• Mr_Blott@feddit.uk
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    27 days ago

    I remember when Maccas stopped using straws in France.

    They just printed on the cup - “We’ve stopped using plastic straws. To drink, remove lid. You’re not an infant”

    Don’t suppose that’d work in a country of insufferable crybabies though lol

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        27 days ago

        This is actually a legit concern for some people with handicaps. That said, the number of people that just get handed a straw as a matter of course far outnumbers the number that needs it because of handicaps. And of course carrying your own around is a thing.

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          27 days ago

          It’s a fair point that some people would need a straw to drink, but I don’t think it’s entirely unfair to expect them to have a reusable straw or something in preparation. Certainly it seems more reasonable than having the remaining 99% of the population default to having a straw, especially when they probably don’t use one at home anyway.

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              27 days ago

              No seriously, the amount of stupid remarks I hear coming from Europeans is insane, “Americans why do you not have healthcare, if you guys just changed your policies you would be fine, you all love guns and policies that make life a living hell.”

              No dumbass, I have no control over my government and not every single American gets pissy over little things because we’re not a hive mind.

              That’s like saying every Frenchman riots and is a good lover, it happens but clearly that’s not the case.

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                27 days ago

                I mean we do have control, we vote.

                Also, having health care for all isn’t a “little thing”, it can make or break lives…

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                  27 days ago

                  I’m talking about the straw thing he was on about. That “little thing”

                  And I honestly think the amount of power our vote is a joke. Between the corrupt gerrymandering politicians and the corporate lobbyists, the average person has little say in our society.

                  If our vote mattered my generation wouldn’t be struggling to buy food and pay rent for the past decade

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                    27 days ago

                    Really long way of saying “We’re too cowardly and selfish to get off our fat arses and do something about it, like the french do”

                    Lol