Why do Americans drink only cold water

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Lord Frankenstyle: Dec 3, 2005; Mmmm,
You smell like Lysol Wipes.

Water? Like in the toilet?

# ? Feb 5, 2015 22:37

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# ? Apr 26, 2024 22:21

Smiling Mandrill: Jan 19, 2015

Mr. Wookums posted:

Real answer:

American food is historically worse than British, the cold water helps numb your tongue.

Where do people come up with this crap? Or is that :thejoke:

# ? Feb 5, 2015 22:40

Submarine Sandpaper: May 27, 2007

Smiling Mandrill posted:

Where do people come up with this crap? Or is that

It's like when you give yourself "the stranger"

Or think about the Matrix food.

# ? Feb 5, 2015 23:04

MVP: Nov 1, 2012; by Lowtax

because americans actually replace their rotted teeth so they can't feel anything

# ? Feb 5, 2015 23:06

Stanley Tweedle: Aug 15, 2001

Jonny 290 posted:

coldness is a decent indicator of freshness in nature. if it hangs out enough to get warm, it's hung out long enough to accumulate more nasty poo poo

that's a good post, beecher.

# ? Feb 5, 2015 23:08

Leroy Dennui: Aug 9, 2014; Gina McCarthy made us gay,
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# ? Feb 5, 2015 23:48

Business Gorillas: Mar 11, 2009

Volcott posted:

Hot water = why not put a tea bag in it or something.

we're talking about warm water, which is a type of temperature that is between hot and cold

hth

# ? Feb 5, 2015 23:54

Cnut the Great: Mar 30, 2014

Mr. Wookums posted:

Real answer:

American food is historically worse than British, the cold water helps numb your tongue.

what the hell, no

even our lovely food is pretty good compared to the crap british people shove in their gobs

# ? Feb 5, 2015 23:59

sexy young infidel: Nov 13, 2014; Faggot of the Year
2012, 2014

british dont even have mouths, just phlegm encrusted slide trays

# ? Feb 6, 2015 00:02

Skeleton Ape: Dec 21, 2008

Why do Europeans think about / discuss America roughly 1000 times as much as we do them. We drink cold water because you're loving fascinated with us and we know it baffles you and pisses you off, that's why :mad:

# ? Feb 6, 2015 00:30

ajkalan: Aug 17, 2011

I'm drinking cold water right now

It's good

# ? Feb 6, 2015 00:33

Xaris: Jul 25, 2006; Lucky there's a family guy
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wtf, americans don't drink water. true patriots drink ice cold soda slugging down 2~~Liter~~ gallon bottles down our fat gowly gullets like its heroin

# ? Feb 6, 2015 00:43

fanged wang: Nov 1, 2014; by Ralp

ArbitraryC posted:

I prefer non icecold water cause I'm in the habit of basically pounding an entire glass or bottle at once which is harder when it's frosty. I've known other people who avoid icewater who mentioned something about it hurting digestion but I dunno if there is much truth to that or if it's just a commonly circulated myth.

if you brushed your teeth, cold water would not hurt your mouth

# ? Feb 6, 2015 00:58

lizardhunt: Feb 7, 2010; agreed ->

there's a pile of brown poo poo at the bottom of your water heater. it's gross.

boiling water takes too much time if there isn't the payoff of coffee/tea at the end of it.

# ? Feb 6, 2015 01:03

RaceBannon: Apr 3, 2010

so they can't taste all the fluoride

# ? Feb 6, 2015 01:23

Kosher Pickup Line: Jan 10, 2008; Hair Elf

I like slightly warm water :shrug:

# ? Feb 6, 2015 01:36

Chinatown: Sep 11, 2001; by Fluffdaddy; Fun Shoe

ajkalan posted:

I'm drinking cold water right now

It's good

same

# ? Feb 6, 2015 01:37

Aesop Poprock: Oct 21, 2008; Grimey Drawer

sexy young infidel posted:

british dont even have mouths, just phlegm encrusted slide trays

i'm going to be ill

# ? Feb 6, 2015 01:38

Deceitful Penguin: Feb 16, 2011

loving lol why do asians and mid-europeans drink lukewarm water, better question

we sure as gently caress don't drink that poo poo hot up here

# ? Feb 6, 2015 01:40

Helpimscared: Jun 16, 2014

Because why the hell would I drink warm water?

