Those red cups

aussie-boy · Nov-22-2009, 10:40 PM

Why, in all American movies and media, at house parties, is everyone drinking from big red cups?

Don't you guys have bottled alcohol/if drinking spirits have glasses?

I just don't understand how these red cups can be so prevalent and visible to an outsider from Australia.

**The Raven.** · Nov-22-2009, 10:47 PM

It's just the classic plastic cup at stores and such.

The Seeker · Nov-22-2009, 10:52 PM

and they're cheap.

**Molon Labe** · Nov-22-2009, 10:54 PM

They're cheap and they are 16oz so bigger than a beer can.

Plus, at a lot of those parties they have kegs so you need cups.

They are also perfect for drinking games.

Richard · Nov-22-2009, 11:06 PM

cups for mixed drinks means the host doesnt have to do dishes the next day

CaptainObvious · Nov-22-2009, 11:11 PM

They ensure the host doesn't have to clean up glasses, they're perfect for drinking games, useful for large alcoholic mixes/beer kegs, etc. etc.

El Badass · Nov-22-2009, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Dylan

It's just the classic plastic cup at stores and such.

this

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Originally Posted by WhySoSerious?

and they're cheap.

this

Quote:

Originally Posted by Molon Labe

They're cheap and they are 16oz so bigger than a beer can.

Plus, at a lot of those parties they have kegs so you need cups.

They are also perfect for drinking games.

this

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Originally Posted by Richard

cups for mixed drinks means the host doesnt have to do dishes the next day

and this

plus some movies dont have a beer company sponsoring so that is their way of keeping from advertising a certain beer company

Richard · Nov-22-2009, 11:23 PM

plus red is a pretty color

P + O - O = P · Nov-22-2009, 11:52 PM

Kegs. Woot.

Zeus. · Nov-22-2009, 11:57 PM

Beer Pong FTW!!!!!!!

I actually mix it up and get blue cups now and then.

pulses · Nov-23-2009, 01:43 AM

Do you guys really get kegs? or is that just something from the pictures too?

P + O - O = P · Nov-23-2009, 01:44 AM

Really? ..Yeah, we definitely get kegs, for big parties.

steeper · Nov-23-2009, 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by 1979

Do you guys really get kegs? or is that just something from the pictures too?

It's fairly common at extremely large parties in university for someone to buy a keg or two (the party is then referred to as "a kegger").

You generally pay admission to the party and that gets you a cup (like 5$-10$. Sometimes they'll charge less for girls, since having more girls there means that more boys will come, plus girls don't usually drink that much beer). The cup lets you drink from the keg keg for the night.

**Molon Labe** · Nov-23-2009, 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by 1979

Do you guys really get kegs? or is that just something from the pictures too?

Depends.

Kegs are expensive and it helps to have a lot of people coming to the party to chip in to fill the keg and to rent a tap for it.

I know when I turn 21 first thing I'm buying is a keg.

Zeus. · Nov-23-2009, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by 1979

Do you guys really get kegs? or is that just something from the pictures too?

Brady describes how that works above. Although everything varies from person to person.

I generally will pay like 10 so I can have keg and mixer access.

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