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As American, can confidently say that yes, people drink soda as water. You can usually find people who drink directly out of the 2 liters but be mouth agape when you tell them you drink water from the tap
People are so accustomed to sugar overload they literally can't taste anymore. I drink la croix if I want something a bit bubbly, but so many Americans make fun of la croix drinkers. "It's like smelling a lemon from 10 feet away haw haw haw".
No, drinks like that actually have a lot of flavor, but your taste buds are so constantly overwhelmed with sugar that your literal ability to taste has degradated
Wait? American and your soda bottles use litres?
Haha, I never thought of it that way but yes. 2L sodas are the most common, but I've also seen 1L and 3L bottles. I've seen 500mL and 750mL liquor as well. I can't think of anything else that uses metric units. Milk comes in gallons, pints, or quarts for instance.
They really wanna save costs on the manufacturing of the containers, I guess. That's also the reason why they started using those taller thinner aluminium cans; the circular pieces at the top and bottom are thicker and therefore use more metal, reducing the area makes the whole can cheaper to make.
Using the same 2L bottles worldwide is also cheaper than making a special bottle just for the US.
What? I've never seen a metal 2L bottle. I've only seen plastic. I don't believe compatibility "worldwide" is the reason at all. 2L plastic bottles haven't changed in the USA for at least 30 years.
I'm pretty sure you misunderstood, the middle part of their comment is just talking about normal sized soda cans. As far as I'm aware 2L metal soda cans aren't a thing.
There are nearly 1L metal cans though! Crowlers are typically 32oz so just shy of a liter