On our planet, Klaatu, women are generally smaller than men.
Actually, I remember when they switched to bags in my elementary here in southern California. No cups, though. Instead, we had to stab them with straws and hope for the best. If I call correctly, they made excellent throwing weapons.
Drank milk this way my entire life. Seems to be cheaper to buy in bags than in cartons too. And if you’re wondering we do have milk in those little cartons for on the go, etc. We do not have little bags, sadly?
We lived in India for a while and had two small bags (maybe a quart of milk) of milk delivered to our house every morning with the paper. It was totally weird at first but we got used to it. We used a jar with a screw on lid to keep our milk fresh. The delivery milk was fresh from the dairy and pasteurized, because electricity isn’t (or wasn’t when we were there) stable, most milk sold in stores had been boiled and was not refrigerated, so it didn’t taste very good (IMO).
I’ve never been to Canada so I didn’t realize Canadians were actually hot Asians.
And like Malfunky, I remember when my elementary school switched to milk in bags for a year, then switched back the year after. We had to stab the bags with a pointed straw as well. It worked out well unless you accidentally stabbed through the other side of the bag, at which point your milk was held captive and any attempt to remove the straw created a huge mess. Probably why they switched back.
I grew up in Ontario and I remember when bag milk was introduced in the late 60s or early 70s. There was some consumer resistance, e.g. fear of the bags breaking. So they had TV commercials where they dropped the bag on the floor and stepped on it to prove how strong and safe it was. I don’t know why she makes such a big deal about cutting the bag. Unless you’re a small child or truly incompetent adult, cutting “just the right size” hole is a non issue and can be accomplished without conscious thought. Nor is “closing it up because it will get stinky” and issue in my experience.
laura, milk came in bags in the west as well. i live on vancouver island and for the first 10 years of my life all the milk my family bought came in bags. we still have an ugly orange cheap plastic jug for bagged milk. i’ve never looked out for the jugs but at grocery stores surrounded by an older population i occasionally come across a few bags of milk.
I’d say it was better than the milk that came in the tiny cartons, or milk from any carton for that matter. I don’t like the taste of cardboard getting in my milk. Though the best milk definitely comes from the yellow plastic jugs. Smith’s makes claims about light affecting the taste but I’m not sure I buy it.
When I lived in Ecuador milk either came in bags or unrefrigerated boxes. I never saw fresh milk the whole 2 years I was there.
The electricity was routinely shut off for several hours per day to supply a construction project in the next village over, so the refrigerator had to be replaced often. All the power outages really wore out the appliances…
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35 Comments so far. Leave a comment below.Canadian resident for 20 years, never seen this happen. Must be one of those crazy eastern things…
I was so distracted by how skinny her arms are…she should drink more milk
On our planet, Klaatu, women are generally smaller than men.
Actually, I remember when they switched to bags in my elementary here in southern California. No cups, though. Instead, we had to stab them with straws and hope for the best. If I call correctly, they made excellent throwing weapons.
I drink milk that way. GO CANADA!
I drank milk that way in Nicaragua, I thought the bags were a local thing. Belgian milk (in cartons) tastes incredibly better though.
I don’t know if the bags are more environmentally friendly, anyway we don’t have them here.
That’s how milk is sold in Colombia, also water, and some koolaid type of drinks.
I learned about this the first week of my freshman year at McGill. It’s so. Freaking. Strange.
We had milk in bags in suburban Philly in the 70’s and 80’s.
Drank milk this way my entire life. Seems to be cheaper to buy in bags than in cartons too. And if you’re wondering we do have milk in those little cartons for on the go, etc. We do not have little bags, sadly?
We lived in India for a while and had two small bags (maybe a quart of milk) of milk delivered to our house every morning with the paper. It was totally weird at first but we got used to it. We used a jar with a screw on lid to keep our milk fresh. The delivery milk was fresh from the dairy and pasteurized, because electricity isn’t (or wasn’t when we were there) stable, most milk sold in stores had been boiled and was not refrigerated, so it didn’t taste very good (IMO).
Ditto, Mercury. In 26 years (my entire life) I’ve never seen bagged milk ANYWHERE in Western Canada. Definitely an Eastern thing.
This is incredibly boring
I’ve never been to Canada so I didn’t realize Canadians were actually hot Asians.
And like Malfunky, I remember when my elementary school switched to milk in bags for a year, then switched back the year after. We had to stab the bags with a pointed straw as well. It worked out well unless you accidentally stabbed through the other side of the bag, at which point your milk was held captive and any attempt to remove the straw created a huge mess. Probably why they switched back.
So does their cereal come in plastic jugs?
I’v always felt bags of liquids were creepy.
I’ve lived in Western Canada all my life and I do remember having bagged milk when I was a youngster, which was over 30 years ago…
I didn’t find the part where “some families just fold the end down” particularly funny.
I grew up in Ontario and I remember when bag milk was introduced in the late 60s or early 70s. There was some consumer resistance, e.g. fear of the bags breaking. So they had TV commercials where they dropped the bag on the floor and stepped on it to prove how strong and safe it was. I don’t know why she makes such a big deal about cutting the bag. Unless you’re a small child or truly incompetent adult, cutting “just the right size” hole is a non issue and can be accomplished without conscious thought. Nor is “closing it up because it will get stinky” and issue in my experience.
Haha, “clothes-peg.”
I love my milk in bags.. Fun bags that is…
Thank you, I’ll be here all week.
On a side note, people still drink milk?
ba-DA-bump—pssshhhh!
I just finished some morning coffee – and poured my milk through a bag – here in Ottawa. *(apparently the only important place in Canada)
As a kid my mom always saved all the milk bags – washed them and reused them multiple times for pretty much everything. They are surprisingly strong.
laura, milk came in bags in the west as well. i live on vancouver island and for the first 10 years of my life all the milk my family bought came in bags. we still have an ugly orange cheap plastic jug for bagged milk. i’ve never looked out for the jugs but at grocery stores surrounded by an older population i occasionally come across a few bags of milk.
We use to do this in Australia….then we realized it was lame.
We used to drink goats milk from bags. The bags were ok.
The pouring cut can be smaller if you also lop off the other corner.
In elementary school I too had bagged milk, in both chocolate and 2% varieties.
I’d say it was better than the milk that came in the tiny cartons, or milk from any carton for that matter. I don’t like the taste of cardboard getting in my milk. Though the best milk definitely comes from the yellow plastic jugs. Smith’s makes claims about light affecting the taste but I’m not sure I buy it.
What an incredible waste of time, all that “careful pouring” and “careful corner cutting”. sheesh
When I lived in Ecuador milk either came in bags or unrefrigerated boxes. I never saw fresh milk the whole 2 years I was there.
The electricity was routinely shut off for several hours per day to supply a construction project in the next village over, so the refrigerator had to be replaced often. All the power outages really wore out the appliances…
klaatu…
that is how normal humans arms are supposed to look like. Must be another fat American cow yoself, eh?
HATE FAT IGNORNAT HUMANS!!!!!!!!!!!
HATE HATE HATE
it’s kind of udder-like, eh?
I play the milk bag pipes.
I think this only happens in Ontario. I live in Manitoba…never have seen milk in a bag….it seems pretty dumb.
Bag-milk is also available in parts of the MidWest, but only at one chain of convenience stores.
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