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Cake day: June 10th, 2023

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  • In the US virtually every drink has ice in it, unless it’s beer, liquor, wine, juice, or milk. Every soda, mixed drink, or water you get, the cup will be filled to the brim with ice. When the waiter refills your water, the pitcher will have ice so more falls into your glass. It’s just common and ubiquitous here for drink service.

    The tip for our first travel was that in other countries, this wasn’t commonplace. In France, for example, ice didn’t come with your drink unless you specifically request it (at least the last time I went that was my experience) and even then it was a cube or two like they were rationing it. Now that I’m used to it, it is fine, I can go without ice, but I’m glad I knew before that first trip so it saved some awkward “typical ignorant American traveler” conversations.