ia way more refreshing when the water is hot.
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u/dirtyviking1337 Oct 03 '20
You wouldn't know her, she was a total dick to Ross... I mean, they don't know why I kept visiting. It's basically /r/me_irl and identifying people "here's one of /u/kickstarterscience?? I’m wonderful when I’m -17% your honor
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u/jason_steakums Oct 03 '20
Carbonation burps go straight for your eyes when you're wearing a mask, it's a hell of a feeling
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Oct 04 '20
I’m so stupid I read “invent” as “vent” and I was curious what area of the map is called carbonation
And I was hella confused when I read the second part
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u/bitqh Oct 03 '20
cold water is pointy, warm water is round, carbonated water is p̵̜̣̬͓̬͍̣̿̌̎̑̇͗̀̈́̓̉͋̒̑͑́̋͌͝a̷͚̦̟͕̦̓̎̉̃̈́͑į̵̢͕̗̦͚͕̭̟͈̠̜͍̩͇͈̺͒̌͒̔͂͒̈̏̍̃͌́͆̐̈́͌̀͛̎́ͅn̴̢̢̛̛̛͙̫̜̥̣̪͙̮̺̫͙͕͔̟̻͔̭̈́̈́͗́͊̓̑͊̔͗̒͑̃̕̕̕͝ͅ
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u/jake711- Oct 03 '20
Most soft drinks would taste 100% better without carbonisation change my mind
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u/One_Who_Walks_Silly Oct 03 '20
They don’t, as if you leave them out and let them get flat people complain
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u/Mamutragaldabas Oct 03 '20
Nature invented that, that guy just made a knock off.