As someone from Utah and an ex-mormon, they get so mad at you when you drink tea or coffee. But the soda shops are... EVERYWHERE. and everyone here is addicted to soda for sure.
I know! My coworker comments on my drinking a homemade oat milk latte 3x a week but her being halfway through a litre of MOUNTAIN DEW before 8 am is fine?
i don’t understand why caffeine in soda is fine but coffee and tea isn’t allowed. and why is iced coffee or tea out of the question? honestly that is one of the least weird aspects of that religion which is saying a lot. some guy in the 1800s really made up a religion so he could have multiple wives and just decided to include the craziest random rules. absolutely wild 😂
@@CocaCole27 it's mentioned in the early part of the video, it's because they're "hot" drinks, apparently. the difference is they're hot lol. then throughout the rest of the video, they bypass the hot part lol. it's about their interpretation. cause they say no iced coffee, no iced tea, and no red bull types lol.
And as mentioned in the video, sugar-free sweeteners in diet sodas disrupt normal cellular metabolism, leading to diabetes, etc. over time. I had a coworker who would drink six Diet Cokes a day who recently developed diabetes at 43 years old.
they also buy up lots of agricultural land cause they hate Christian farmers in this country. Joseph Smith himself predicted that the US would collapse within his lifetime.
I worked at Dunkin and a woman would come by everyday ordering a large iced coffee with SIXTEEN pumps of caramel, four ice cubes exactly, and cream and sugar. That SYRUP took up half the cup ☠️
i work at dunkin as well and there used to be a regular getting 16 pumps of caramel with 5 sugar and 5 cream and she would ask for extra sugar packets on the side. She would also get glazed donuts every now and then but i haven't seen her in a while.
As an ex Starbucks Barista, I feel your pain. I had a regular who would order a shot of espresso over ice with 30 pumps of syrup - 15 vanilla and 15 caramel. It was so horrifying that I can't forget it to this day, 7 years later. Edit: She was super nice though and I enjoyed seeing her, her drink just made my tummy curl.
As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, I agree that soda shops have potential to seriously expand. Coffee/caffeine or no, Americans are so addicted to sugar. And for those of us in the church who truly believe we should abstain from addictive substances, I personally believe sugar is the biggest problem today.
Isn't sugar literally as addictive as drugs like cocaine? I remember reading a study about how they did a study with two rats - one was given sugar water and one with cocaine water - and the rat with the sugar water showed a behavioral pattern of increased intake, withdrawal symptoms, and relapse behaviors conpared to the rat with cocaine water. There's also studies about how sugar mimics the same neurochemical changes in the brain as hard drugs. Maybe it's because I'm an athiest, but this rule literally makes no sense and you can clearly see that these Mormon girlies have a bad sugar addiction.
No, it's not. Rats aren't humans. Also, people give up sugar all the time with no withdrawal symptoms or anything. I gave up sugar several months ago, and I feel great. In fact the moment you give it up, the cravings stop. It's the consumption of sugar that causes the craving for more.
Imagine replacing a healthy drink like coffee or tea with these sugar bombs. The ban on alcohol and tabacco at least has benefits for your health (except that you have to listen to the people in your community sober).
I’m an ex Mormon and growing up, you couldn’t even have caffeinated soft drinks either and they chanted that rule in relatively recent years. So this makes a lot of sense lol
@@Eaglemamame too coffee with milk. The milk is creamy and sweet enough than I don’t need sugar. Also coffee has a lot of health benefits, of course in moderation
@digitalpeelings It's been 10 years. I drank diet coke, and it has aspartame. I had headaches daily. Someone said it was from soda. I went cold turkey. The headaches went away along with the cravings.
6:44 so as someone that’s been born and raised in Utah, I’ve got to correct one thing. People here didn’t suddenly start soda mixing in the ‘10s. That’s just when people realized they could build businesses around the concept. At least since the ‘80s (that I’m aware of, I wouldn’t be shocked if it’s gone on longer than that) there’s always been a contingency of Utahns that have mixed their sodas when going to any fast food place, or restaurant where the soda dispenser was accessible. Though, prior to these shops and the internet normalizing the term “dirty soda” this has been more commonly referred to colloquially as “swamp water” or “kitchen sink soda” because before the shops “dirty” always implied there was alcohol mixed in.
I'm from Utah. Not a Mormon. I love soda shops. There is literally 15 within 5 miles of me, even the dutch bros next to me mostly sells soda and energy drinks. Even our gas station have syrups out for people to use. I never thought it was weird until i went out of state. But I also want to point out that most people actually get everything sugar free because Utah has a huge health cautious population. Everyone here is hiking and going to the gym but they all get soda after. Not even joking.
