Water versus Cola - you decide

[Zero]

Originally posted by molly bloom


Actually, all the steppe/tundra dwelling Asians I've read about drank milk- the Mongols drank fermented milk- kumiss- the milk being obtained from their pony or ass mares. I believe even the Manchu originally drank a similar drink.
Also, you'll quite easily find milk products in India, where the cow is sacred. Rasmalai or lassi anyone?
I think the Maasai of East Africa drink cow's blood mixed with milk, and of course Arabs and Jews drink milk- as do Iranians, and Turks. So milk isn't some Euro plot to get the whole world smelling like cheese- it's a useful by-product of herding/horse riding cultures.

oh no i did say mongol, arabic, african cultures prolly drink milk (though i guessed goat milk) but what is true is milk is really euro thing. For other cultures the milk is not as well ingrained into their cultures food as well as euros are.

I thought hindus are not supposed to eat anything off their sacred cow? So milk is exception?

on a side note: may i remind u im not launchig an anti-milk campaign. I hate the stuff, but when i drink coffee (another drink i dont like), i add milk and sugar not those phony cremes.

now coffee, thats another bad stuff! though stunts your growth rumor is most likely false and not even scientifically based.
I prefer tea. any tea. But earl grey is just so bad IMO.

[devilmunchkin]

water...in fact..that is usually all i drink....i might have a cola once a month..ikeep in down cause it makes me bloated...water keeps me healthy..hydrated..thus not dizzy and helps with weight and my complexion

[Provost Harrison]

Now I absolutely love milk!

[Sarxis]

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=52751&highlight=highway+patrol+carries

I think the real question is- should I reply in this thread, or t'other?

[Provost Harrison]

or t'other...where the hell did you acquire that Yorkshire-ism from?

[JohnT]

<-- Drinks a lot of milk too.

[Provost Harrison]

Anudder milk drinker!

[molly bloom]

Originally posted by Calc II


oh no i did say mongol, arabic, african cultures prolly drink milk (though i guessed goat milk) but what is true is milk is really euro thing. For other cultures the milk is not as well ingrained into their cultures food as well as euros are.

I thought hindus are not supposed to eat anything off their sacred cow? So milk is exception?

Hindus may not eat the flesh of the cow- but may use its dung for fuel, and consume its milk, and milk products- hindu statues are blessed with butter and milk.
If you include the Indian sub-continent, Turkish peoples, Finno-Ugric peoples, Western Europeans, semitic races such as the Jews and Arabs, Mongols and certain African peoples- well, that leaves you with the Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, South-East Asians and some Africans and Native Americans, Kooris and Polynesians who would not habitually consume milk in some form. One of Australia's growth industries is luxury/connoisseur cheese- which goes to Singapore, Japan and China, oddly enough.

[Provost Harrison]

Well these oriental populations have the reverse lactose intolerance statistics we have. Where we have 5% lactose intolerance, they have 5% lactose tolerance.

[JohnT]

Originally posted by TheBirdMan
Always choose water - or anything else as long as it is produced locally.

Example: CocaCola never pays any taxes in Denmark. They claim, that they do not earn anything from sellling their stuff in Denmark. Therefore they are not paying any tax in Denmark. Guess the same thing is going on in most other countries.

So heck with CC.

Believe it or not, this is correct. Coca-Cola sells their products to their bottlers, who then bottle the soda and then resells it to distributors, grocery stores, etc. It is the bottler who is responsible for the local taxes, not Coca-Cola.

[JohnT]

"but then again it could be prolonged use of milk in your ethnicity that allowed you to turn white (less reliance on melanin to make Vita Ds?)"

LOL!!!!

You know, this would be racist if it weren't so damned funny.

I think I found a new sig! Thanks, calc.

[Sheik]

What does vanilla coke taste like? I've heard that it just tastes like coke that has gone flat, only it isn't flat. Which leads to the question: What does vanilla coke taste like when it is flat?

Quite the conundrum.

Really though vanilla coke is the best. It tastes just like coke with less fizz and a hint of vanilla flavoring.

[JCG]

Water>>>>>>Every drink man has made.

[Caligastia]

Re: Water versus Cola - you decide

Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
COLA

1. In many states (in the USA) the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.

2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke and it will be gone in two days.

What tripe! Can I have some more tripe please mr horsie?

[Alexander's Horse]

Originally posted by Hydey
I will just grab another glass of cold real water (filtered)

Tastes so sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

www.realwater.com.au

Oh yeah our neighbours got one of those. Their children ended up with teeth riddled with holes cause there's no flouride in that home delivered stuff. They were horrified.

We have some of the best water in Australia here. Snow melt collected in the wilderness.