I get it, you’re better than me because you like it and I don’t.

  • davidgro@lemmy.world
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    15 hours ago

    There are a lot of categories of food and drink that I will never understand how anyone likes them. ‘Unsweetened and carbonated’ is reasonably high on the list for me - carbonation itself is bitter in my experience, and bitter by itself is unpleasant.

    Of course different strokes for different folks, I don’t think people who like it should stop, I just don’t get why they do.

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      I don’t understand why people drink water uncarbonated. I got mytself a soda maker, though as the water is just fine here. I usually only add a drop of lemon juice.

      I don’t get people binging on liquid sugar drinks. Only a hint of syrup gives my bubbly water the idea of sweetness.

      I wouldn’t buy this crap though, I’d happily drink it for free.

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        Home-brewer here. I’ve used a C02 canister and keg to carbonate my beer for a while, since it’s simpler and more consistent than trying to add sugar to a bottle before capping it.

        I also bought a $1 adapter that lets me connect my CO2 to a bottle and carbonate a few liters of water with a few moments of shaking. Add a few tiny bottles of flavoring and I can make a 12-pack of seltzer in about 30 seconds with any flavors I have on hand. Pear is my current favorite, but I also have cherry, vanilla, orange and others, and they can be mixed. My kiddos love the ‘dreamsicle’ that is a few drops of vanilla + orange. I rarely add sugar, unless I’m aiming for a more ‘soda’ vibe.

        The CO2 canister and gas regulator assembly was probably $70-ish bucks around 10 years ago. Refilling the canister is $20 and I do it around quarterly, while making 5-10 liters of seltzer a week. I have a homebrew store nearby, but I’m pretty sure that I could find a food-grade CO2 provider too, since any bar needs one.

        I have friends who use SodaStream, but their gas canisters are terrible for pricing when you can do it yourself.

        I used seltzer to kick a soda habit. I swapped sugary sodas like Mountain Dew for a non-sugar fizzy drink. I just couldn’t go for flat water and needed the bubbles. LaCroix and its cousins were a step in the right direction and having the ability to make my own on-demand was perfect.

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    Don’t buy and drink “La Croix” in France unless you want to drink bleach.

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    14 hours ago

    Hail Satan then, I’m a recovering alcoholic and millennial and I like drinking something that feels like a punishment.

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    Brainwashed by popular sugar products, the human makes fun of healthier alternatives. Where’s my high fructose corn syrup, caffeine, and cancer causing agents?! /s

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    Maaaan. I kicked soda several years back and I like flavored water now lol. It’s getting a bit pricey now these days.

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    If that’s the devils water I guess I’m a devil worshipper. I love sparkling water. La croix is very good however Spindrift is my favorite and love all their flavors.

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            They aren’t actually flavored at all, they’re just scented. If you plug your nose you can’t taste them

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              Plug your nose and most things taste bland lol, and I’m pretty sure they have flavor to them. Regardless, what difference would it make if the effect is the same?

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                I was born without a sense of smell, bubly and Lacroix taste like plain seltzer and that just doesn’t appeal to me.

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                If you have a weak sense of smell then you can’t taste them at all. I can taste most things fine though (la croix excluded) without them tasting bland. Smell definitely adds to flavoring but it’s not like it’s the only thing responsible for how you taste food/drinks.

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      It tastes like licking a crt screen that is showing the scrambled image of a grapefruit.

      So, it’s great when the office stocks it for free.

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    If I ever have to unload one of those fucking trucks again I’m going to commit a terrorist attack.

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    No son of mine is going to drink “La Croix!”

    We drink Waterloo in this house