Why We Drink Bottled Water
(and bottled beer, and bottled soft drinks)
The muscular motion involved in drinking from a bottle is more akin to infantile sucking than any other method of drinking liquid. Subconsciously, this drinking (and sucking) motion is reassuring and reminds us of the comfort and security of our infancy. Also, this is probably a more natural way for our biological system to "extract liquid from a container" than just "pouring it into our open mouth" from a cup. You cannot suck a cup, but you can suck a bottle. People enjoy drinking and they like the sucking motion; finding it most natural.
This is especially true with a partially collapsible container like the common water bottle; in this case the sucking behavior would yield more positive results and be additionally self reinforcing behavior.
This might also explain why straws are popular on soft drink cups. People like to suck when they drink liquid. And this is why we drink bottled water.
copyright(c)2015
William Schaeffer
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