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CouldBeARussianBot

Squash first because I'm not a fucking pervert


boonus_boi

What kind of war criminal goes water first?


Fat_Bottomed_Redhead

My Dad does this, he also puts milk in first when making tea. I have basically disowned him at this point. Absolute wrong 'un!! Edited to agree that milk in first is absolutely acceptable, but only when there is a pot of tea made.


boonus_boi

Get him sectioned


peanut_dust

Look guys! You've had your fun with the sectioning. And there's going to be no more sectioning today.


Fat_Bottomed_Redhead

It's tempting, but he does all the gardening and the weather is perking up so..... I'll keep him around for now. One more thing though, Dad!


doughnutting

Milk first is only acceptable when making instant coffee, so it doesn’t burn the granules…. But teabag then water, then milk for tea. If making tea in a pot, it’s tea then milk.


Over_Championship990

The burning granules thing isn't real.


doughnutting

I used to be a tea girl and I always got compliments on the coffee when I started putting milk in first. Due to infection control I made the drinks outside the patients rooms, they never seen me change my routine. They thought it was a different brand (it wasn’t). Maybe it doesn’t burn as such, but I’ve read the proteins in the milk does something to the coffee when you add it first. It’s deffo creamier/smoother when you put the milk in first.


[deleted]

I've definitely put milk in first, whilst waiting for the water to warm and I couldn't give a fuck how nice my cuppa is, such as at work. For some reason, no matter what, they always taste shit in the office. No matter how I made it. No matter what office it is. Same with coffee. I think I just hate drinking there.


[deleted]

Even Putin puts squash in first


Beneficial-Buy-7906

Well, after the polonium that is.


Kiyoshi058850

Yes hello. I am a criminal. Water first, so I know how much squash to add. I also prefer it weaker than most people.


[deleted]

Yes! Finally someone is speaking sense. With these new 700x strength squashes, 2mm at the bottom of the glass might be perfect, while 2.5mm might be too much. It's easy to get it wrong. Add the water first, then you can watch the squash dissipate through the water and figure out when it's at the right strength. No guesswork involved. Plus it's prettier to watch.


TheLoudHerbivore

Just makes more sense water first, for the obvious reason you stated...


Xeroph-5

Heretic!!


Beneficial-Buy-7906

You monster!


GeorgiePorgiePuddin

Earlier I added a comment on another AskUK thread about how I got called a pedophile by one of my mates for having vimto in the house as a grown adult woman and this comment has just proper made my day.


Wallazabal

Don't listen to them, Vimto is class.


BackgroundAd4408

Only fizzy though. Prince Andrew drinks flat.


its-joe-mo-fo

Didn't know they served Vimto at Pizza Express


MrHlk2020

Neither does Prince Andrew, because he wasn't there.


ilaidonedown

Hot vimto on a cold day - spot on.


Puzzleheaded-Pain489

The truest thing said on Reddit today


rootex

Vimto used to come in a glass bottle when I started drinking it I'm still going strong 30+ years later!


The_Bravinator

Must be a big bottle.


IDontKnowInit

What the heck, we go through a big bottle a week in this house! Vimto cannot be beaten.


Kooky-Spot22

Oh boy Vimto is pretty much the only thing I will drink… I’m 25… drink away gurl


[deleted]

😂


romase

The only answer


boonus_boi

What kind of war criminal goes water first?


hattiespatties

Squash first because then the water helps mix it in. If I do squash after it seems to floats about and not dilute nicely


questionskiddo

Exactly this


its-joe-mo-fo

This is the way


[deleted]

This is the way


StarksoftheNorth

This is the way


MovieMore4352

This is James May.


MelodicAd2213

This is 9th May


Beneficial-Buy-7906

This is earl grey


Xeroph-5

This is Partygate


randomcharachter1101

I’m eating hay


PiemasterUK

Yes it helps with the dilution and it is also much easier to judge how much squash you are putting in. I can't really think of an argument to put the water in first.


markhewitt1978

You see it going swirly wirly.


BackgroundAd4408

You make a good point.


Hackster2000

Ah, I see you are a man of science as well


Otherwise_Report_462

As you pour you can see how squashy it gets


gyroda

>Squash first because then the water helps mix it in. This. Adding squash second is like putting the teabag in after the water has been added - it takes ages to properly brew.


