ed2 Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 How is the habits in other countries regarding tap water? Here in Norway everyone just drink tap water! I see most russians on RLC use water bottles or water tanks. A friend of mine studied (chemistry) 1 year in Russia, he said everyone there buy water in bottles or dispencers. They tested tap water on the lab, it was cleaner than what is considered avarage in Norway, but no one drinks tap water there... Maybe it is cultural? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Hamlet Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 If you look it up they recommend that you don't drink the tap water in Russia and in some regions the tap water is pretty terrible. Uk the tap water is fine. ed2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta10 Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 There are many factors including the sources of the water, the consistency of the processing and the distribution network. Even where it considered safe for drinking there is also the actual taste. In Barca there is a filtered source for cooking and boiling but they still buy bottled water too. Across the UK there are noticeable variations in the taste. Maybe Norwegian water tastes rather better than Russian ? ed2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capeguy Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Here where I live in Massachusetts I drink the tap water. I do have a filter pitcher as some like that but the water is fine. I am always amazed what people will spend on bottled water, especially as most countries have no standards for bottled water. There have been many cases where it has been found that companies simply take the local tap water and bottle it!!! ed2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StnCld316 Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 15 hours ago, ed2 said: How is the habits in other countries regarding tap water? Here in Norway everyone just drink tap water! I see most russians on RLC use water bottles or water tanks. A friend of mine studied (chemistry) 1 year in Russia, he said everyone there buy water in bottles or dispencers. They tested tap water on the lab, it was cleaner than what is considered avarage in Norway, but no one drinks tap water there... Maybe it is cultural? Tap Water in Russia is sometimes a Brownish Color. That's from Treated Raw Sewage. I don't think I'd be drinking something that has been Treated after someone Flushes their Toilet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoeBoy Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 When I lived in Phoenix, Arizona I would not drink the tap water. It tasted like chlorine and had a high lime content. I'd refill 5 gallon bottles to a water store which put it through reverse osmosis, carbon filtration and ultraviolet light disinfecting. Here in Oregon, though, I have no problem drinking tap water. My coffee water is carbon filtered, though, because any chlorine in the coffee water gives it a plastic flavor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowArt Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 On 17-11-2017 at 4:29 PM, ed2 said: How is the habits in other countries regarding tap water? Here in Norway everyone just drink tap water! I see most russians on RLC use water bottles or water tanks. A friend of mine studied (chemistry) 1 year in Russia, he said everyone there buy water in bottles or dispencers. They tested tap water on the lab, it was cleaner than what is considered avarage in Norway, but no one drinks tap water there... Maybe it is cultural? It might depend on where you are in Russia. When you look at 3K (Moscow), the water is clear when they fill the bath. When you look at all the St. Petersburg apts, the water is brown when they fill the tub. I would not drink that. Our tap water in The Netherlands is very good. It's absolutely 100% safe to drink, and there have been blindfolded taste tests where the tap water was considered better tasting than a lot of the bottled water. delta10 and ed2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
percysnow Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 I live in a small town in the American midwest, and our tap water is so bad that it killed my plant .. plant was very healthy until i moved here and gave it the tap water .. the water at times comes out brown, and at times has such a strong chlorine odor, that it's like someone just shocked a swimming pool .. i would never drink that stuff .. i use a filter and buy distilled water.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vetteguy Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 bottled water here in Jacksonville. there water gets a weird chemical taste.. not chlorine, but something else. i drink bottles spring water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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