everyone knows that a person of refinement drinks Nestle's Chocolate Milk when having dinner.

My mom always served milk for dinner for good bones and teeth, and I have never wavered. It's ingrained. On hot summer nights she's serve iced tea, and I still have that choice as well. We were allowed soda pop only as a treat, only on weekends and never with meals except for pizza (everyone knows milk does not go with pizza). Happily, my mother-in-law was the exact same in my wife's family so that was easy.

In restaurants, iced tea at lunch, beer or wine or iced tea at dinner. I used to drink Coke, but it was ruining my teeth and my waistline. I'd rather have beer ruin my waistline.

As distinguished from tap.

I like tap water. My wife does not.

It severely hampers digestion. I typically wait at least 1 hr.

*The occasional exception is coffee with breakfast, but I usually have it before.

say, more than 8-12 oz. while eating, especially if it's cold, and most people are fine.

having water in your gut. But I do agree that up to 8oz is probably not a terribly big deal.

-ing.

But I rarely consume any liquids at all outside of coffee.

I am very weird and likely have terrible kidneys.

God knows my personality doesn't.

Acid Reflux
Bloating
Belching
Flatulence
Diarrhea
Constipation
Fullness
Nausea
Rectal itching
Weak, cracked finger nails
Acne
Iron deficiency
Parasites
Candida
Food allergies
Eczema
Dermatitis
Gallbladder disease
Hives
Psoriasis
Rosacea
B12 deficiency
Arthritis

It makes it read felching.

Thanks PN.

Michigan man have to do with this? I may have to stop drinking liquids with dinner.

Or, as the suits in Washington call it, "fat-free milk".

A cocktail like a gin and tonic or a vodka tonic in summer (especially after mowing the lawn).

All year long. Decaffeineated so I don't stay awake all night.

Living down south, that's pretty much a standard.

The second choice is a home made fermented malt beverage.

Aged several weeks with barley, hops, and yeast.