Originally Posted By: wfaulk
Is it everywhere, or just around here, that every restaurant assumes you need a straw with every beverage? When did our entire society become eight years old? Not only every beverage ordered, but a new one with each refill.

I think a big part of it is how downright nasty some people are to their wait staff. Enough of these people have demanded straws in probably the most rude way they can (acting like an 8 year old), to the point where most waiters just provide them automatically now.