Sarah Katz, 21, had a heart condition and was not aware of the drink’s caffeine content, which exceeded that of cans of Red Bull and Monster energy drinks combined, according to a legal filing.

Sarah Katz, 21, had a heart condition and was not aware of the drink’s caffeine content, which exceeded that of cans of Red Bull and Monster energy drinks combined, according to a legal filing

  • SheeEttin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    41·
    8 months ago

    I’ve seen plain (still) water, never sparkling water. Maybe it’s regional. Very few people in the US drink plain sparkling water.

    • LinkOpensChest.wav@midwest.social
      2·
      8 months ago

      I’ve worked at several restaurants here in the US, and they all had both sparkling and still water from the fountain

      You also might be surprised by how many guests would order sparkling water

    • CoggyMcFee@lemmy.world
      2·
      8 months ago

      I live in the US and get sparkling water from the beverage fountain frequently. It’s usually there as a separate little lever on one of the sodas. Maybe you just aren’t noticing it. I’ve found it to be pretty common.

    • Very_Bad_Janet@kbin.social
      1·
      8 months ago

      I agree it may be regional. Seltzer is very popular in NYC, where I am. I once overhead flight attendants on a flight discussing how much seltzer they had to have on hand because they were headed to NYC.

    • czech@kbin.social
      1·
      8 months ago

      I was referring to the “soda water” as “sparkling water” per the OP. I don’t really know what the difference is tbh.

      • QuinceDaPence@kbin.social
        1·
        8 months ago

        They’re the same thing.

        But at least in some regions of the US it’s extremely unpopular. I’ve never seen a soda fountain with a button for soda/sparkling/carbonated water. The only way you get that is if one of the sodas is out of syrup.