Are you a Collector or a Puller?

softopensoftopen
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Hola 👋🏽 We often work with community members and organizations in the design thinking research I do. Before we jump into all the science-y stuff, we like to break the ice between participants but in a way that highlights our human differences and similarities. I want to test out how some of these possible ice breaker questions might go.

**Question: ** When drinking liquids without a straw, do you passively "collect" the liquid in your mouth or do you actively "pull" the liquid into your mouth (like how you might with a straw, but less intensely) before swallowing?

  • I am a puller. And I'm pretty sure it's the reason why I get little hiccups when I drink most things 😭

Comments

  • GroundingLightGroundingLight

    Collect 💯

    Makes me think of when ppl go to take a bite of their food they always stick their tongue out first 🤣🤣 well, I do anyway lmao
    You’re welcome for the over share!
    And now you’ll watch random ppl take bites of food muuuahahahahahahaha

  • softopensoftopen

    @GroundingLight I just had to take a bite from my cheese stick to see if I do that and didn't know 😂😭😭 ... I, indeed, ...do not lol 😂 But! now we might have another question to test lol

  • ChillCuddler7ChillCuddler7

    I'm a soda addict and I'm pouring that down every time like I haven't had hydration in days

  • Lana_SoloLana_Solo

    I believe that I am a collector, but I’m also an overthinker, so now I’m wondering if I’m doing it how I normally wold for the test 😅

  • AuraOfComfortAuraOfComfort
    edited October 26

    I do both. With hot liquids I'm most likely to pull, with cold I collect. With a water bottle I do both.

    And now I'm questioning what that says about me 😂

  • GroundingLightGroundingLight

    @softopen 🤣🤣🤣 just wait until you start noticing other ppl stick out their tongues first like me!! You can’t unsee it lmao

  • 7gem7gem

    I am both of those at times

  • WestsideMarcWestsideMarc
    edited October 26

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  • VibeSeekerVibeSeeker

    Huh? I guess I never thought about it

  • TheFunCartelTheFunCartel

    Whoever conceived of this exercise has potential to be a great cult leader. This a bold way of breaking the ice while inserting a weird little fetish into it at the same time. At the end you either collect fifty bucks or pull together fifty bucks from the supplicant for the Church of the Missing Spiritual Straw That Stirs My Drink to hone your special little soul.

    I drink your milkshake.

  • GroundingLightGroundingLight

    @TheFunCartel
    Yea but do you drink the milkshake by collecting or pulling 🤔🤣

  • softopensoftopen

    Recruiting for the cult: @GroundingLight to keep the minions on task
    @TheFunCartel development and strategy

    We need someone with charisma to be the mouthpiece 🤔

  • BearBear

    I am a collector. So much so that I’ve noticed I don’t usually grab a straw to often when I’m sitting down to eat at a place that has a beverage fountain. Just one of my habits.

    @GroundingLight now I’ll be staring at people eating for sure for the next couple of weeks.

    @Lana_Solo thank you. I’m an Overthinker as well. This thought had crossed my mind until I read your post.

    I don’t think I’m gonna read the rest of these for today, lol.

  • GroundingLightGroundingLight

    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
    @Bear You’re welcome

    @softopen Let’s goooooo!!!! 🤪

  • Finnegan2017Finnegan2017

    @softopen Damn you for starting this thread. I was minding my own business the other day, drinking a cold beverage, when suddenly, it hit me. "Well, what do you know, I'm a collector!"

    I made it all this time without knowing there were different types of drinkers.

  • softopensoftopen

    @Finnegan2017 You're welcome 🙂‍↔️ There's so many things "we" assume are the same for one another so it's really cool to slow down and pay attention to understanding ourselves and others 😅☺️

  • Finnegan2017Finnegan2017

    Does that help me understand myself though? Really?

  • SelfMadeJaySelfMadeJay

    Depends on the drink. I only collect when it comes to carbonated drinks like soda & energy drinks and heated drinks like tea & coffee. Other beverages like water, juice and liquor I can handle, definite pull, no hesitation needed.