water

I probably should already have started making dinner but I wanted to quickly write my third post first. It was a toss up between something silly like water (which I chose) or something slightly more meaningful like friendship. I didn't want to do the latter since I've just been talking to a friend and I'm not sure if he reads this but that post would talk a bit about him so he'd probably realise and it'd be a bit awkward.

I don't really drink any fruit juices, fizzy drinks or hot drinks except occasionally. This is because I've found that everything but water just makes me thirstier and I would also prefer to eat all my calories. Therefore I just drink a lot of water. I always seem to be thirsty and I drink a lot more water than my friends do. When I go out I like to carry a 750ml bottle of water with me because I don't like paying for overpriced bottles of water. Plus, my mum buys packs of bottled water from the wholesalers so we always have a lot at home. And because I'm antisocial and lazy I grab lots of water bottles and take them to my room so I don't have to leave a lot.

I've had this conversation with my friend a few times actually because she also brings in bottled water to school. My mum always buys Highland Spring water but one time the wholesales was out of stock so she bought Buxton water. There are four reasons why I was complaining about this to my friend the next day at school. Firstly, they were 500ml which is too little so I finished it quickly and had to fill it up at the water fountain and school tap water is disgusting. Secondly, Buxton and Nestle water have the same bottles, they're the super thin eco-bottles that use less plastic so it's better for the environment blah blah blah. Unfortunately it also means the bottles are really flimsy and that annoys me since I don't like dented bottles, plus Highland Spring bottles are thicker and more resilient which I am used to and prefer. Thirdly, I like and am used to the sports cap on Highland Spring bottles but Buxton is just a twist cap. Lastly, I don't like the taste of Buxton water. Just, the minerals in the water from that mountain doesn't taste particularly nice.

I was mainly complaining about the last point and my friend jokingly called me a water snob. I guess it's true though but I'm not too bothered really. We had a big discussion about the best tasting water and for me it was either Highland Spring or Evian. People say water doesn't have a taste but all the different concentrations of minerals from different bottled water brands do taste different and some are really gross. For example, when I went to Hong Kong I bought a Chinese brand which cute green packaging and is shown on Chinese television a lot but I think it was distilled water or steamed then condensed water (you can't drink tap water in Hong Kong) and either the non-taste or whatever it was, was revolting and I couldn't even finish the bottle.

This is another of those first world problems, frivolous and shallow posts which I know isn't a real problem but I like to complain and moan a lot.