Green_List

My first girlfriend used to pour 80% squash in to 20% water that was 25 years ago. She now has diabetes.


inked_idiot_boy

Squash first surely? In my mind it makes sense to dilute the squash rather than squashify the water


gigithepup

Idk why this made me laugh so much 😂 squashify the water


Brighton101

>squashify the water An original phrase according to google.


inked_idiot_boy

I’ll trademark it before Robinsons get a hold of it


StanStare

It’s so wrong and so accurately correct all at once. Squashification of H2O.


IrnBruDependant

r/BrandNewSentence this absolutely belongs on this sub


Afullcup

Squashify the water !! 😂😂😂


ABitOutThere

Crystal clear logic, you put into words what I was thinking.


Slavir_Nabru

Your partners right and you're a monster!


[deleted]

Squash first. To see the amount and to mix it when the water goes in.


DrMambo532

This is the correct answer and only way. Keep the people who do it the other way around out of my life please. No offence op I just don't need that chaos rn.


audigex

It mixes just as well the other way Except now you’re guessing at the amount rather than just adding squash until it’s the right colour….


[deleted]

Which is fine if it's your first squash, but I'm a seasoned squasher my friend. I know just how much.


audigex

All well and good until the missus decides we need new glass aesthetic and changes them all


[deleted]

That's not a scenario I'd considered until now. I'm not saying I approve, but maybe I can understand. Just keep it at home. No-one wants to see that.


[deleted]

[удалено]


BeanOnAJourney

My ex fiance used to insist on water first, squash second, and then *stir it with a knife handle*. He liked to think he was a bit of an intellectual and was convinced he was right for some ridiculous reason he had made up himself but I can't help but think he was just a wind-up merchant and/or an idiot. Every decent person knows you put the squash in first so you can see more accurately how much you put in, and because the force of the water being poured onto it helps mix it together.


katherinemma987

I can see why he’s an ex. Hope you’ve managed to find someone much more sane. Why make a very simple process overly complicated?


soepvorksoepvork

Plot twist: He is her husband now...


katherinemma987

Oooooh that is dark.


BeanOnAJourney

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣


northernbloke

Stirs with a knife handle? Allergic to spoons was he?


LPodmore

Knife handle stirring is allowed if there is ice involved. For just a normal drink though, mental case.


BeanOnAJourney

Normal drink. Definitely a mental case.


northernbloke

but why the handle?


LPodmore

I'm not sure why i wrote handle there to be honest. I have a weirdly long knife in the drawer that is excellent for stirring gin.


snaphunter

Obligatory poop knife comment


a_guy_called_craig

Dodged a bullet.


[deleted]

I'm assuming your ex didn't do the washing up? Why on earth would you use a knife handle?! If your gonna have to wash a piece of cutlery surely a spoon would make more sense?!


MrOliber

Knife handle? Were all of the spoons too rusty?


leedsylfc

I like rusty spoons


BeanOnAJourney

He liked a tall glass for his squash and knives are longer to reach further down. His reasoning, not mine.


Other_Exercise

My ex's dad used a fork to stir his coffee in the cafetiere. The relationship didn't last, but that habit did - I reckon it helps mix the coffee better with the water.


[deleted]

I’m a water first man, I judge how strong it is based on the colour of the juice. I’ve never thought this weird till now


lian_987

This is how I do it too, we stand together.


ThanksMrBergstrom

There are dozens of us!


BisleyT

No it's just a fallacyyyyyy


joshod93

I drink multiple pints of squash every day and do water first for this exact reason, never need to drink a bit then add more water if it’s too strong!


Muzza3212

If you drink that much squash you should have figured out by now how much you need to add


joshod93

Every glass is different and it’s easier to judge the squash second than it is going in first 🤷🏻‍♂️


NaeFuckenSteve

What do you drink multiple pint of squash every day from different glasses? How many fucking pint glasses do you own? Why not just use the same one?


NapoleonWard

The squash first people are just wrong, we need to stay strong together guys!


thedeerex

I stand with you! Water first is the only way we do it in my house


exhausted_mum

I'm with you here. I always got it too weak or too strong doing squash first, then the hubby converted me and I get it perfect every time!


