>>>I'm proud to say I have no more than 1 coke a year.
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>>You beat me - I had about two in seven years :).
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>Sounds like you beat me, but I must say, I'm probably about the same. I recall having a coke last summer, as there was no, say 7-up to drink, but generally I never have a fizzy drink. I may buy a burger once a year too (and NEVER a CackDonalds)

Once in a while we go buy one of those clear liquids, or an orange/lemon fizz. We usually forget about it and the CO₂ leaves the liquid, so the last half of the bottle is... a good incentive to buy the next one much later.

I DID eat one burger, during my first 12 hours in the States, while I was still a tourist (having joined the local working class the very next morning). It was as expected - the meat was OK, the salad stuff around it was nice, the cheese was the reprocessed cheese leftovers, the bun was spongy and sticking to teeth. Accidentally, I had a dairy plant and a city bakery as customers back home, both of which were supplying the Mc there, so I knew the cheese and the bun beforehand. The cheese was about the worst they had - believe me, I've tried everything they had over the years, the girls kept bringing samples from their mess hall. Same for the bun - it's too American. Any pastry that sticks to your teeth is simply below grade in Serbian terms.

I ate another burger in Houston (TX), but that was a complete dinner. It was the standard elephant-ear size, but the plate was large enough to accommodate the fries, salad etc. That was good.