I'm a matcha and chai drinker, I try sticking to just the tea with some 1% milk, maybe like half a pump of syrup if I'm feeling frisky. Sometimes I accidentally order full sweet at a Starbucks... it's disgusting? Why do I need 6 pumps of cream base or syrup PLUS matcha that they already infuse with sugar? Drinking your calories sure is something.
@meid9158 Uh not to necro this thread, but Mormons can and do drink "hot drinks" like hot water and hot chocolate. Nowadays, most Mormons interpret "hot drinks" to mean tea and coffee specifically, regardless of temperature. Also, some Mormons drink herbal teas as long as they don't have the tea plant in them (like green/black tea).
I buy pumpkin cream ice coffee from time to time but buying this stuff turns me off not only because of the sugar content but also because they are SO expensive and just dissonant with the cost of living crisis we're all going through. Really enjoyed your video!
Yeah, it’s definitely better as a sweet treat every once in a while rather than a regular daily order. Thanks so much for watching! Glad you enjoyed it 😊❤️
I’m a coffee drinker that actually likes the taste of coffee. I’ll have a bit of caramel syrup added with a bit of milk, but I can’t do all that sugar and extra stuff these people do for their iced coffee orders.
“They have the best Diet Coke in the world” there’s no saving these people. Coffee is an art and science when you want to make it right. So of course you sometimes want to pay someone else to do it. You don’t ’make’ Coke, it comes in a can.
The thing about Watertok is that a lot of them are Bariatric patients so they can’t drink normal water. And while I think some of them are a little wild, it’s not like they’re doing it for absolutely no reason.
@@orthodox_gentleman I don’t know the exact science unfortunately but I do know it’s a well documented phenomenon that’s acknowledged by the medical community.
@ I actually have first hand experience 💜 grew up in it. If it was “normal” there wouldn’t be a hierarchy of heavens, if it was “normal” they wouldn’t be enlisting THE DEAD to be part of their members so they get more money, if it was “normal” they wouldn’t force barely adults to pay a minimum of 10k to go to different countries alone in an echo chamber of propaganda and threats to try and prey on people going through weak points of their lives. Any one of those examples would make it a cult, but it has all 3 and LOADS MORE.
I work for Starbucks and let me tell you.. the sugar addiction is wildly out of hand and really needs drastic intervention. People drinking 26 ounces of HEAVY CREAM daily, extra pumps of white mocha, extra caramel drizzle, cups lined with drizzle, sugar added to refreshers (which are pre-sweetened) people mixing mocha with caramel with pumpkin just to maximize their sugar intake.. It's actually horrid, and I'm in Texas.
I'm glad I never heard of this trend when I was active in the LDS church years ago. I remember my mom-in-law avoiding cola and migraine meds with caffeine in them back then.
The soda thing for Mormons definitely goes before the 2010s but in a slightly different form. My Mormon grandma and her sisters have been dedicated gas station coke drinkers for decades. They each have their own preference of ratios with diet and regular coke mixed, different amounts of ice, and different syrups they steal from the coffee counter. The dirty soda shop is an expansion on this concept.
This is why Starbucks is super popular in Salt Lake where I live. Ex mormons find out that their sugar addictions could now apply to sugar milk coffee.
My theory is that it adds the creaminess they’re looking for in their Starbucks substitute while having a fruity taste that tends to mesh better with a lot of the soda flavors like Mountain Dew/sprite
I assure anyone reading this that getting addicted to caffeine is not a belief you can either have or not have. It is a fact that caffeine is addictive
As an Australian the culture shock is immense. I try to limit my sugar intake to average one standard can of soda (375mls) or equivalent every 3 or so days or better which is like 40 grams of sugar. I can barely comprehend a whole litre daily wtf. In saying this I do have bubble tea once a week but I try to be conscious about my sugar consumption ig. Definitely a massive difference in cultural and societal values.
But doesnt the cream separate from the carbonation? And also I’m trying to figure out whether soda just means carbonated soft drink or sparkling water?
English is not my first language but when I hear hot drinks it suddenly reminds me of alcohol. Drinks that make you feel hot sensation inside the body? I have no ideas it made more sense to me that way.
