I think water can be tasty. When we were hiking in Lapland and I took a sip from a natural stream it was the best tasting drink I've ever had. Granted, I was kind of dehydrated at the moment, but I'd still take that pure, icy water over any wine/whiskey in a restaurant. Tap water tasted like crap for a few days after it (even though Finnish tap water tastes a lot better than the plastic-y bottled water).TheScottishMexican42 said:
Tap water , do you drink it?
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I'm fortunate enough to have a filtered tap as part of my fridge/freezer. So I take from there, but it is essentially tap water filtered and chilled.krazykidd said:
I live in a rural, hilly area, the water here is quite hard, so filtering it helps with the kidney stones.
The tap water here in south-eastern Queensland is indeed pretty good, and I do enjoy drinking it more than bottled water, which actually tastes pretty weird to me.
I see this italicising/bolding thing becoming a trend soon...
I see this italicising/bolding thing becoming a trend soon...
Yeah, in fact tap water is my main source of liquids during a regular day. I have a refillable bottle that I fill with tapwater and take with me to school and work. When it's empty, I simply refill it at a tap at school/work.
Dutch tapwater is amongst the cleanest in the world (we're just pro with everything water) so it's perfectly fine for drinking.
Dutch tapwater is amongst the cleanest in the world (we're just pro with everything water) so it's perfectly fine for drinking.
Autralia. Great tap water. Never buy bottled because it's a farce, the value is all psychological and I'm cheap. Wouldn't have it any other way.
But while we're on it, I also drink rainwater from my tank, and that's probably worse than the tap water health-wise.
But while we're on it, I also drink rainwater from my tank, and that's probably worse than the tap water health-wise.
I like coffee, cola, energy drinks and tea tea tea tea tea tea like the next best crazy person, but seeing how one liter of tap water costs me less than 0,1 cent (compared to 75c to 3$ or more for branded bottled water) it would be rather stupid to pass out on the deal, especially since I pay to keep things running with my taxes.
I get how people come dislike tap water when it smells funky, tastes of chlorine or comes with rust flakes, dirt, the blob or gases, but apart from these sub par real issues, I don't see the point and consider you to be a member of the princes and princesses of the world.
So, OP - you yourself state that the water in your region is 'apparently' good. I don't see what makes you so easily dismiss tap water, then. Naturally, this raises the question
WHY?
On a sidenote, the tap water where I love tends to be the same as the tap water where I live, save for those few random bursts of humpin' out in nature. The water there is also generally pretty OK, but - apart from spring water - I tend to give it a pass when I don't know where we pesky humans enrich it with poop, industrial waste or random OTC fertilizer poison stuffs.
I get how people come dislike tap water when it smells funky, tastes of chlorine or comes with rust flakes, dirt, the blob or gases, but apart from these sub par real issues, I don't see the point and consider you to be a member of the princes and princesses of the world.
So, OP - you yourself state that the water in your region is 'apparently' good. I don't see what makes you so easily dismiss tap water, then. Naturally, this raises the question
WHY?
On a sidenote, the tap water where I love tends to be the same as the tap water where I live, save for those few random bursts of humpin' out in nature. The water there is also generally pretty OK, but - apart from spring water - I tend to give it a pass when I don't know where we pesky humans enrich it with poop, industrial waste or random OTC fertilizer poison stuffs.
I drink tap water. Often straight from the tap. It tastes better that way some how. Also putting water in a plastic cup makes it taste wierd.
I never really understood why people prefer bottled water if they aren't running about outside. Sure if your tap water is yellow or brown or often full of bugs and needs to be boiled to avoid sickness then bottled safe water makes sense. But everywhere I lived the tap water is equal to bottled water or at least isn't so much worse that i would pay 3-7$ a litre for the bottled water.
So I would hAve to agree with the OP friends, that he is being difficult
I never really understood why people prefer bottled water if they aren't running about outside. Sure if your tap water is yellow or brown or often full of bugs and needs to be boiled to avoid sickness then bottled safe water makes sense. But everywhere I lived the tap water is equal to bottled water or at least isn't so much worse that i would pay 3-7$ a litre for the bottled water.
So I would hAve to agree with the OP friends, that he is being difficult
The tap water where I live is alright, tastes fine and is clean to the best of my knowledge. I still have a filtration system though so it's been awhile since I've had tap but I would drink it if that's all someone had.
Ew, no. When I first moved to this area (Dallas area, Texas), I was actually afraid to drink the water initially. I recalled how in the army when I was stationed in west Texas, they would make us carry around jugs of purified water and said the local water could make you sick. The water here tasted so horrible that I was paranoid that it was true in this area as well, so I used bottle water for the first two weeks even to brush my teeth.
Now I know that it's safe, just disgusting. It smells and tastes like dirt and chlorine, where back at home in PA it was just the chlorine. I had to drink a little last night to take some aspirin, and it was as revolting as usual.
All of my friends who are from here have no problem drinking it, I have noticed.
Now I know that it's safe, just disgusting. It smells and tastes like dirt and chlorine, where back at home in PA it was just the chlorine. I had to drink a little last night to take some aspirin, and it was as revolting as usual.
All of my friends who are from here have no problem drinking it, I have noticed.
I drink tap water, but more often I drink Chrystal Light made from it (basically just cheap water flavorer, not disgustingly sweet like kool-aid). Around here our tap water is fine, my kitchen sink tastes a little odd though. I still drink it but the bathroom one is better.
I don't. I live in an old apartment with shitty pipes, so it comes out light brown. Britta filter won't fix that.
When I am at home, I drink it often, though we have a Reverse Osmosis System (which isn't even a thing - osmosis is the permeation of water through a membrane, how does one reverse osmosis? Isn't going the other way still just osmosis?). At college, I drink it less. That is partly because I attend Montana Tech, in Butte. The water in Butte is bad. The pamphlet I got before I attended told me there could be days when I would not be allowed to shower because the water would be too bad.
So:
Home? Yes.
Water Condition? Ok, but filtered anyway
College? Sometimes.
Water Condition? Terrible, but filtered
So:
Home? Yes.
Water Condition? Ok, but filtered anyway
College? Sometimes.
Water Condition? Terrible, but filtered
I can't drink our tap water because I'd get Giardiasis since the filtration isn't good enough and we have to get it from a different source. We still use it for everything else, after boiling, we just don't drink it.