it’s weird how presumably neurotypical people complain about paper straws feeling weird, but my autistic ass couldn’t give less of a shit about their texture.
The odd time I end up eating fast food and getting a paper straw, it’s the fact that it goes mushy before I finish my drink. I think that’s the texture issue people are talking about.
Out of curiosity, what businesses are you getting these straws from? The few times I got a paper straw I didn’t really notice an issue other than the texture on my lips. I wonder if those companies are just skipping on the quality. The good paper straws probably cost more than the plastic ones right now and I’d bet their trying to meet the same margins, or tighter.
I think they’ve gotten better, or the ones a lot of people are familiar with are just kinda miserable. I’m most familiar with the ones from when I worked at Disney’s Animal Kingdom like fifteen years ago. They were texturally kinda strange and would get mushy at the top partway through an American-sized soda. They used those straws because the regular plastic ones could have been harmful to some of the animals in the park and I was lead to believe that those straws were pretty common in zoos in general.
I think there was only one time that I had a paper straw and thought that it was good enough. But it felt… expensive? In my mouth. Like you could tell they hated to have to shell out for that. Just to have straws that are possibly as acceptable replacement.
it’s weird how presumably neurotypical people complain about paper straws feeling weird, but my autistic ass couldn’t give less of a shit about their texture.
do you chew on them, or what?
I don’5 really understand complains about paper straws, i never had problems with them!
:3
Also there is the nice bonus that after drinking i can chew them while i walk to the trash can
The odd time I end up eating fast food and getting a paper straw, it’s the fact that it goes mushy before I finish my drink. I think that’s the texture issue people are talking about.
Fast food implies fast drink, you’re not supposed to let it soak in there like it’s a hot tub.
I think it’s called fast food because it’s delivered to you quickly, not because you’re supposed to shove it down your gullet fast…
Lies!
I mean it’s both, it was supposed to be something you can get on a short lunch break
Yes, because nobody ever took their drink to go after finishing their meal.
that takes like half an hour though, and affects the bottom end.
The ones I’ve used have gone mushy in half that time
Skill issue either way
Drink faster noobs
But if you’re going to drink faster, the cold drink doesn’t need ice to stay cold, so you don’t need a straw or lid to avoid ice sliding in your face
This seems like a checkmate tbh
Great straw if you need to change the way you drink to use them
Out of curiosity, what businesses are you getting these straws from? The few times I got a paper straw I didn’t really notice an issue other than the texture on my lips. I wonder if those companies are just skipping on the quality. The good paper straws probably cost more than the plastic ones right now and I’d bet their trying to meet the same margins, or tighter.
Depends on the straw, there are some pretty bad ones and done decent ones
I think they’ve gotten better, or the ones a lot of people are familiar with are just kinda miserable. I’m most familiar with the ones from when I worked at Disney’s Animal Kingdom like fifteen years ago. They were texturally kinda strange and would get mushy at the top partway through an American-sized soda. They used those straws because the regular plastic ones could have been harmful to some of the animals in the park and I was lead to believe that those straws were pretty common in zoos in general.
I think there was only one time that I had a paper straw and thought that it was good enough. But it felt… expensive? In my mouth. Like you could tell they hated to have to shell out for that. Just to have straws that are possibly as acceptable replacement.
Maybe… Is it that weird?
I always chewed on pens in school too. Hmm.
Not all autism are the same, some with autism will hyperfix on the environment and not give a shit about the texture, like me.
Not neurotypical, but yes, I do chew on them.
I ended up going with silicone straws in my household. Mine open up down the side so you can run your finger up them for easy cleaning.
The metal and hard plastic ones suck for chewing on.
your ass has autism?
Even if it does, straws are not really meant for it anyways.
It used to be ass burgers, but they redefined the ass spectrum.
Idk about you but my ass has burgers
Asstism if you will.
I’ve heard of ass burgers before…