I get what you mean, but in this context, hot drinks means non-alcoholic beverages, because Mormons are not allowed by their religion to drink alcohol…. So coffee and tea
If something is truly a vice for, you would try to free yourself completely from your emotional dependence on it. The degree to which you enjoy/use something is entirely up to you 😊 But if you're uncomfortable with your emotional dependence on something, than you shouldn't be trying to substitute one vice with another no matter how seemingly harmless. The dynamic of emotional dependence is still there 😮😅🤷♀️🙈 If you give yourself no leeway or compassion, and don't tackle the root of your dependence you're gonna re-create this dynamic over and over in your life
@babygirlt8938 yeah, addiction/patterns of addiction tend to thrive in secrecy/repression. If you live in a very restrictive community, people will latch on to the one thing they can have if they feel like they have nothing else :P
As someone from the PNW, from a town that was pretty much just Pentecostals and LDS (Mormon) I grew up with friends who LOVE making soda drinks. I was raised Pentecostal so I could drink coffee and tea and did, but my LDS friends got me addicted to soda (to this day.) I LOVE "Mormon Soda," which is legit just flavored Italian Soda. Sparkling Water (or Soda base), Flavors, Optional Cream. Edit: Also, until today I thought the WHOLE COUNTRY was super into Italian sodas and Energy Drink Sparklers (like Red bull with blue raspberry syrup and cream.) Now, I'm wonder what else is uniquely a West Coast thing (WA, OR, CA, ID, UT)
As an Ex-mormon who is nearly an anti-theist I will Stand my ground for the Soda Shops. They are the best place, because it used to be a bar for us when we were kids
As someone that does not drink alcohol by choice and when I recently visited Utah, I was ecstatic! It was certainly a treat trying out a "dirty soda," but of course this is just from a outsider viewpoint nothing to do with religion lol. This is definitely the OG before watertok was a thing lol.
I am not Mormon and never have been, and I love coffee. But I would totally go to one of these soda shops if they expanded into less LDS filled states. Just to have a different kind of business. People buying soda know it has sugar, it’s not like people don’t know. So do starbucks coffee drinks.
This is fascinating. Honestly, I see Utah and Mormonism as white American culture in its rawest and most unfiltered form. There’s nothing quite like it anywhere else.
Not just soda… I was in UT in 2014 in the “middle of nowhere” and the Krispy Kreme donut shop had huge lines, too. Crumbl Cookie was also founded by two Mormons in Utah.
Sonic has been in the drink concoction game for a while… they’ve just recently added the “dirty” idiom to their drinks within the last year or so… I guess they’ve been my intro to this drink culture lifestyle but I only ever get the Route 44 cranberry or cherry limeades… but adding coconut cream to those ugh… so good.
Its kinda weird that they trust in John Smith so much, and yet then allowed people to interpret his word in such an extensive way. Like the book that is supposedly direct revelations from God, says to not drink "hot drinks", but then somewhere down the line some guy said, "yeah he definitely meant coffee and tea" and they just all follow that instead of the word for word description that again, is supposedly direct from GOD.
Went to Utah to onboard a new team for work earlier this year and there was a Swig 2 minutes away from the office. They took me on the 2nd day I was there…. It was like a rite of passage for me 😂
Girl, this video is making me want an Italian Soda soooooooooooooo bad right now. A strawberry one with cream using a strawberry Bubly as base with strawberry slices.
The founder was probably just mad at some coffee shop and didn't want people to give that guy money lol.
😂😂 best comment
As someone from Utah and an ex-mormon, they get so mad at you when you drink tea or coffee. But the soda shops are... EVERYWHERE. and everyone here is addicted to soda for sure.
Interesting!
Literally makes no sense
@@Itsbabygirlt i like Christian COFFEE Better
I know! My coworker comments on my drinking a homemade oat milk latte 3x a week but her being halfway through a litre of MOUNTAIN DEW before 8 am is fine?
i don’t understand why caffeine in soda is fine but coffee and tea isn’t allowed. and why is iced coffee or tea out of the question? honestly that is one of the least weird aspects of that religion which is saying a lot. some guy in the 1800s really made up a religion so he could have multiple wives and just decided to include the craziest random rules. absolutely wild 😂
Mfs are drinking MOUNTAIN DEW but not a shot of espresso 😂😂😂😂😂 the least pure thing a human has put in their mouth
They started drinking Coke once the church invested into the company. Before that they couldn't have caffeinated sodas.
Well, they are surrounded by a lot of mountains 🧐😂
Its cause only 'hot drinks' interpreted as coffee is outlined in Doctrine and Covenants Section 89, not caffeine as a whole.
I said this before I watched the video nvm I guess I didn't need to explain
As a daily diet mountain dew drinker: I agree.
Not drinking alcohol but swapping it for a cup of pure sugar and excessive caffeine is wild
So wild
lol I was raised Mormon and coffee was a huge NO! But we made our cool aid with double the instructed sugar.