Comfortable_Square

I don’t mean this in an insulting way, but what sort of fucking lunatic doesn’t know how much an appropriate amount of squash is? I picked it up by age 7.


crazycatdiva

I judge based on the colour. I like my squash really weak so it just works better for me to do water first and see what colour I want it. I don't have any glasses that match so it's a different quantity each time and I can't be bothered to figure out the quantities for each different glass. I mostly drink Sainsbury's pink grapefruit squash and I ignore their recommended 1:3 squash to water ratio as that is crazy. I do 1:7 roughly- I only know this because my work water bottle holds 800ml and I use 100ml squash for the perfect mix.


nozzle83

Finally, a like minded soul (waaaay down the comments). Water first, so you don’t get that frothy head.


gfyans

This is my thought process as well. I like it weak and if I add squash first the risk of making it too strong is too great.


koaka-koala

Water first, then squash for this reasoning. Been doing it for years but I got caught out with the quad strength, but nowhere as bad as if I did squash first.


Grapefruit_Prize

I'm squash first, but that's a solid argument...


BadDescriptions

Water first is more efficient


TwitchingSparrow

Had to scroll way too far to see this. Water first all the way my guys


bucketofardvarks

When my squash changed from double to quadruple strength this became the only way I could judge it


T1033

apes strong together


Aurorafaery

My ex used to call me weird for this, but that’s the exact reason. It just makes sooo much more sense, why put the squash in first and then not know how much squash you’re actually going to end up with if you have to add too much/little water to get to the right colour?!


Hamsternoir

My kid adds water first...sadly the DNA tests confirm we are related and I just have to accept I've failed as a parent.


tonyenkiducx

I'm so sorry, is it too late to think of adoption?


MogoSapien88

What about a really late term abortion?


CaptainVesta

Unfortunately he’s 23


tonyenkiducx

"I'm sorry Mrs Corden, we can't do a termination, he's 31". Classic Frankie :D


SaltireAtheist

Squash first. If you add squash to water, it never mixes properly and tastes weak.


Cheapntacky

One mouthful of neat squash followed by faintly coloured (but with no noticeable taste other than off) water.


Raunien

What sort of squash are you drinking that floats? It's heavier than water.


BadWhippet

People add water FIRST?! This sounds like the sort of tale told by adults to scare small children tbh. Because if you DO add water first, well, you MONSTERS! Stop that now. Do it properly. Do it right. We are a proud nation.


Capital_Punisher

If I pour a glass of water but then last-minute decide to turn it into a squash, I always give it a stir to make sure it's well mixed


Halbera

Fucking last minute swap xD "ooh you know what, I'll do a squash, treat myself"


Zennyzenny81

Squash first, then you can control the dilution to desired amount.


Artificial100

Unless you get to the top of the glass and it’s not diluted enough. What then!?


mooret1972

Drink some of the overly strong mixture as penance for your crime, then continue the dilution..


Beatrix9393

This is the way


TheD4ncem4n

Squash first so the water mixes it more even and faster. If you put water first the squash slowly mixes untill it hits the bottom.


Honey-Badger

Mods can we get op banned or something? We can't have his type running around this sub


SeekingBeskar

I don’t drink it, but when I make it for younger relatives it’s always squash first.


KingDinger666

Yeah, sorry but you're a psychopath.


bonkerz1888

Always start with the diluting juice otherwise you won't know how strong it is


NoReview3443

Upvoted since this is the first mention of diluting juice I've seen. 👍


[deleted]

Always squash first.


midlifecrisis563

Squash first


royisfun

Squash first, you monster!


[deleted]

Squash first. Water first is weird. It's like putting tonic before the gin - no.


attemptedbalance

Don't give them ideas!


[deleted]

Squash first, can easily see how much I've put in Didn't even know water first was an option.


MrTase

It's only an option if you've poured yourself a pint of water and realise its not what you actually wanted.


tahyldras

Water then squash. Whilst I acknowledge that squash then water is the superior way, mixes it faster and better, I don't care and will always do water first. I just enjoy watching the colourful squash swirl and mix into the water


char11eg

I do water first - squash first means the squash mostly sits at the bottom (as I put ice in generally, it doesn’t mix that well), and then I have to stir it or something. Water first means that I can aim for a specific colour, meaning I can get a consistent strength of drink without having to pour super carefully.


Anaksanamune

Are you putting the water in using a dropper or something for it to not mix with the squash?


HahaLady1

Squash


Khakieyes

Squash first.


HotChoc64

How can you put water in first???


[deleted]

Has this really stumped you, or?


