We just went to lunch with my father-in-law at a local Greek place near the beach. There in my glass of water with no ice (I like it like that - yeah, baby) was one of these newfangled paper straws.
The horror!
Other than noticing it, I didn’t notice it. It’s a straw, same size as usual, maybe a slight waxy coating on it? (Or not?) and it functions much like a regular plastic straw, except - well, nothing. Turns out a straw is a straw.
The waitress kept refilling my water and we were there for the better part of an hour. It didn’t dissolve or spring a leak. It was still a straw when I left.
Dad also had water, but with ice.
. Same results.
B had iced tea. With ice. His looked slightly worse for the wear, maybe because the submerged part started taking on a little iced tea color?
This is a non-issue folks. You know how they say, “Pick your battles?” Save it for parking fees or other fees to park your car.