# ? Feb 6, 2015 01:40

RaceBannon: Apr 3, 2010

i had warm water once and i ended up in a ditch selling my body and addicted to meth.

# ? Feb 6, 2015 01:42

Damo: Nov 8, 2002; The second-generation Pontiac Sunbird, introduced by the automaker for the 1982 model year as the J2000, was built to be an inexpensive and fuel-efficient front-wheel-drive commuter car capable of seating five.; Offensive Clock

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# ? Feb 6, 2015 01:43

a real rude dude: Jan 23, 2005

Skeleton Ape posted:

Why do Europeans think about / discuss America roughly 1000 times as much as we do them. We drink cold water because you're loving fascinated with us and we know it baffles you and pisses you off, that's why

if the world was a party then america is the guy shouting and loudly making GBS threads his pants in the middle of the room and it's a party you can never leave and the water is all room temperature

# ? Feb 6, 2015 01:49

tactlessbastard: Feb 4, 2001; Godspeed, post; Fun Shoe

I once encountered a band of Hispanic peasants shingleing a roof who insisted that the water sent up to then be ambient temperature. 'Nuff said.

# ? Feb 6, 2015 01:53

No. 6: Jun 30, 2002

Because they have cold hearts.

# ? Feb 6, 2015 01:53

Sponge Baathist: Jan 30, 2010; by FactsAreUseless

I drink a gallon of ice cold water every morning because it numbs the chronic stomach pains I live with as a result of america.

# ? Feb 6, 2015 01:56

Lord Frankenstyle: Dec 3, 2005; Mmmm,
You smell like Lysol Wipes.

Deceitful Penguin posted:

loving lol why do asians and mid-europeans drink lukewarm water, better question

we sure as gently caress don't drink that poo poo hot up here

Because the evil American Empire chooses to withhold The Secret of Ice from the rest of the world.

# ? Feb 6, 2015 02:02

psyman: Nov 1, 2008

I always drink warm to hot water unless it's a hot day out, it tastes and feels much better. If I'm about to eat, I'll fill up my thermos sipper bottle with warm water, and If I'm about to go to bed, I'll fill it up with really hot water.

I seriously haven't drunk cold water at home in over a decade, except from the tap if I'm too lazy to wait for it to heat up.

People who don't drink warm/hot water ever are just haven't discovered it yet, or can't make decisions for themselves and simply go along with whatever other people tell them, which is that warm water is "weird" simply by virtue of not being cold.

"Hurr derr why would you drink warm water". Cold water on a cold day sounds awful, I can't stand it even of a morning.

# ? Feb 6, 2015 03:33

duckfarts: Jul 2, 2010; ~ shameful ~; Soiled Meat

Deceitful Penguin posted:

loving lol why do asians drink lukewarm water, better question

it's a chinese medicine thing

quote:

1. Helps preserve and protect the internal organs, and promotes smooth flow of blood circulation. Drinking refrigerated 3 degree Celsius fluid is like putting your organs into a freezer. Cold has the effect of contracting, slowing and shrinking.

In regards to the body, cold blocks the meridian channels, slows and even congeals blood circulation, and diminishes organ functioning to less than optimal ability.

The expression �brain freeze� from drinking cold or iced drinks is a clear example of this principle.

2. Remedies internal cold patterns of disharmony. Drinking cold can lead to an imbalance in internal body temperature.

Clinically, this may lead to internal cold syndrome which may present as: cold hands and feet, Raynaud�s phenomenon, painful menses in women, varicose veins, weak appetite, poor digestion, abdominal pain, bloating, loose stools, weight gain, chronic fatigue, depression, arthritic pain or chronic pain.

While eating hot spicy foods (especially ginger, cumin, cardamom, nutmeg) may sometimes resolve internal cold, drinking sufficient hot water is the simplest remedy. If still not remedied, then tailored TCM treatments are an effective option.

3. Relieves many different types of symptoms. Drinking room temperature or iced water does not properly cool the body when feeling hot, like after eating hot spicy foods. It often only leads to cold interior that pushes internal heat to the body�s surface, or to a pattern of lower cold (in the abdomen) and upper heat (in the chest). Resulting symptoms can include hot chest, headaches, restless sleep, hotness or sweating at night, irritability, thirst, low energy, sluggish digestion, abdominal gas or cramps, and loose stools.