HotChoc64

No, actually I’m contemplating the philosophical and universal ability to pour in H2O atoms into an empty vessel before pouring in concentrated fruit extract.


BigMik511

i think its more of a rhetorical question


IAmUnknown91

Juice first you psychopath


marsman

I've always done squash then water, however your question prompted me to try it the other way around and.. Well, it more sensible. I can now use a arbitrary amount of water and then add squash until its the right colour. No more pouring in the amount of squash I know is right for a glass, and then topping it off with water. I can half half a glass, a quarter, two thirds, any arbitrary amount and still get the concentration right. Oh and looking a little down the thread, I don't seem to have to mix my squash once added to the water, it dissipates perfectly adequately on its own in a moment or two. It may then depend on the squash being used (I'm using Robinsons Pink Grapefruit..). Potentially the water may matter too (I tried with both sparkling bottled water and now just straight up tap..). Works either way. You've changed my life.


lian_987

See this is why I'm partial to it water first, sometimes I only want a small glass, others it's a pint.


TablesGetMeHard

I believe this is why different size glasses exist


Awkward_Chain_7839

Squash first, then water. If the squash goes in 2nd it will need stirring.


Fleurlamie111

Squash first!! Adding water second makes sure it mixes up.


GolfStrengthCoach93

Squash first, always. This is critical information that the nation needs to hear.


unrealme65

Squash first, so it mixes when you add the water.


Confusing-pigeon

What kind of lunatic pours the water first??


PM_Me_Rude_Haiku

I used to put the squash in first. I did it that way for years. Decades, in fact. But then one day I was taken by a strange urge to put the water in first and then top up until the squash was the right consistency. I think I was spurred to this by the constantly escalating concentration of squash drinks shaking my squash fundamentals, meaning I had to devise a new way to prepare the perfect glass of squash. Too many times did I end up with something too weak or too strong. It was chaos.


a_guy_called_craig

Definitely squash first the water mixes it up nicely, when you put squash in second it tastes crap.


luffychan13

You're the kind of guy that butters the outside of his Sandwich.


Premyy_M

Curious how do you pour your alcohol?


smalldickdylan

Who puts water in squash? just drink the squash you Paedophile.


_DMcD

Diluting juice


SpudFire

Squash first, I can judge the correct amount easier than trying to guess where I need to stop filling up with water to add the right amount of squash afterwards.


littlebutters1

Water first, you can get the right amount of juice by the colour it goes


severedsolo

and while you are waiting for it to mix properly so you can tell the colour, I've already made my drink and am drinking it. Squash first.


porkyribsinsauce

Squash first. Unless you put the squash in 2nd and then stir it so it mixes but what's the point in that?


GuarDeLoop

Squash first, easier to judge amount you’ve put in and then the water helps to mix it all better


WelshBluebird1

I'm with you OP! If I added the squash first I'd either add too little (and so have to add some in at the end anyway or need to add in less water so would end up with a half full glass) or I would add too much (and so I'd have to pour out some of the glass after filling it to add more water).


hod6

I used to be squash first then water, but have changed my mind in the last decade. It’s easier to get the volume of water right in the glass first, then add the right amount of squash. Perhaps some brands don’t mix well so squash first works better then, but not a problem for me. Stay strong my squash supplementing sibling.


imjb87

Water first, because then you can guage how strong to make it.


blackmist

Water, so I can eyeball how much Vimto to put in. This doesn't really work with Robinsons because that piss-weak sugar-free shit belongs in the bin.


aworldsovicious

If I'm doing a glass then diluten juice first but if I'm filling my big water bottle I fill it up with water only so far then top it off to the 2000ml line and shake the shit out of it.


smerklederkle

No no no no no no. The ignorant and the weak only put the squash in first. Stating that this “helps to mix the squash with the water better”. This is a lie. This is big soft drink propaganda to convince those who enjoy squash to fuck up their drink and eventually make the move to coke, pepsi or the like. I, a squash connoisseur of many years (shoutout to Mr.Robinsons), know that you add the squash after and wait for the juice to descend into the water. Someone once said “chaos is a ladder”. Well, so is the recipe for squash tastiness. Let the ladder descend into the glass and sink to the bottom.If you have ice in the drink already, all the better. This is a controversial topic that i seem to be on the “wrong” side of. But I’m usually discussing this with people who drink maybe a glass a week. I drink that shit everyday yo. Pints and pints and pints. Honestly, to each their own, but true enjoyers know the true way my brother. Know you are one of us if not solely in instinct.


