By Joseph Loftus

“God Bless America.”

Disclaimer: I love America. I love Disney Land, McDonald’s, Coca Cola, The Beach Boys, Times Square, Humphrey Bogart, and Micky Mouse, BUT. And there is a but. For a nation so riddled with its many ups and downs, they don’t half love to criticise us humble Europeans. One story that’s been doing the rounds recently stems from young Americans on TikTok who are lambasting the French, the Italians, the Spanish, and Widnesians alike claiming that Europeans ‘don’t believe in water’. It’s preposterous and quite frankly, it’s offensive. Let’s delve in a little further. [caption id="attachment_584888" align="alignnone" width="960"] TikTok/@br3nnak3ough[/caption] Now of course there’s a lot of differences between us and our neighbours from across the Atlantic but is water really next on the list of those things which divide us? Apparently so, with TikToker @ditchthedistrict taking to the social media site to write about her experience in Europe. She says in the video: “Everywhere I go, I’m drinking the same amount of water as the three other people at the table combined. I’m hoarding water bottles in my room. I feel like my organs are turning into beef jerky [because] they’re so dry. I can drink a whole bottle of water before my first course even comes at a restaurant.”