Shit that annoys you...

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Originally Posted by rkzenrage

Tell me I'm not the only one that happens to?

(Don't ask me why I remember this) Miss Manners actually had a column once on this very subject, and her take was that by refusing a drink you were basically forbidding your host from being a good host, and that in fact the proper course of action was to agree that a glass of water would be perfect, and just not drink it if you weren't thirsty.

I expect your take on this will be that it is a politeness "game" and therefore you won't play it, but IMHO it would certainly save everyone time if you just graciously accepted a glass of water, and there would be no harm done.