@ElectricPurple75the sugar is as damaging as alcohol.
What’s the difference between coffee and the caffeinated cokes and DR Pepper? It’s all caffeine
@@CocaCole27 it's mentioned in the early part of the video, it's because they're "hot" drinks, apparently. the difference is they're hot lol. then throughout the rest of the video, they bypass the hot part lol. it's about their interpretation. cause they say no iced coffee, no iced tea, and no red bull types lol.
What in the diabetes, dental problems and early death is this ?
What an accurate summary 😭
And as mentioned in the video, sugar-free sweeteners in diet sodas disrupt normal cellular metabolism, leading to diabetes, etc. over time. I had a coworker who would drink six Diet Cokes a day who recently developed diabetes at 43 years old.
Utah is one of the healthier states by far
It’s okay because they’ll get to highest level of heaven
Nobody can convince me that Mormonism ISN’T a cult
It literally is one
It's literally a cult
they also buy up lots of agricultural land cause they hate Christian farmers in this country. Joseph Smith himself predicted that the US would collapse within his lifetime.
Cause it is
I worked at Dunkin and a woman would come by everyday ordering a large iced coffee with SIXTEEN pumps of caramel, four ice cubes exactly, and cream and sugar. That SYRUP took up half the cup ☠️
Omg?! my stomach just turned from reading the order alone
Isn’t it priced per pump of extra flavoring??!! My god was her order $100 per drink? 😂
i work at dunkin as well and there used to be a regular getting 16 pumps of caramel with 5 sugar and 5 cream and she would ask for extra sugar packets on the side. She would also get glazed donuts every now and then but i haven't seen her in a while.
that was me. posting this from the hospital
As an ex Starbucks Barista, I feel your pain. I had a regular who would order a shot of espresso over ice with 30 pumps of syrup - 15 vanilla and 15 caramel. It was so horrifying that I can't forget it to this day, 7 years later.
Edit: She was super nice though and I enjoyed seeing her, her drink just made my tummy curl.
As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, I agree that soda shops have potential to seriously expand. Coffee/caffeine or no, Americans are so addicted to sugar. And for those of us in the church who truly believe we should abstain from addictive substances, I personally believe sugar is the biggest problem today.
That’s for the insight! I agree, I think the main problem is sugar overall
Totally agree. Sugar is 9x more addictive than cocaine.
word right here
Americans are also addicted to cults like you
your people are whacko
Isn't sugar literally as addictive as drugs like cocaine? I remember reading a study about how they did a study with two rats - one was given sugar water and one with cocaine water - and the rat with the sugar water showed a behavioral pattern of increased intake, withdrawal symptoms, and relapse behaviors conpared to the rat with cocaine water. There's also studies about how sugar mimics the same neurochemical changes in the brain as hard drugs.
Maybe it's because I'm an athiest, but this rule literally makes no sense and you can clearly see that these Mormon girlies have a bad sugar addiction.
That poor rat, and sugar and Cocaine being similar ? That’s rough
ikr, the girl saying “you have to fall in line and not ask questions” was astounding to me. you should really never do that in any circumstance!
Any drug softer than meth would be far healthier.
No, it's not. Rats aren't humans. Also, people give up sugar all the time with no withdrawal symptoms or anything. I gave up sugar several months ago, and I feel great. In fact the moment you give it up, the cravings stop. It's the consumption of sugar that causes the craving for more.
@@hueypautonoman actually this is wrong. numerous studies have shown it is highlyyyyy addictive.
Since soda is sold virtually everywhere, I had no idea for the need of stand alone shops
Novelty, atmosphere, capacity to customize your drink, and frankly, content creation.
The standalone shops give you the option to mix different flavors, which is what people really want, not just a plain can of soda
“Starbucks experience” without the coffee
Imagine replacing a healthy drink like coffee or tea with these sugar bombs. The ban on alcohol and tabacco at least has benefits for your health (except that you have to listen to the people in your community sober).
Your community sober is catching strays 😂
I’m an ex Mormon and growing up, you couldn’t even have caffeinated soft drinks either and they chanted that rule in relatively recent years. So this makes a lot of sense lol
So do you drink coffee and other hot drinks now?
I'm an ex Mormon. I haven't had soda in years. I drink 1 cup of coffee (every day) with 2 tablespoons of creamer, no sugar.
@@Eaglemamame too coffee with milk. The milk is creamy and sweet enough than I don’t need sugar. Also coffee has a lot of health benefits, of course in moderation
@@Eaglemama it's interesting how you did a complete flip. When you stopped drinking soda that often, did you feel better?