Simply drinking hot water on a regular basis can help relieve many of these symptoms.

4. Saves the body wasted energy. Organs cannot immediately metabolize fluids that are below 37 degree Celsius core body temperature. This includes 22 degrees room temperature water. So the body is forced to work harder, wasting energy in order to make cold drinks warm enough for the body to use. This energy could have been better spent on healing illness, increasing immunity, etc.

5. Controls appetite while simultaneously protecting organ functions and increasing energy level. Drinking cold or room temperature water suppresses appetite because it contracts the muscles of the gastrointestinal tract causing sluggish digestion. It also causes the body to burn more calories than drinking warm because the body has to work harder to maintain its core body temperature. These are often the reasons why many weight loss programs say drinking cold water helps with weight loss.

BUT from a TCM view, the resulting sustained contraction and reduced circulation from drinking cold only damages the digestive organs, leading to weight gain and digestive disorders in the long term.

6. Helps keep organs hydrated and functioning optimally. Dehydration of organs can occur from long-term drinking cold/cool water. As the cold contracts and slows organ functioning, many people unconsciously become averse to drinking water because they drink cold.

Dehydration may not show up however until you start to drink warm or hot after years of drinking cold or room temperature water. Then you may be more thirsty after drinking warm as the internal organs are activated to �wake up� from their cold-induced slumber. Expect thirstiness to last 15-30 days or more.

7. After physical exercise, helps properly balance the body�s external and internal body temperature. Drinking room temperature or iced water after exercise tends to shock the organs and does not aid in helping the body to properly and naturally cool down. This is because during exercise, internal body heat moves to the body�s surface causing sweating and hot exterior sensations, while in fact the interior has become cooler.

So drinking cold aggravates the already-cold interior. Rather, drinking warm is advised (but not so hot that it induces more sweating), so the body�s surface cools down naturally, and the interior organs are protected by the warm fluids.

8. For children with stomachaches or constipation, drinking plenty of warm water is the #1 easiest and healthiest solution.

Coffee, green and black teas do not count. Caffeinated drinks have a diuretic, not a hydrating effect. Boil tap water and drink hot/warm (i.e. do not take warm water directly from the tap). For flavour, add lemon juice and/or honey to hot water, or buy a selection of caffeine-free herbal teas. And when you eat out, don�t be shy to ask for hot water!

In hot, tropical climates, the body�s Qi already flows more superficially than in those living in colder, damper climates. So it is often enough to drink body core temperature or warm (37 � 55 Celsius) as opposed to �hot� (tea temperature closer to 75 degrees).

tl;dr: you drink warm water because it's closest to your body's normal temperature, cold water can throw off your body's balance in various ways

i drink warmish water normally, but cold water is still goddamn delicious

# ? Feb 6, 2015 03:37

gnarlyhotep: Sep 30, 2008; by Lowtax; Oven Wrangler

Mr. Wookums posted:

Real answer:

American food is historically worse than British, the cold water helps numb your tongue.

oi gimme a toasty cuppa wi me flibbets n jim jam

# ? Feb 6, 2015 03:40

Gwyneth Palpate: Jun 7, 2010; Do you want your breadcrumbs highlighted?

~SMcD

a cold glass of water after a hot day's work outside is f*cking delicious

europeans don't have warm weather and also don't work so it is pretty obvious why they don't

# ? Feb 6, 2015 03:41

Dynastocles: May 29, 2009; "If you'll excuse me, my dinner time is six o'clock. Only gangsters eat at 9 o'clock, after some bootlegging and a hot game of craps."

duckfarts posted:

it's a chinese medicine thing

tl;dr: you drink warm water because it's closest to your body's normal temperature, cold water can throw off your body's balance in various ways

i drink warmish water normally, but cold water is still goddamn delicious

That's bullshit. The Chinese drink warm water because of Taoist superstition, the same reason they bake live dogs to death in large ovens (pain makes meat taste better) and torture black bears for their entire lives (bear bile supposedly has magical properties)

The human body produces enough heat to effectively warm any water you drink. Try it. Take a sip of cool water and hold it in your mouth. Within ten seconds it will be warm because that's how thermodynamics works.

Dynastocles fucked around with this message at 03:52 on Feb 6, 2015

# ? Feb 6, 2015 03:50