"There is no cup"

I ran into an interesting thing the other day. As you can imagine I drink a lot of water over here not only because of the heat but because of the air conditioning. All the blowing air really dehydrates me. I'm a pretty self sufficient guy and prefer to get my own water and food rather than having it all done for me. So I asked one of the engineers where I can get some water. He showed me to their water filtration system that they use and it is pretty much like an advanced water cooler. I think "Great. I can just get water where when I want." But I look around and I don't see any cups that I can use. So I ask "Where are your cups?" That is when another engineer walks up and picks up the ONLY CUP AROUND, which sits on top of this unit and proceeds to fill up the cup with water. He then drinks from this cup and puts it back! See the thing is here they all share ONE cup but they have an interesting way to drink. They never let the cup touch their lips. So I'm thinking about germs and splashback right now (you all know me and my paranoia about such things). I don't want to insult anyone so I give 'er a whirl. I'm thinking this water is gonna end up all over my face and shirt because I don't regular pour water into my mouth from a cup 2 inches away. Luckily I manage to make it through this experience with only a little extra water on my chin.

So now I realize that in India, "there is no cup".