@digitalpeelings It's been 10 years. I drank diet coke, and it has aspartame. I had headaches daily. Someone said it was from soda. I went cold turkey. The headaches went away along with the cravings.
The lady ordering soda like it's Starbucks.. Yes I would like a venti diet Coke with cherry syrup and diabetes sprinkled on top 😂😂
It’s her version of Starbucks 😂
“AYE-Mish” has me weak! girlluhhh you’re funny 🤣
Not you clowning me 😂😭
@@Itsbabygirlt wait did you not know it’s pronounced “AHH-mish”? Not being sarcastic I’m genuinely curious.
@@sammierose1150it’s possible. Some people really don’t know they exist.
Some people pronounce it the way she said it, even Amish people. It’s less common though.
Child the scream I scrumpt 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
As a European this is fascinating
Haha, in a good or bad way? 😆
I was feeling the same as a New Zealander, the US "coffee" culture is horrific
@@Itsbabygirlt I don’t really know 😂
What’s interesting is this is basically a phenomenon in only Utah and maybe the immediately bordering states. Utah is its own religious ethnostate
This is even fascinating to me as an American from california
I gotta go call my dentist after this 😭
Haha 😂 i hope they give you a discount
In don’t think I ever drank 44 ounces of anything
in my experience, so long as you brush them regularly, teeth are perfectly fine with being submerged in soda everyday
6:44 so as someone that’s been born and raised in Utah, I’ve got to correct one thing. People here didn’t suddenly start soda mixing in the ‘10s. That’s just when people realized they could build businesses around the concept.
At least since the ‘80s (that I’m aware of, I wouldn’t be shocked if it’s gone on longer than that) there’s always been a contingency of Utahns that have mixed their sodas when going to any fast food place, or restaurant where the soda dispenser was accessible. Though, prior to these shops and the internet normalizing the term “dirty soda” this has been more commonly referred to colloquially as “swamp water” or “kitchen sink soda” because before the shops “dirty” always implied there was alcohol mixed in.
Thanks so much for the context and additional information! really helpful 😊
thats so interesting that they cant drink coffee even when its cold like cold brew
Right? It’s a rule they’ve stuck to and won’t be budging on anytime soon
Could you imagine people walking into your house and looking at you weird for having a Nespresso.
😂😂 right
After the glace I'd offer them a coffee
Girl.. this video is not only informative, but also very interesting! I had no idea about this at all
Yes I learned that mormons are irrational af lmfao
Thanks so much Cristina 😊 and glad you know now!
I’m surprised Sonic as a drink stop has not blown up more due to this for places that don’t have these soda shops
It’s an acquired taste, so not many people would like it or even want to try it
The water of the day guy lmao.
He has a whole flavor collection
they’re literally just making mocktails
I'm from Utah. Not a Mormon. I love soda shops. There is literally 15 within 5 miles of me, even the dutch bros next to me mostly sells soda and energy drinks. Even our gas station have syrups out for people to use. I never thought it was weird until i went out of state. But I also want to point out that most people actually get everything sugar free because Utah has a huge health cautious population. Everyone here is hiking and going to the gym but they all get soda after. Not even joking.
I’m always weary about things that are sugar-free, because what exactly are they replacing it with to make it just as sweet
Sugar free isn’t better
I'm a matcha and chai drinker, I try sticking to just the tea with some 1% milk, maybe like half a pump of syrup if I'm feeling frisky. Sometimes I accidentally order full sweet at a Starbucks... it's disgusting? Why do I need 6 pumps of cream base or syrup PLUS matcha that they already infuse with sugar? Drinking your calories sure is something.
Your order really is frisky 😂
not allowing to drink hot drinks in this weather? bro was wild and kinda eugenical
He was 😂
so like they can't even drink hot water??
@@meid9158 I don't know, I'm not mormon (but if herbal tea not allowed, I assume same for hot water)
@meid9158 Uh not to necro this thread, but Mormons can and do drink "hot drinks" like hot water and hot chocolate. Nowadays, most Mormons interpret "hot drinks" to mean tea and coffee specifically, regardless of temperature. Also, some Mormons drink herbal teas as long as they don't have the tea plant in them (like green/black tea).
@@staceyvanderlaan1905 really? If it's true - good for them, bc I'm really worried. Thanks for details!
Utahans have dirty soda, other Americans have frapuccinos, Taiwanese have bubble tea... People love sugary drinks everywhere, just in different forms.
ok but the other americans aren't moralizing a beverage and saying dirty soda is sinful and bad to drink
so don't draw a false equivalency
@@gildedpeahen876 EXACTLY
That creamer is all vegetable oil.
