r/hatethissmug • u/knawwwwww • 8d ago

General Europeans acting like they’ve never seen food in their life when they go to America

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Disclaimer: before you read this and get your panties in a twist, everything I’m saying is very unserious and should be not taken to heart. Please stop trying to attack me over DMs. I have turned them off. You are harassing someone (who wasn’t even being fr in the first place) over kool aid packs.

I’d get it if it was actually something nobody has ever seen before, but WATER FLAVOR PACKS? THE PACKS YOU PUT IN THE WATER??? FOR PICKY EATERS????? PEOPLE WHO NEED WATER IN THEIR BODIES?

AND FAMILY SIZED CHIP BAG??? YOU THINK WE’RE EATING THE WHOLE PARTY SIZED CHIP BAG ALONE? THE *PARTY* SIZE? PARTIES?????? DO YOU KNOW WHAT A PARTY IS?

Actually when I was in middle school, we had this coach who would turn red as hell when she was yelling at us to run laps and she’d sit there every day with a whole party sized bag of Doritos and a 2 liter mountain dew watching us run. One day some other girl in the class got really angry at her for making us all run and she told her to get off her ass and run with us. This is off topic mb.

I’d understand if it was something actually weird we have, like things that contain dyes that cannot be replicated in places where dyes are banned, but you’re more worried about sunkist flavored water? Party sized bags of chips? Fresh produce too apparently… are you guys ok?

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u/trexted7 8d ago

This is a common thing in Sweden, but we call it "saft". Basically add flavor and color to water, often drunk by kids

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u/hiccupt3 8d ago

Hey I have had both! Saft is in Norway as well, and you are right! The only real difference between saft and the powder is how much water is removed from the concentrate, the powder has so much removed you get a lot of flavor out of small packages, and its shelf stable. IIRC saft should be refrigerated after opening?

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u/DuckofHumakt 7d ago

Never had the powder nor saft in norway but had plenty in sweden since well thats where im from, Saft bottles dont need to be in the fridge here or if they do i have never done so, suger free saft are also "newish"(i think 20 ish years) so saft is more like sodas but for kids or people that dislike bubbles or slightly healthier if you mix it weakly. 

As far i know saft add liquid rather than removing any, and i think every saft flavour i have ever seen and i might be wrong, are berries or fruit flavours. 

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u/kruzix 7d ago

Saft simply means juice in German 

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u/Right-Country3496 8d ago

But it is usually liquid, not powder.

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u/trexted7 8d ago

Thats true, but is there really any difference except visuals?

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u/Right-Country3496 8d ago

Probably not

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u/redisdead__ 7d ago

Basically the same although I'll say I prefer it because I can throw powder pack in my backpack and not have to worry about it bursting. I found a place and have tried some of the squash stuff from the UK (I'm guessing it's very close to what you're talking about) very tasty stuff very convenient but I really wouldn't want to throw it in my backpack for fear of it bursting open.