"I'll take lemon for my water."

What is up with lemon in your water?  Does it really taste that great?  I mean, if it comes with the water, then fine, enjoy it.  But is it really worth asking your busy server to make a special trip just to bring you a slice of lemon?  Does lemon water taste so much better than water?

Does the flavor of lemon in your water make it pair better with food?  I think not.  If anything it distorts the flavors on your plate.

Water should be neutral, that is the idea.  It should cleanse your palette, not inform it with another kind of acidic flavor.

The earth is 75% water, our bodies are as well.  Just regular water, no lemon!  Who could argue with that?  When you drink water, you are a part of a huge cycle of evaporation and condensation that has been going on for billions of years.  All without the addition of a single !@#$% lemon!

But you are fancy so you need lemon for your precious free water, is that right?  

You know what really tastes better than water?  Wine, beer or a cocktail.  Try it.