I buy pumpkin cream ice coffee from time to time but buying this stuff turns me off not only because of the sugar content but also because they are SO expensive and just dissonant with the cost of living crisis we're all going through. Really enjoyed your video!
Yeah, it’s definitely better as a sweet treat every once in a while rather than a regular daily order. Thanks so much for watching! Glad you enjoyed it 😊❤️
I’ve never heard of this and I’m obsessed with this culture. This is why I love your channel. So underrated
Thank you so much! ❤️ appreciate you!
Cult.
I’m a coffee drinker that actually likes the taste of coffee. I’ll have a bit of caramel syrup added with a bit of milk, but I can’t do all that sugar and extra stuff these people do for their iced coffee orders.
I can’t help but think in the Joseph Smith’s south park song Dumb Dumb Dumb Dumb
Haven’t heard of that, will have to check it out
@@Itsbabygirltplease consult the South Park episode about Mormonism, the creators grew up in that culture they also made the Book of Mormon musical
Literally every time I learn something new about Mormonism
Same😂😂😂
@@digitalpeelings same 😂
They can’t drink coffee but swing, get pregnant from another swinger, get divorced and go to jail for domestic violence. Oh ok. Sure. Cringe 😬
Wait I had no idea about the swinging thing!?!?🤯 is that explicitly stated?
No bc literally
The levels of delusion 😂 soda is far worse than coffee or tea!
I will drink my coffee all day everyday! Lol 😂😂
“They have the best Diet Coke in the world” there’s no saving these people. Coffee is an art and science when you want to make it right. So of course you sometimes want to pay someone else to do it. You don’t ’make’ Coke, it comes in a can.
Id hate to support the Mormons, but I'd go to one of those stores.
I'd definitely go once and get the smallest drink size possible just for curiosity's sake, could be a good treat. Keyword: Treat
I’d love to know what these taste like
They’re actually really fun! Our family outing growing up was going to a soda shop, an occasional soda isn’t gonna kill you
You could go to a food place that has one of the soda fountains with a million options instead
@@Itsbabygirltits delicious
The thing about Watertok is that a lot of them are Bariatric patients so they can’t drink normal water. And while I think some of them are a little wild, it’s not like they’re doing it for absolutely no reason.
Interesting, I never would have guessed that
What does being a bariatric patient have to do with not being able to drink normal water? Where did you hear that?
@@orthodox_gentleman I don’t know the exact science unfortunately but I do know it’s a well documented phenomenon that’s acknowledged by the medical community.
I love pumpkin spice lattes the same way I love cake. A little treat once in a while. It’s a snack, not a daily routine.
Definitely a snack
Imagine getting your coffee jar and your hot chocolate jar mixed up and suddenly you can’t get into heaven any more. I’m crying, what???
you know what....this would actually be devastating 😂
So we not gonna act like sugar isn't the #1 drug in the world its literally legal cocaine 😂😂😂
Thwy just super into mocktails
This is major cult vibes 🤣
Mormonism is probably one of the biggest cults in the USA, it’s an interesting thing to study
Mormonism is literally a cult
Theres a reason for that
😢 have you ever been to one of their church services to see what these people are like? It might be more normal than you might think.
@ I actually have first hand experience 💜 grew up in it. If it was “normal” there wouldn’t be a hierarchy of heavens, if it was “normal” they wouldn’t be enlisting THE DEAD to be part of their members so they get more money, if it was “normal” they wouldn’t force barely adults to pay a minimum of 10k to go to different countries alone in an echo chamber of propaganda and threats to try and prey on people going through weak points of their lives. Any one of those examples would make it a cult, but it has all 3 and LOADS MORE.
I work for Starbucks and let me tell you.. the sugar addiction is wildly out of hand and really needs drastic intervention.
People drinking 26 ounces of HEAVY CREAM daily, extra pumps of white mocha, extra caramel drizzle, cups lined with drizzle, sugar added to refreshers (which are pre-sweetened) people mixing mocha with caramel with pumpkin just to maximize their sugar intake..
It's actually horrid, and I'm in Texas.
I can imagine working there, you see it all the time! ppl definitely go overboard with the sugar, especially with all those add-ons
As a Canadian, I now know those sweet forbidden Tim Hortons ice caps were keeping me out of heaven. Alas!
You were so close….but yet so far 🥲
This explains those weird customized soda shop videos. It was a Mormon thing all along
I'm glad I never heard of this trend when I was active in the LDS church years ago. I remember my mom-in-law avoiding cola and migraine meds with caffeine in them back then.
