Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Why Americans can’t chill out about ice-free European beverages
In Europe, it is uncommon to put ice into cold drinks. If you request ice
for your drink in Europe, you may find an ice cube in your drink. However, in
America, cold drinks are usually served with ice cubes, and they aren’t
floating in cold drinks but the drink is poured into a mass of ice cubes. For
example, if you order a glass of Coke or iced tea at a café or on a flight, you’ll
find massive ice with little drink. If you stay at a hotel in America, you’ll
likely find ice machines on each floor. Also, American refrigerators usually have
huge freezers and ice dispensers. It is an American custom to enjoy cold drinks
with ice, even though ice dilutes the drink and changes the taste. Why are
Americans so obsessed with ice? Is that because of Americans’ love for soda,
which tastes dull if you drink it lukewarm? Interestingly, you’ll also see ice
in cold drinks in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, whose modern cultures are somewhat
more influenced by the US than Europe. One thing you might want to check before
enjoying your drink with ice is if the tap water there is safe to drink.
Read the article and learn why Americans love ice in cold drinks but
Europeans don’t.
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