In Thailand, every time you purchase something which comes in liquid form, you will also receive a straw. It does not matter what the liquid is, or what the size or shape of the container is, you WILL receive a straw. In fact, 7-Eleven has about 10 different sized straws that coordinate with different bottles they sell. Each and every liquid item gets a straw. It's like an unwritten law here. Yes, even beer gets a straw.
The straw craze is one of the Thai-isms that I thought was extremely strange the first few months I lived here. I used to be very anti-straws. I remember one time I told the cashier (in Thai) that I didn't want a straw with my liter sized bottle of water and she looked at me like I had three heads.
However, I have to admit I've converted to the straws. In fact, in feels quite weird to me to NOT use a straw now. While Coley was visiting, she made an interesting observation that using a straw does appear much cuter than tilting your head back to drink out of the bottle. Is the cute factor the real reason behind the straw craze? Nobody knows.
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