Wow
Addiction is Addiction
Imagine living in a world w all this fun sh*t & ur idea of getting wild is a soda shop on a Sat night. Oof.
😂😂😭 why did you make it sound so grim
This certainly was interesting. They have a weird child-like quality in UT. And one SERIOUS sugar addiction!
They want their followers to act like kids.
Cult
Who's gonna tell them the caffeine from soda is FROM coffee.
The soda thing for Mormons definitely goes before the 2010s but in a slightly different form. My Mormon grandma and her sisters have been dedicated gas station coke drinkers for decades. They each have their own preference of ratios with diet and regular coke mixed, different amounts of ice, and different syrups they steal from the coffee counter. The dirty soda shop is an expansion on this concept.
interesting how long its been around then! thanks for the info
3:25 - it doesn't really sound all that weird compared to Adam and Eve living in Missouri, so 🤷♂️
I thought I was Maine
I wonder if they can eat coffee from a bowl with a spoon and call it bean soup😅
I highly doubt it 😆
My european mind can not comprehend this
Don’t worry my American mind can’t comprehend this either
No sane mind can comprehend this.
Lol there are Mormons in Europe
@@Itsbabygirlt yup but i was talking about the sugar. And there are mormons but they are like a funny minority
girl i'm obsessed with your videos, keep up the amazing work!
Thank you so much!! ❤️
I love how respectful this was! Earned my sub :)
Yaay, thanks 😊
If a Mormon is attached it…RUN!!!
This is why Starbucks is super popular in Salt Lake where I live. Ex mormons find out that their sugar addictions could now apply to sugar milk coffee.
This was so interesting, especially the historical background! Thanks for all of the info!
Thanks for watching 😊
What's with the coconut flavor? I noticed it's added to a lot of combination of drinks
It must be a preference
My theory is that it adds the creaminess they’re looking for in their Starbucks substitute while having a fruity taste that tends to mesh better with a lot of the soda flavors like Mountain Dew/sprite
The fact that Mormon Heaven has subscription tiers is fucking wild to me.
There are levels to heaven and hell in Christianity too
I assure anyone reading this that getting addicted to caffeine is not a belief you can either have or not have. It is a fact that caffeine is addictive
idc whenever i’m in utah i gotta so to swig. i love it, and tbh i wish there was one closer to me.
ew lol
As an Australian the culture shock is immense. I try to limit my sugar intake to average one standard can of soda (375mls) or equivalent every 3 or so days or better which is like 40 grams of sugar. I can barely comprehend a whole litre daily wtf. In saying this I do have bubble tea once a week but I try to be conscious about my sugar consumption ig. Definitely a massive difference in cultural and societal values.
sounds like you also have a mild sugar addiction, lol
@ lmao maybe a bit 🥺
But doesnt the cream separate from the carbonation? And also I’m trying to figure out whether soda just means carbonated soft drink or sparkling water?
from all the videos it doesn't look like it separates, I wonder how but it just works. also, soda is carbonated soft drink
English is not my first language but when I hear hot drinks it suddenly reminds me of alcohol. Drinks that make you feel hot sensation inside the body? I have no ideas it made more sense to me that way.
I get what you mean, but in this context, hot drinks means non-alcoholic beverages, because Mormons are not allowed by their religion to drink alcohol…. So coffee and tea
Really informative and well edited video, subbed ❤
Thanks so much, appreciate it ❤️
The do know that their is caffeine in soda…right?
Right? Does that mean no one makes it to heaven now?
Right….lol
What's up with the coconut creamer?
It adds flavor
If something is truly a vice for, you would try to free yourself completely from your emotional dependence on it.
The degree to which you enjoy/use something is entirely up to you 😊
But if you're uncomfortable with your emotional dependence on something, than you shouldn't be trying to substitute one vice with another no matter how seemingly harmless. The dynamic of emotional dependence is still there 😮😅🤷♀️🙈
If you give yourself no leeway or compassion, and don't tackle the root of your dependence you're gonna re-create this dynamic over and over in your life
True, but I think people will always try to replace one vice for another, they just try to choose the lesser of two evils
Thanks for sharing 👍
@babygirlt8938 yeah, addiction/patterns of addiction tend to thrive in secrecy/repression. If you live in a very restrictive community, people will latch on to the one thing they can have if they feel like they have nothing else :P
As someone from the PNW, from a town that was pretty much just Pentecostals and LDS (Mormon) I grew up with friends who LOVE making soda drinks. I was raised Pentecostal so I could drink coffee and tea and did, but my LDS friends got me addicted to soda (to this day.) I LOVE "Mormon Soda," which is legit just flavored Italian Soda. Sparkling Water (or Soda base), Flavors, Optional Cream.