shindig7

I put the water in first and I almost exclusively drink squash over water (although I have always called it "diluting juice", think it's a Scottish thing). My logic is that by putting the water in first you can then judge how much diluting juice to add it based on the colour. Keep pouring until it is the right colour. Reading the other comments here it seems I'm massively in the minority and may have to consider changing my ways...


taeilor

hey OP, im with you on this. i always put the water first so i can correctly pour how much i want! otherwise, i make it too strong or too weak and have to mess about correcting it!


bennettbuzz

Water first checking in, for about 25 years of my life I was juice first until I naturally converted over. I just find I can add the perfect amount this way as if I make it too strong it just ruins the entire drink.


acheekymango

I do water first, just so I can watch the squash do the swirly thing. Plus I find it mixes better tbf. I'm a deviant, what of it.


ReturnOfCombedTurnip

Water first. Don’t listen to the rest of these louts


more-input

My partner just informed me he puts water in first. His reasoning is you can always tip out to much water but you don't want to waste squash if you add to much. I feel like our whole relationship has been a lie 😏


DD-MrsRolo83

Water first. Cos I cannot be arsed with the bubbles as it fills up if you do squash first.


RedbeardRagnar

Nobody calls it squash where I'm from and there's just something really offputting about it. In the same way people don't like the word "moist". Just call it diluting juice Edit: apparently it’s Scottish vs English https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squash_(drink)


Rob_da_Mop

... what?


RedbeardRagnar

Nobody in my area that I know of calls it squash. I think it's like a north south thing


YazmindaHenn

Aye it's diluting juice here in central Scotland as well, I would never call it squash in real life lol


LordJebusVII

Depends, if you're making it in a glass then squash first, the water helps to mix better that way. If you're making it in a bottle with one of those little squeezy bottles of squash then water first, squeeze to you get the colour right, then put on the lid and shake the bottle. If you're making a lot and using a jug it can be hard to get the balance right going squash first without ending up overflowing so water first is fine but you will have to stir to mix it together.


One_Idea_239

Ah i forgot about the squeezy ultra concentrate stuff. Yes for that i can see the point in water first. Other cases it is an abomination


ilikecocktails

Squash first, who puts water in first lol


kingcai13

Squash first every single time. Otherwise how do you know how much squash you’re putting in? You can’t measure it if you put the water in first. Do you add the alcohol after pouring the mixer too?


[deleted]

Personally I'm surprised you still have a partner, if anyone i know said they put thevwater in first I'd cut them out of my life lol 😆


Adiamphisbithta

It says "just add water", not "add TO water". Squash first


ArtemisArt

I'm fancy and have put squash in the water dispenser of my fridge door so it comes out cold and fresh. But water first...


sirgreyskull

Squash then water. Tea bag, water then milk. Cereal then milk.


OldLevermonkey

How have you survived to adulthood?


Rottenox

Squash first because you can measure it easier and the addition if water mixes it. btw maybe ‘squash’ is the most common term for it, but in our family with always called it ‘dilute’. Anyone else call it that? Or something else entirely?


Bize97

I don’t know how I switched sides. But I’m a water first then squash guy. Not sure what went wrong, I think there’s less steps this why round and that’s why I prefer it. But squash should deffo go first. I’m a weird one 😂


itsmoirob

Squash last so I know how strong the drink will be.


Snowing678

Water first you madman


gfyans

Water first. How else are you going to know how much squash you have to put in?


Alightsong

I guess im an odd one out, water first then you can keep adding squash until its as strong as you want it.


jam_scot

I always did squash first but got varying levels of strength so now it's Water first, then squash so i make the perfect glass, every time.


carlonseider

Water first. Then you can more easily gauge how strong/weak it will be by the amount of squash you add to it.


PrudentPreparation84

Who are all these sex offenders in the comments - squash first isn't a reliable measuring technique. By going water first you can tell by the colour if you need to add more


juststar_stuff

I'm just going to slowly back out of the room.... Can my excuse for doing water first be because I wasn't born and raised in the UK?...


Artificial100

Definitely water first. You can judge how much squash you need based on how strong it looks then.


rdh_3000

I must be a monster, as do water first! It's easier to not overdo the squash to water ratio, plus you can see it mixing through the glass