I recall a couple years ago some of the Eurodopers were appalled (no, I can’t find the link right off) that American 7-11s were offering enormous Big Gulp soft drinks–something like 64 ounces. Those of us accustomed to American summers couldn’t see the fuss; a half gallon of something cold and wet can sound pretty good sometimes. Now that you folks have had a taste of the summer we get every year do you still think we are decadent or do you now want a great big Coke of your own?
No thanks. I don’t recall the thread you’re referring to and certainly didn’t contribute to it, but we’ve had 2 litre bottles of soft drinks here for a number of years so I could easily get one if I wanted.
That much Coke in one sitting would make me sick, but I’ve had no shortage of thirst-quenching alternatives during the hot weather.
What is 64 ounces in litres?
I never drink sodas, so the thought of that much sugar-water still appalls me. However, a great big litre bottles of water would go down fine, thanks. I drink about 6 a day.
Close to two litres. And it isn’t consumed at one sitting but is sipped over a period of a couple hours. Unlike a two-litre bottle, this is a “fountain” product dispensed into a disposable cup that is not nearly strong enough and cannot be resealed so it must be consumed fairly quickly before it goes flat.
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You’re still not selling the idea to me. Quite the opposite in fact.
It’s not intended to be relished. It’s cheap, fast, cold, and wet and is used to rehydrate you.
A Big Gulp = Almost two litres of a soft drink? Uh, not for me thanks, I’d go diabetic. I’ve always wondered why people bother to drink those Diet/Light CokePepsiWhatevers, now I know why.
I preferred water (plain from the tap) with lots of ice during our brief heat wave. Or beer if I wasn’t driving, you have to get those nutrients from something.
But as more than one person has already pointed out, we already have products that do that. I still don’t feel we’re missing anything.
Water’s all those things, in addition to being free. I still don’t understand why someone’d want to rehydrate themselves with something full of sugar.
The old thread (wish i could find it) talked about how decadent some people found having that much soda or any fluid and didn’t merely question the need for another something to quench ones thirst with but even questioned how anybody could get THAT thirsty. Now that you folks have had a few days of body-temperature temperatures I figured you’d be a bit more understanding of just how dry we can get over here.
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You already know we’re a bunch of sugar junkies, though I drink the sugarfree stuff.
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A little carbonation (and those products are not as heavily carbonated as the 2L bottles) can slow consumption so you don’t cramp from drinking too fast, while the flavoring can encourage one to keep drinking past the point of seeming satiation which can come before you have fully replaced the fluids you have lost.
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Water’s free? Where? At home it’s cheap enough to be virtually free, but on the road it tends to cost as much or more than the flavored stuff.
Even at 101.6°F I never felt thirsty enough to want to drink 64 fluid ounces of Coke (or anything similar) out of a paper cup.
I’m an American, and I’ve never had a Big Gulp. It does strike me as decadent and kind of disgusting to drink that much soda at once. I’d rather drink water as well.
ick. coke. and anyway, the huge amount o sugar and the carbonation and the salt (yes, the salt) actually dehydrate you more. well, kinda. you have more water in your blood, but also a shitload more sugar n salt… i prefer water. i can quite literally drink 3 or 4 pints of water in a couple minutes if i’m that thirsty
Salt? Feh! In temperatures like that you need to replace the elecrolytes you are sweating out, anyway.
I rarely drink soda, but when I do, I end up feeling thirstier than I started because it’s so sickly sweet. Twelve ounces is about all I can stand. And I’m American.
I live up at 6,000 feet (1,828 meters) in an arid climate, so I need to drink copious amounts of fluids even in winter when it’s cold. I stick to water. That much carbonation and sugar would make me feel sick and bloated!
Pah! Give em a nice cup of tea anyday!
HOT tea? In THIS weather?
Sounds nice, but I’m more of a coffee guy, I say as I finish my breakfast Diet Coke so I can have my first cup.
BTW, I feel about iced coffee the way the rest of you feel about oceans of sugary, gassy cola. Gaaaak!