I havent used any type of straw in quite some time. Plastic or paper.
They do nothing for me and I think they are one of the most pointless disposal food packaging items to exist.
Edit: there are many useful applications for straws I simply didn’t think about when posting this. Thanks for the commenters for pointing this out.
The whole debate was the first time I saw Americans for who we really are. Whiney, entitled, and refuse to change for the tiniest, smallest of reasons. Changing literally one of the smallest things I encounter because it helps animals? Nope, gotta literally rage for weeks online about it
It’s how I knew we were fucked when covid hit. What, wear a mask? I think piece of fabric over my face? To help other people who aren’t even me?! Obviously this is the worst thing in the entire history of human kind!
To be fair Europeans have been whining about paper straws and bottle caps since forever too. It’s not a purely American thing.