A woman having a drink in public apparently attracted the attention of a man who was curious why she put a paper napkin over her beverage.
A TikTok of the encounter—posted by user Chloë Dawson (@brocchloeee)—shows her in a crowded space as she’s approached by a man. His face is never shown, but viewers see him attempt to poke through her napkin with his finger.
As a caption, Dawson wrote, “The girls that get it, get it.”
Indeed, covering your beverage with a napkin is one way to prevent drinks from getting unknowingly spiked with Rohypnol or roofies. Over the years, however, there have been a number of gadgets introduced that alert people whether their beverage was drugged.
One 2016 study of college students found that almost 8% of students said they’ve had drugs put into their drinks. On the flip side, 1.4% said they’ve drugged someone else. And of those who’ve been drugged, 12.1% said they’ve been the victims of “unwanted sexual touching.”
As a result, many people said they understand why Dawson took precautions in crowded spaces. Her video has over 185,000 views and hundreds of comments.
“How do men not know something so obvious, like what?” wrote one commenter.
“The people we have to explain why it’s covered are the ones who we are covering it from,” said another TikToker.
“Men who don’t know are red flags,” read another comment.
The Daily Dot has reached out to Dawson via TikTok comment.
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While coasters are preferred, Kephart says a bar napkin can be used as an easy fix. “In the past, I have had to quickly throw napkins on people's drinks when they have left,” says Kephart. “In that case, it is more of a signal to other people.” This rule does have its limits, though.
It keeps your hand from getting wet and prevents condensation from dripping. Plus, if you're served an overflowing glass, a co*cktail napkin makes for quick and easy cleanup. (Fun tip: sprinkling a little salt on your co*cktail napkin can keep it dry for longer when you wrap it around a wet glass.)
Two fingers is an old way of measuring spirits, the equivalent of two finger widths, and useful only if you do not have any other way of measuring out equal pours. It's not a particularly good unit of measure as the volume poured will vary with the diameter of the glass you're using.
HELEN'S ANSWER: Your napkin is placed in your lap until after the meal is over. You can always use it to wipe your mouth, particularly before drinking, so you won't get food on the glass. Usually the table host signifies the beginning of the meal by putting the napkin on his/her lap.
Some experts will suggest that the napkin should be placed on the chair if you plan on returning to the table, for example after taking a call or using the restroom, and on the table or in the center of the plate at the end of the meal when you depart.
It's for hygienic purposes, flies love to get on the bottle head and you wouldn't want to go lips-to-lips with whatever that fly's feet got on to. And also, sometimes bottle heads from beer get a little rusty so you get an instant bottle-head wiper.
The co*cktail napkin concept provides a simple way to begin selling project management concepts. The key is to focus on the basic needs without overwhelming your audience with too much process and complexity.
The earliest known use of the noun co*cktail napkin is in the 1910s. OED's earliest evidence for co*cktail napkin is from 1913, in Churchman (Hartford, Conn.).
If the center of your place setting is empty, the napkin is laid in the middle of the place setting. Leave your napkin in loose folds that keep soiled parts hidden. If after-dinner coffee is served at the table, the napkin remains in the lap.
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