This is a common image in Argentina, Uruguay and the south of Brazil. Nursing a thermos flask of hot water and sucking on a metal straw from a decorative cup full of herbs, adults of all ages are seen out and about. They are drinking mate tea. This is very much a do-it-yourself to your liking drink and you can't order it in cafes but there is a vast range of herb blends available in shops. It's amazing people don't need to wee all the time because they never stop drinking it - at bus stops, on the bus, wandering the streets etc.
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