Edit: Also, until today I thought the WHOLE COUNTRY was super into Italian sodas and Energy Drink Sparklers (like Red bull with blue raspberry syrup and cream.) Now, I'm wonder what else is uniquely a West Coast thing (WA, OR, CA, ID, UT)
As an Ex-mormon who is nearly an anti-theist I will Stand my ground for the Soda Shops. They are the best place, because it used to be a bar for us when we were kids
I'm from Europe, and I'm speechless over the amounts of sugar that Americans are ingesting... just wow😮
It’s not just in America 😆
If theres no coffee and tea in heaven I don't want to go.
I don't think there's any food/feeling hungry in heaven 😂
Lol I feel so much better about my coffee in the morning 😆
This makes me want an iced coffee so bad tho! 😂
What in the diabetes did I just watch lmao 😂😭🤣
😂🍫🍭🍪🍬
As someone that does not drink alcohol by choice and when I recently visited Utah, I was ecstatic! It was certainly a treat trying out a "dirty soda," but of course this is just from a outsider viewpoint nothing to do with religion lol. This is definitely the OG before watertok was a thing lol.
Mormons holding the sugar and soda industry up by the power of Christ
Folks, these people believe this stuff... and they're SOBER!
That Tiktok of the couple on a soda crawl made me so nauseous
Wow this video makes me feel healthy
What about after the video? 🤔
I am not Mormon and never have been, and I love coffee. But I would totally go to one of these soda shops if they expanded into less LDS filled states. Just to have a different kind of business.
People buying soda know it has sugar, it’s not like people don’t know. So do starbucks coffee drinks.
They are already expanding to other states that are less LDS
I would be asleep after one of these super sugary drinks!!! 😮Too Much Sugar!!!! 😵💫
This is fascinating. Honestly, I see Utah and Mormonism as white American culture in its rawest and most unfiltered form. There’s nothing quite like it anywhere else.
Lol, that’s an interesting perspective
I know a lot of Mormons they won't leave me alone they have way too many rules for me the one's I met were good people tho.
At least they were nice
Grew up in a town with a lot of Mormons and they are the nicest cult members you will ever meet.
@@Itsbabygirlt all 'salesman' are nice, if they think there's potetntial to sell you into their fallacious product.
It wouldn’t be so bad IMO if they didn’t drink 44 OZ of soda DAILY!!! Just over a liter of soda. The amount of sugar consumed daily is insane.
Doesn't the creamer coagulate with the soda and acids? I've tried mixing Bailey's and soda/beer and it always gets lumpy and gross.
They must have mastered the science behind it
Isnt the whole thing against coffee the caffeine? Most sodas have caffeine in them. Or is it just one of those fake loopholes like soaking?
Loopholes
Not just soda… I was in UT in 2014 in the “middle of nowhere” and the Krispy Kreme donut shop had huge lines, too. Crumbl Cookie was also founded by two Mormons in Utah.
This is tea!
And this is why being catholic is great. We can drink, caffeine and alcohol, gamble, enjoy life in general 🤠. All within moderation my friends.
Cheers to you! 😊
Sonic has been in the drink concoction game for a while… they’ve just recently added the “dirty” idiom to their drinks within the last year or so… I guess they’ve been my intro to this drink culture lifestyle but I only ever get the Route 44 cranberry or cherry limeades… but adding coconut cream to those ugh… so good.
Its kinda weird that they trust in John Smith so much, and yet then allowed people to interpret his word in such an extensive way. Like the book that is supposedly direct revelations from God, says to not drink "hot drinks", but then somewhere down the line some guy said, "yeah he definitely meant coffee and tea" and they just all follow that instead of the word for word description that again, is supposedly direct from GOD.
Went to Utah to onboard a new team for work earlier this year and there was a Swig 2 minutes away from the office.
They took me on the 2nd day I was there…. It was like a rite of passage for me 😂
But did you like it??
Girl, this video is making me want an Italian Soda soooooooooooooo bad right now. A strawberry one with cream using a strawberry Bubly as base with strawberry slices.
Ngl I was craving a dirty soda too 😂
"as a member you have to fall in line" what kind of religion talks like this? No faith in a statement like that whatsoever
Is this why they have been removing caffeine from soda!? Give me caffeine addiction over diabetes!
As a (non-LDS) Utahn, soda shops are my freakin CULTURE man I love a lil sippy sip occasionally
Okayy, an organic fan! Enjoy
Underrated video ❤
❤️😊thank you
specifically the coconut creamer throws me off more than anything
Would regular creamer be more normal? Lool