The water bottle goes in your pocket, I suppose.
I'm never embarrased by anything, I don't really care about the opinions of people I don't know.
I have a 15 mile one way commute, and I didn't buy it for my commute, I bought it cuz it is fun and was too cheap to pass up. However, after riding it around for a few days, I will say that I'm looking very hard at my MTB and considering a hub motor.
The E bike is way fun, and I'm hoping it will get my wife riding to the park w/ my daughter and I. Even when I'm hauling the trailer she complains that I'm too fast, so maybe this will allow her to keep up.
Plus it's fuuuuuun.