[Tattoo azz]

I think it quite wierd that some of us choose a drink thats fizzy at a time when the priority is to get it down your neck asap, i myself normally keep 2-3 bottles of orange or lemon lucozade which is fizzy, when normal oj is just as good and is not gassy. Funny eh?

[Janlaton]

Of course unsweeted tea is on the menu in the US. In fact some parts of the country only have unsweetened no sweet tea.

Yes, Diet Dew is available. It is my favorite if I am going for caffeine which is rare but most chain grocery stores as well as larger convenience stores in VA carry it.

I have also been given regular drinks. I tend to go off on someone. How far up the ladder depends on how good an appology I get how quick. For that "so what" waitress I would not have left a tip.

[Alice]

Hi Tattoo! The fizzies don't bother me..I quite like them! But to each their own, right? OJ seems very syrupy to me...but I like to use it when I'm trying to get my fiber and Vitamin C taken care of for the day...but sometimes in an office environment or out shopping...Coke is just the easiest and most available source...next to the glucose tabs in my purse. Good thing about the US....it's hard to get far from a Coke machine. They have saved me many times in the last 43 years!

[Eddy]

Originally Posted by Tattoo azz

I think it quite wierd that some of us choose a drink thats fizzy at a time when the priority is to get it down your neck asap

That's another nice thing about soda: When partaking from a bottle, one can make it go flat.

Speaking of soda... I wonder what would happen if one tried to get a prescription for the stuff?

[Tinki]

Oh man, my husband would have gone full blown ballistic if this would have happend to me. Here's a trick I do when I go out. I always say "Diet coke please. And I'm diabetic so it has to be diet please." I always say it with a smile and very sweetly. It's my way of giving the wait staff a heads up and I always hope it makes them a little more carefull. Now if I'm at a restaurant and communication is a problem I stick with water or non sweet tea. It makes things easier that way.